Overuse of analgesics can affect the fertility biomarker Anti-Müllerian Hormone in females. A translational study.

Background: Medication overuse headache is a prevalent secondary headache due to the overuse of analgesics, mainly over-the-counter analgesics. Over-the-counter analgesics have been associated with disrupted male endocrinology, while the effects on female endocrinology remain nearly unknown. The aim was to understand the effect of long-term analgesic exposure in females with medication overuse headache on Anti-Müllerian hormone, a surrogate measure of female fertility.

3D culture of ovarian follicles in granular and nanofibrillar hydrogels.

3D culture of ovarian follicles in hydrogel matrices is an important emerging tool for basic scientific studies as well as clinical applications such as fertility preservation. For optimizing and scaling 3D culture of preantral follicles, there is a need for identifying biomaterial matrices that simplifies and improves the current culture procedures. At present, microencapsulation of follicles in alginate beads is the most commonly used approach.

Corrigendum: Dose-dependent stimulation of human follicular steroidogenesis by a novel rhCG during ovarian stimulation with fixed rFSH dosing.

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Exploring the potential use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) from adult and umbilical cord blood in murine follicle culture.

Ovarian follicle culture is a powerful tool to study follicular physiology and has potential applications in clinical and commercial settings. Despite remarkable progress, recreating folliculogenesis in vitro remains challenging for many mammalian species. This study investigates the impact of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derived from adult blood (human platelet lysate, hPL) and umbilical cord blood (Umbilical cord plasma, UCP) on murine pre-antral follicle culture and oocyte maturation.

Midkine characterization in human ovaries: potential new variants in follicles.

Objective: To characterize the growth factor midkine (MDK) in the human ovary to determine whether MDK is produced locally within the ovary, examine whether different ovarian cell types are more likely to produce MDK, and determine whether there are any stage-specific variations during follicle growth. Previous studies have revealed that MDK potentially affects human follicle growth and oocyte maturation. Proteomic analyses in follicular fluid (FF) have identified MDK to functionally cluster together and follow a similar expression profile to that of well-known proteins involved in ovarian follicle development.

Human platelet lysate improves the growth and survival of cultured human pre-antral follicles.

Research Question: How do platelet-rich plasma products like human platelet lysate (HPL) and umbilical cord plasma (UCP) affect the growth and survival of isolated human pre-antral follicles in vitro?

Design: Human pre-antral follicles (n = 724; mean diameter: 75 µm; range: 46-237 µm) were isolated from ovarian medulla donated by 14 patients undergoing unilateral oophorectomy for ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Follicles were encapsulated in 0.5% alginate and cultured for 8 days in media supplemented with 5% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (n = 171), 2.

Reducing 3D Hydrogel Stiffness, Addition of Oestradiol in a Physiological Concentration and Increasing FSH Concentration Improve In Vitro Growth of Murine Preantral Follicles.

This study aimed to optimise culture conditions for murine preantral follicles to improve their growth and survival. Preantral follicles (diameter 100-130 µm) were isolated from prepubertal NMRI mice and individually cultured within alginate beads for 12 days. Three conditions were evaluated: (1) follicle re-encapsulation on day 6 of culture-reducing alginate concentration (0.

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as fertility preservation in young women with multiple sclerosis before stem cell transplantation.

Background: Women of fertile age who receive autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) due to multiple sclerosis (MS) are at risk of loss of ovarian function and infertility because of the conditioning regimen with alkylating agents.

Objective: To present our data on fertility preservation by ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in young women with MS before AHSCT.

Methods: Retrospective, observational cohort study RESULTS: Eight women had OTC.

Effects of needle puncturing on re-vascularization and follicle survival in xenotransplanted human ovarian tissue.

Background: Ovarian tissue transplantation can restore fertility in young cancer survivors, however the detrimental loss of follicles following transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue is hampering the efficiency of the procedure. This study investigates whether needle puncturing prior to transplantation can enhance revascularization and improve follicle survival in xenotransplanted human ovarian cortex.

Methods: Cryopreserved human ovarian cortex pieces (N = 36) from 20 women aged 24-36 years were included.

Reproductive and Endocrine Outcomes in a Cohort of Danish Women following Auto-Transplantation of Frozen/Thawed Ovarian Tissue from a Single Center.

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) is a method of fertility preservation in girls and young women prior to gonadotoxic treatment. It is a safe and promising method to restore fertility. The initial recovery of endocrine function is high, but the longevity of the grafted tissue varies.

Dose-dependent stimulation of human follicular steroidogenesis by a novel rhCG during ovarian stimulation with fixed rFSH dosing.

Background: Choriogonadotropin (CG) beta (FE 999302), a novel recombinant human (h)CG produced by a human cell line, has a longer half-life and higher potency than CG alfa produced by a Chinese hamster ovary cell line. hCG augments steroid production, but the extent of which CG beta treatment during ovarian stimulation (OS) increases steroidogenesis is unknown.

Objective: To explore how increasing doses of CG beta during OS augment follicular steroidogenesis and change gene expression in cumulus cells.

Concentrations of oocyte secreted GDF9 and BMP15 decrease with MII transition during human IVM.

Background: The suggested effects of the oocyte secreted GDF9 and BMP15 growth factors on oocyte maturation are currently based on recombinant proteins, and little is known about native GDF9 and BMP15 in humans.

Methods: Human immature cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) obtained in connection with ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) underwent in vitro maturation (IVM). Oocyte-produced GDF9 and BMP15 were detected in COCs using immunofluorescence, and in fresh GV oocytes and in GV and MII oocytes after IVM by western blot.

Intrafollicular Concentrations of the Oocyte-secreted Factors GDF9 and BMP15 Vary Inversely in Polycystic Ovaries.

Context: The oocyte-secreted factors growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) play essential roles in follicle development and oocyte maturation, and aberrant regulation might contribute to the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: Are there measurable differences in concentrations of GDF9, BMP15, and the GDF9/BMP15 heterodimer in small antral follicle fluids from women with and without polycystic ovaries (PCO)?

Design And Setting: Follicle fluids (n = 356) were collected from 4- to 11-mm follicles in unstimulated ovaries of 87 women undergoing ovarian tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation.

Patients: Twenty-seven women with PCO were identified and 60 women without PCO-like characteristics (non-PCO women) were matched according to age and follicle size.

Revascularization of human ovarian grafts is equally efficient from both sides of the cortex tissue.

Research Question: Does revascularization of human ovarian grafts in a mouse model occur with equal efficiency from both sides of the cortex tissue?

Design: Twenty-four frozen-thawed ovarian cortex pieces from 12 women were transplanted to immunodeficient mice, for 8 days to analyse graft revascularization using immunohistochemical detection of murine CD31, or for 8 weeks to evaluate follicle density (follicles/mm). The CD31-positive vessel area and density were quantified using a custom-designed application. Three regions of interest (ROI) were defined in each tissue section: the cortical side, the centre and the medullary side.

Proteomic Alterations in Follicular Fluid of Human Small Antral Follicles Collected from Polycystic Ovaries-A Pilot Study.

Polycystic ovaries (PCO) contain antral follicles that arrest growing around 3-11 mm in diameter, perturbing the dominant follicle's selection and the subsequent ovulatory process. Proteomic alterations of PCO follicular fluid (FF) (i.e.

Fresh and cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation for preserving reproductive and endocrine function: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.

Background: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation involves freezing and storing of surgically retrieved ovarian tissue in liquid or vapour nitrogen below -190°C. The tissue can be thawed and transplanted back with the aim of restoring fertility or ovarian endocrine function. The techniques for human ovarian tissue freezing and transplantation have evolved over the last 20 years, particularly in the context of fertility preservation in pre-pubertal cancer patients.

Validating Reference Gene Expression Stability in Human Ovarian Follicles, Oocytes, Cumulus Cells, Ovarian Medulla, and Ovarian Cortex Tissue.

Human ovarian cells are phenotypically very different and are often only available in limited amounts. Despite the fact that reference gene (RG) expression stability has been validated in oocytes and other ovarian cells from several animal species, the suitability of a single universal RG in the different human ovarian cells and tissues has not been determined. The present study aimed to validate the expression stability of five of the most used RGs in human oocytes, cumulus cells, preantral follicles, ovarian medulla, and ovarian cortex tissue.

[Fertility preservation].

Fertility preservation should be considered in girls and young women faced with a potentially gonadotoxic treatment such as chemotherapy. IVF can be performed with the aim to collect and freeze the oocytes, or ovarian tissue can be cryopreserved and transplanted back to the patient at a later stage. Whichever method is chosen depends upon the age of the patient, the gonadotoxicity of her treatment and the time frame.

Hormonal Characteristics of Women Receiving Ovarian Tissue Transplantation with or without Endogenous Ovarian Activity.

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) and transplantation of frozen/thawed ovarian tissue (OTT) are used for fertility preservation in girls and women. Here, we evaluated the hormonal characteristics of women with or without postmenopausal levels of FSH at the time of OTT to study differences and conditions that best support the initiation of ovarian function. A total of 74 women undergoing OTT ( = 51 with menopausal levels of FSH; = 23 with premenopausal levels) were followed by measurements of FSH, LH, AMH, and oestradiol.

Indications for cryopreservation and autotransplantation of ovarian tissue.

Background: Cryopreservation and autotransplantation of ovarian tissue as a fertility-preserving treatment are offered to prepubertal girls and women at high risk of developing premature ovarian insufficiency in more than 20 different countries. There is some controversy regarding the main criteria for offering patients this treatment. This article aims to describe the applied indications for cryopreservation and autotransplantation of ovarian tissue.

Histidine buffered media maintains pH stabile during cooled transportation of human ovarian tissue.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether pH is stable when transporting ovarian tissue in media buffered with either HEPES or histidine. Furthermore, if the choice of transport media impacts the in vitro maturation rate of oocytes collected in connection with ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Human ovaries (n = 34) collected for ovarian tissue cryopreservation were transported immersed in either 30 ml of HEPES buffered (follicle flushing media (Origio; Denmark)) or histidine buffered media (Custodiol®-HTK, Koehler-Chemie, Germany).

Effects of Er:YAG laser treatment on re-vascularization and follicle survival in frozen/thawed human ovarian cortex transplanted to immunodeficient mice.

Purpose: The huge loss of ovarian follicles after transplantation of frozen/thawed ovarian tissue is considered a major drawback on the efficacy of the procedure. Here we investigate whether Er:YAG laser treatment prior to xenotransplantation can improve re-vascularization and subsequently follicle survival in human ovarian tissue.

Methods: A total of 99 frozen/thawed human ovarian cortex pieces were included of which 72 pieces from 12 woman were transplanted to immunodeficient mice.

Use of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in the Danish fertility preservation cohort.

Objective: To evaluate the use of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in the Danish fertility preservation cohort.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: University hospitals and fertility clinics.