Projects
IViMOVA: In Vitro Maturation and vitrification of oocytes collected during OVarian cortex cryopreservation: a realistic fertility preservation therapy for trans men Ghent University
IVimOva project aims to offer a realistic fertility prevention therapy for trans men (male -> male transgender patients). One aspect of transgender care, means that offered both hormone therapy and surgery for transgender people. The ovaries are removed at the same time in the transition of surgery trans men. This surgery makes these people are infertile. If fertility protective technique, the outer parts of the ovary consisting of the ...
Effect of mortality on marriage and fertility in Belgium, Germany and Sweden, 1700-1930 KU Leuven
The study aims to analyse, based on historical data, the sociological and bio-evolutionary effects on long-term fertility trends in the 19th and early 20th century. In a first stage, this research will investigate the difference between the illegitimacy rate in rural and urban areas in Flanders (Belgium) and the reproductive outcome of illegitimate children. In a second stage, the research will focus on the influence of Y-DNA haplogroups on ...
The Evolution of Fertility Signals in Bees KU Leuven
Social insects display a remarkable reproductive division of labour between fertile queens and largely sterile workers. Queen pheromones, which signal the presence of a fertile queen and suppress reproduction in the daughter workers, are thought to play a key role in regulating these social systems. Previously, much work has concentrated on the honeybee queen mandibular pheromone, which contains a blend of compounds, and which both acts as a ...
High non-esterified fatty acid concentrations during preimplantation embryo development: Consequences for female fertility and offspring's health. University of Antwerp
Family Policy, Maternal Employment and Fertility Outcomes: Socio-economic Differentials in Uptake and Effects of Childcare & Parental Leave in Belgium. University of Antwerp
The Evolution of Fertility Signals in Bees. KU Leuven
Social insects display a remarkable reproductive division of labour between fertile queens and largely sterile workers. Queen pheromones, which signal the presence of a fertile queen and suppress reproduction in the daughter workers, are thought to play a key role in regulating these social systems. Previously, much work has concentrated on the honeybee queen mandibular pheromone, which contains a blend of compounds, and which both acts as a ...
Modelling labor supply and fertility decisions. KU Leuven
The standard microeconomic theory assumes that a household behaves as a single decisionmaker. This unitary model has some important theoretical and empirical deficiencies. An alternative to the unitary model is the collective model. This model explicitly accounts of the fact that multi-person households consist of different household members, who have their own preferences. The model further assumes that the household members choose ...
Essays on Female Labor Force Participation: Tendencies, Culture and Fertility KU Leuven
In line with the recent developments in the literature, this dissertation examines the determinants of female labor force participation by employing a variety of econometric techniques. First paper of my dissertation uses a competing risks model and studies the reasons behind the high inactivity rates among recent school leaver women. Following the results of the first paper, the second paper focuses on cultural background as a potential ...