Here we show that human male gametes pass over more to the oocyte than just the haploid male genome — paternal messenger RNAs are also delivered to the egg at fertilization. If these transcripts ...

Oocyte Cryopreservation, also known as egg freezing has changed the way women look at conceiving and family planning. In an ...

Oocyte cryopreservation is a suitable fertility preservation option for women who are not partnered, have ethical objections to cryopreserving embryos or wish to have complete reproductive autonomy.

Frozen embryo transfer is associated with a lower live birth rate compared with fresh embryo transfer among women with a low prognosis for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.

In early fly oocytes (i.e., developing egg cells), for instance, cytoplasmic streaming appears random, while at later stages of development, where the oocyte is larger, they can appear large-scale ...