Publications by authors named "Morven Dean"

Article Synopsis
  • This article talks about how safe and effective a procedure called intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is for helping people have babies when they have trouble with regular methods.
  • It gives guidelines for doctors on when and how to use ICSI compared to the usual method called conventional IVF (cIVF), along with other techniques that can help.
  • The article also mentions that these guidelines are not the only way to treat patients, and that doctors should consider each person’s needs and medical history when deciding the best plan.
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Progesterone and prostaglandin E1 are postulated to trigger the human sperm acrosome reaction (AR). However, their reported efficacy is very variable which likely, in part, reflects the plethora of experimental conditions and methodologies used to detect this physiologically relevant event. The purpose of this study was to develop an assay for the robust induction and objective measurement of the complete AR.

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