oocyte, embryo and ovarian tissue cryopreservation are being increasingly proposed for fertility preservation among cancer patients undergoing therapy to enable them to have babies after the cancer is cured. embryo cryopreservation is not appropriate for single girls without any sperm partner and also because oocyte retrieval is an extended procedure, it is impossible in cases requiring immedia...

In all animals so far tested, removing either pole of the undivided egg prevents normal development: embryos may arrest early, lack organs, or the adults may be sterile. These experiments have shown that spatial patterning of the egg is of utmost importance for subsequent development. However, the significance of spatial patterning in mammalian eggs is still controversial. To test the importanc...

This paper introduces a new IV strategy based on IVF (in vitro fertilization) induced fertility variation among childless women to estimate the causal effect of having children on their career. For this purpose, we use administrative data on IVF treated women in Denmark. Because observed chances of IVF success do not depend on labor market histories, IVF treatment success provides a plausible i...

There have been several reproductive technologies developed over the past several years. Although these technologies have great potential to improve productivity of beef and dairy operations, they have only been minimally used. The reproductive technologies that may offer great value include estrus synchronization, embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization (IVF), sex-sorted semen, and embryo spli...

Human helminth infections are synonymous with impaired immune responsiveness indicating suppression of host immunity. Using a permissive murine model of filariasis, Litomosoides sigmodontis infection of inbred mice, we demonstrate rapid recruitment and increased in vivo proliferation of CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells upon exposure to infective L3 larvae. Within 7 days post-infection this resulted in...

Spermatozoa from C57BL/6NNia mice (7- and 25-month-old males that produced offspring and 25-month-old males incapable of producing offspring which either mated or did not mate after being paired for 1 month with proven-fertile females) were tested in in-vitro fertilization studies. The 7-month-old males fertilized the largest number of oocytes (80-86%) in vitro and 79% of them subsequently deve...

Mobile phones are owned by most of the adult population worldwide. Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) from these devices could potentially affect sperm development and function. Around 14% of couples in high- and middle-income countries have difficulty conceiving, and there are unexplained declines in semen quality reported in several countries. Given the ubiquity of mobile phon...

Commercially available preparations of cypermethrin (Clinar and Ectomin) and fenvalerate (Flytik and Ticomax, 20% E.C) were compared for their acaricidal activity against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus using adult immersion test. Adult tick mortality was higher with Ectomin compared to Clinar. Complete eclosion blocking was observed at all the tested concentrations with Ectomin while it wa...