Publicaties
Interactions between oocytes and cumulus cells during in vitro maturation of porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes in a chemically defined medium: effect of denuded oocytes on cumulus expansion and oocyte maturation Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Assessment of the calcium releasing machinery in oocytes that failed to fertilize after conventional ICSI and assisted oocyte activation Universiteit Gent
Offering excess oocyte aspiration and vitrification to patients undergoing stimulated artificial insemination cycles can reduce the multiple pregnancy risk and accumulate oocytes for later use Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Offering excess oocyte aspiration and vitrification to patients undergoing stimulated artificial insemination cycles can reduce the multiple pregnancy risk and accumulate oocytes for later use Universiteit Gent
In vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes in patients with resistant ovary syndrome and in patients with repeated deficient oocyte maturation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: To assess the efficiency of IVM in patients with repeated ART failure due to resistant ovary syndrome or due to deficient oocyte maturation.
METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data were obtained retrospectively from 28 patients who underwent 49 cycles of IVM between 2010 and 2017; nine patients had resistant ovary syndrome and 19 patients had repeated deficient oocyte maturation.
RESULTS: Nine patients with resistant ...
Patients with a high proportion of immature and meiotically resistant oocytes experience defective nuclear oocyte maturation patterns and impaired pregnancy outcomes Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
Zona pellucida gene mRNA expression in human oocytes is related to oocyte maturity, zona inner layer retardance and fertilization competence Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
STUDY QUESTION: Do the mRNA expression levels of zona pellucida (ZP) genes, ZP1, 2, 3 and 4 in oocyte and cumulus cells (CC) reveal relevant information on the oocyte? SUMMARY ANSWER: The ZP mRNA expression in human oocytes is related to oocyte maturity, zona inner layer (IL) retardance and fertilization capacity. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: ZP structure and birefringence provide useful information on oocyte cytoplasmic maturation, developmental ...