Female Fertility Studies

NAD+ Intermediates: The Biology and Therapeutic Potential of NMN and NR
Yoshino J, Baur JA, Imai SI. 2018. NAD+ Intermediates: The Biology and Therapeutic Potential of NMN and NR. Cell Metab. 27(3):513-528.
Published on Mar 6, 2018

NAD+ Repletion Rescues Female Fertility during Reproductive Aging
Bertoldo MJ, Listijono DR, Ho WJ, et al. 2020. NAD+ Repletion Rescues Female Fertility during Reproductive Aging. Cell Rep. 30(6):1670-1681.e7.
Published on Feb 11, 2020

Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Supplementation Reverses the Declining Quality of Maternally Aged Oocytes
Miao Y, Cui Z, Gao Q, Rui R, Xiong B. 2020. Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Supplementation Reverses the Declining Quality of Maternally Aged Oocytes. Cell Rep. 32(5):107987.
Published on Aug 4, 2020

Phthalate exposure and female reproductive and developmental outcomes: a systematic review of the human epidemiological evidence
Radke EG, Glenn BS, Braun JM, Cooper GS. 2019. Phthalate exposure and female reproductive and developmental outcomes: a systematic review of the human epidemiological evidence. Environ Int. 130:104580.
Published on Sep 1, 2019

Polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene influence embryo viability and the incidence of aneuploidy
Enciso M, Sarasa J, Xanthopoulou L, Bristow S, Bowles M, Fragouli E, Delhanty J, Wells D. 2016. Polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene influence embryo viability and the incidence of aneuploidy. Human Genetics. 135(5):555-568.
Published on May 1, 2016

Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, a Redox-Active o-Quinone, Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Activating the SIRT1/PGC-1α Signaling Pathway
Saihara K, Kamikubo R, Ikemoto K, Uchida K, Akagawa M. 2017. Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, a Redox-Active o-Quinone, Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Activating the SIRT1/PGC-1α Signaling Pathway. Biochemistry. 56(50):6615-6625.
Published on Dec 19, 2017

Reduction of blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries of infertile women with electro-acupuncture.
Stener-Victorin E, Waldenström U, Andersson SA, Wikland M., Hum Reprod. 1996 Jun;11(6):1314-7. Source: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fertility Centre Scandinavia, University of Gothenburg, S-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden. CONCLUSION: Compared to the mean baseline PI (pulsatility index), the mean PI was significantly reduced both shortly after the eighth EA treatment (P < 0.0001) and 10-14 days after the EA period (P < 0.0001).
Published on Jun 11, 1996

The effect of acupuncture on psychosocial outcomes for women experiencing infertility: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Smith CA, et al. 2011. The effect of acupuncture on psychosocial outcomes for women experiencing infertility: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med. 17(10):923-30. CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture may be a useful intervention to assist with the reduction of infertility-related stress. Further research is justified.
Published on Oct 17, 2011

Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Reproductive Outcomes among Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization: Results from the EARTH Study
Hauser R, Gaskins AJ, Souter I, Smith KW, Dodge LE, Ehrlich S, Meeker JD, Calafat AM, Williams PL; EARTH Study Team. 2016. Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Reproductive Outcomes among Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization: Results from the EARTH Study. Environ Health Perspect. 124(6):831-9.
Published on Jun 1, 2016

Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer.
Stener-Victorin E, Humaidan P., Acupunct Med. 2006 Dec;24(4):157-63. Source: Institute of Neuroscience and Physiolopgy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sweden. elisabet.stener-victorin@neuro.gu.se ABSTRACT: During the last five years the use of acupuncture in female infertility as an adjuvant to conventional treatment in assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased in popularity. The present paper briefly discusses clinical and experimental data on the effect of acupuncture on uterine and ovarian blood flow, as an analgesic method during ART, and on endocrine and metabolic disturbances such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Further it gives a summary of recent studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture before and after embryo transfer on pregnancy outcome. Of the four published RCTs, three reveal significantly higher pregnancy rates in the acupuncture groups compared with the control groups. But the use of different study protocols makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. It seems, however, that acupuncture has a positive effect and no adverse effects on pregnancy outcome.
Published on Dec 24, 2006