Abstract Initially, oocyte retrieval was considered a significant challenge and originally performed by laparotomy and/or by other laparoscopic techniques. However, apart from the complexity of such techniques, the overall success…
Abstract At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, there is an increase in bioactive follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, a stimulus for the growth and differentiation of follicular granulosa cells (GCs)….
Abstract Cervical mucus is a regulator of the sperm transfer from the vagina to the uterine cavity. Estradiol (E2) stimulates the production of large amounts of thin, watery, alkaline acellular…
Abstract The physiological importance of the female reproductive system is the production of offspring. The female produces gametes that can be fertilized by the male gamete to form the first…
Abstract The corpus luteum (CL) is a transitory endocrine gland that develops from the postovulatory ruptured follicle during the luteal phase. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), produced by the embryo, maintains…
Abstract The male reproductive system consists of organs that function to produce, transfer, and introduce mature sperm cells into the female reproductive tract, where fertilization can occur (Figure 3.1). The…
Abstract Puberty is a process in which a child’s body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction and involves physiologic, somatic, and constitutional changes associated with further development…
Abstract The female and male reproductive tracts originate from the same embryonic/fetal tissue. The gonads and internal and external genitalia begin as bipotential tissues. The indifferent gonad consists of a…
