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Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
The decline in fertility in aging women, especially those with poor ovarian response (POR) or primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), is a major concern for modern IVF centers. Fertility treatments have traditionally relied on gonadotropin- and steroid-hormone-based IVF practices, but these methods hav...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10573075/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37834198 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914751 |
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description | The decline in fertility in aging women, especially those with poor ovarian response (POR) or primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), is a major concern for modern IVF centers. Fertility treatments have traditionally relied on gonadotropin- and steroid-hormone-based IVF practices, but these methods have limitations, especially for women with aging ovaries. Researchers have been motivated to explore alternative approaches. Ovarian aging is a complicated process, and the deterioration of oocytes, follicular cells, the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the stromal compartment can all contribute to declining fertility. Adjunct interventions that involve the use of hormones, steroids, and cofactors and gamete engineering are two major research areas aimed to improve fertility in aging women. Additionally, mechanical procedures including the In Vitro Activation (IVA) procedure, which combines pharmacological activators and fragmentation of ovarian strips, and the Whole Ovary Laparoscopic Incision (WOLI) procedure that solely relies on mechanical manipulation in vivo have shown promising results in improving follicle growth and fertility in women with POR and POI. Advances in the use of mechanical procedures have brought exciting opportunities to improve fertility outcomes in aging women with POR or POI. While the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to fertility decline in aging women remains a major challenge for further improvement of mechanical-manipulation-based approaches, recent progress has provided a better view of how these procedures promote folliculogenesis in the fibrotic and avascular aging ovaries. In this review, we first provide a brief overview of the potential mechanisms that contribute to ovarian aging in POI and POR patients, followed by a discussion of measures that aim to improve ovarian folliculogenesis in aging women. At last, we discuss the likely mechanisms that contribute to the outcomes of IVA and WOLI procedures and potential future directions. |
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spelling | pubmed-105730752023-10-14 Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Chang, Chia Lin Int J Mol Sci Review The decline in fertility in aging women, especially those with poor ovarian response (POR) or primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), is a major concern for modern IVF centers. Fertility treatments have traditionally relied on gonadotropin- and steroid-hormone-based IVF practices, but these methods have limitations, especially for women with aging ovaries. Researchers have been motivated to explore alternative approaches. Ovarian aging is a complicated process, and the deterioration of oocytes, follicular cells, the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the stromal compartment can all contribute to declining fertility. Adjunct interventions that involve the use of hormones, steroids, and cofactors and gamete engineering are two major research areas aimed to improve fertility in aging women. Additionally, mechanical procedures including the In Vitro Activation (IVA) procedure, which combines pharmacological activators and fragmentation of ovarian strips, and the Whole Ovary Laparoscopic Incision (WOLI) procedure that solely relies on mechanical manipulation in vivo have shown promising results in improving follicle growth and fertility in women with POR and POI. Advances in the use of mechanical procedures have brought exciting opportunities to improve fertility outcomes in aging women with POR or POI. While the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to fertility decline in aging women remains a major challenge for further improvement of mechanical-manipulation-based approaches, recent progress has provided a better view of how these procedures promote folliculogenesis in the fibrotic and avascular aging ovaries. In this review, we first provide a brief overview of the potential mechanisms that contribute to ovarian aging in POI and POR patients, followed by a discussion of measures that aim to improve ovarian folliculogenesis in aging women. At last, we discuss the likely mechanisms that contribute to the outcomes of IVA and WOLI procedures and potential future directions. MDPI 2023-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10573075/ /pubmed/37834198 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914751 Text en © 2023 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Chang, Chia Lin Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title | Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title_full | Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title_fullStr | Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title_full_unstemmed | Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title_short | Facilitation of Ovarian Response by Mechanical Force—Latest Insight on Fertility Improvement in Women with Poor Ovarian Response or Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |
title_sort | facilitation of ovarian response by mechanical force—latest insight on fertility improvement in women with poor ovarian response or primary ovarian insufficiency |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10573075/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37834198 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914751 |
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