ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-17Print Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1530/REP-23-0411
Baobao Zhao, Heqiang Li, Han Zhang, Xinrui Lan, Xingchen Ren, Liangyi Zhang, Huiming Ma, Yong Zhang, Yongsheng Wang
{"title":"Inhibition of HSP90AA1 induces abnormalities in bovine oocyte maturation and embryonic development.","authors":"Baobao Zhao, Heqiang Li, Han Zhang, Xinrui Lan, Xingchen Ren, Liangyi Zhang, Huiming Ma, Yong Zhang, Yongsheng Wang","doi":"10.1530/REP-23-0411","DOIUrl":"10.1530/REP-23-0411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>In brief: </strong>HSP90AA1 is a ubiquitous molecular chaperone that can resist cellular stress, such as oxidative stress and apoptosis, and mediate the efficacy and protein folding of normal cells during heat stress, as well as many other functions. This study further reveals the role of HSP90AA1 in bovine oocyte maturation and early embryonic development.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>HSP90AA1, a highly abundant and ubiquitous molecular chaperone, plays important roles in various cellular processes including cell cycle control, cell survival, and hormone signaling pathways. In this study, we investigated the functions of HSP90AA1 in bovine oocyte and early embryo development. We found that HSP90AA1 was expressed at all stages of development, but was mainly located in the cytoplasm, with a small amount distributed in the nucleus. We then evaluated the effect of HSP90AA1 on the in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes using tanespimycin (17-AAG), a highly selective inhibitor of HSP90AA1. The results showed that inhibition of HSP90AA1 decreased nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes, disrupted spindle assembly and chromosome distribution, significantly increased acetylation levels of α-tubulin in oocytes and affected epigenetic modifications (H3K27me3 and H3K27ac). In addition, H3K9me3 was increased at various stages during early embryo development. Finally, the impact of HSP90AA1 on early embryo development was explored. The results showed that inhibition of HSP90AA1 reduced the cleavage and blastocyst formation rates, while increasing the fragmentation rate and decreasing blastocyst quality. In conclusion, HSP90AA1 plays a crucial role in bovine oocyte maturation as well as early embryo development.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-17Print Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1530/REP-24-0008
L Kirsten Senn, Katheryn D Peterson, J Lannett Edwards, Rebecca R Payton, Daniel J Mathew
{"title":"Oviduct and endometrial epithelium improve in vitro produced bovine embryo developmental kinetics.","authors":"L Kirsten Senn, Katheryn D Peterson, J Lannett Edwards, Rebecca R Payton, Daniel J Mathew","doi":"10.1530/REP-24-0008","DOIUrl":"10.1530/REP-24-0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>In brief: </strong>Standard in vitro produced (IVP) bovine embryo culture media limit embryonic development. Culturing IVP bovine embryos in standard IVP bovine embryo culture media conditioned with oviduct and/or endometrial cells improves blastocyst formation and reduces the time to formation.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>In vitro embryo production in cattle greatly impacts blastomere biochemistry, embryo rate of development and pre- and post-transfer survival. In vivo, the bovine embryo migrates through the oviduct isthmus before entering the uterus on approximately day 4 of development where it remains unattached within the uterine lumen until day 20 of gestation. During this time, the embryo is sequentially exposed to oviduct followed by endometrial secretions that support embryonic development. Considering this, we tested the effect of culturing in vitro produced (IVP) bovine embryos sequentially in oviduct epithelial- (OEp; days 1-3) followed by endometrial epithelial- (EEp) or EEp and fibroblast cell (EEp/F; days 4-8)-conditioned media on embryonic development using a time-lapse monitoring system. Compared to control, culturing IVP embryos in EEp- or EEp/F-conditioned media without prior culture in OEp-conditioned media increased blastocyst formation (P < 0.05) and reduced the time to blastocyst formation (P < 0.05). Culturing IVP bovine embryos in OEp-conditioned media followed by EEp- or EEp/F-conditioned media, however, had the greatest impact on embryo developmental kinetics and increased morula and blastocyst formation (P < 0.05) and reduced time to formation (P < 0.05). Day 8 blastocyst cell numbers, diameter and quality were not significantly different, although, blastocyst quality scores were less (indicative of better quality) for all cell-conditioned media compared to control. In conclusion, IVP bovine embryo development may be improved using a sequential embryo culture system involving bovine oviduct followed by endometrial cell-conditioned media.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11056959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-24-0070
Robert John Aitken
{"title":"Population decline: where demography, social science and biology intersect","authors":"Robert John Aitken","doi":"10.1530/rep-24-0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-24-0070","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Since the early 1960’s the world has witnessed the spectacular collapse of human fertility. As a result of this phenomenon several countries are already seeing their population numbers fall and more will follow in the coming decades. The causes of this fertility decline involve a complex interplay of socioeconomic, environmental, and biological factors that have converged to constrain fertility in posterity’s wake. Since large numbers of offspring are no longer needed to compensate for high infant mortality in contemporary society, couples have opted to have small families in a quality-over-quantity investment in their progeny’s future. Simultaneously, increases in female education, the enhanced participation of women in the paid workforce, and a resultant delay in childbearing has placed limits on achievable family size. Progressive urbanization, the improved availability of contraceptives and the socioeconomic pressures experienced by young adults in ageing societies, are also contributing to fertility’s demise. These factors together with the individualism that pervades modern society and the increasing social acceptability of voluntary childlessness, have firmly established a low fertility ethos in most post-transition countries. Since none of these forces are about to relent, it looks as if extremely low fertility might be with us for some time to come. This may have long-term consequences. The lack of selection pressure on high fertility genotypes, the ability of ART to retain poor fertility genotypes within the population and sustained exposure to reproductive toxicants in modern industrialized environments, may all contrive to leave a permanent mark on the fecundity of our species.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-24-0032
Hayley Baines, Gwendolyn P Quinn, Diane Chen, Leena Nahata
{"title":"Fertility related knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making among gender diverse youth - A narrative review","authors":"Hayley Baines, Gwendolyn P Quinn, Diane Chen, Leena Nahata","doi":"10.1530/rep-24-0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-24-0032","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The number of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth seeking care continues to increase, necessitating comprehensive counseling about potential long-term effects of gender-affirming medical interventions on fertility. The objective of this narrative review was to examine fertility related knowledge, attitudes, and decision making (including factors influencing decisions, decision regret, and decision tools) among TGD youth. We searched PubMed, PsycInfo and Google Scholar for original, peer reviewed research investigating TGD youth attitudes and knowledge of fertility and fertility preservation, perspectives on fertility counseling and fertility preservation decision making, as well as fertility related decision tools. We reviewed 106 studies; eight were included in this narrative review. Four studies assessed TGD youth knowledge and attitudes of fertility and fertility preservation, three examined perspectives on fertility counseling and fertility preservation decision making, and three discussed development of decision tools. Key findings were that: 1) many TGD youth are aware of potential fertility related impacts of gender-affirming treatments but there are still unmet informational needs, 2) some TGD youth report an interest in future biological parenthood, and of those who are not currently interested in biological parenthood, many acknowledge their desires may change over time, 3) ongoing discussions about fertility and fertility preservation are critical, and 4) decision tools are in development. In conclusion, TGD youth and their caregivers should receive ongoing, comprehensive fertility counseling, and decision tools may be helpful to facilitate these discussions and decisions in each youth’s gender-affirming care journey.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140609228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-23-0472
Giorgia Podico, João H. Bittar, Shavahn C Loux, Fabiana F. Souza, Igor F Canisso
{"title":"The interaction between seminal plasma, sperm, and endometrium in inter- and intra-species breeding in equids","authors":"Giorgia Podico, João H. Bittar, Shavahn C Loux, Fabiana F. Souza, Igor F Canisso","doi":"10.1530/rep-23-0472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-23-0472","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anecdotal experience suggests horse mares have less post-breeding inflammation and better fertility when bred with donkeys. This study aimed to compare the post-breeding inflammatory response of mares exposed to donkey and horse semen and seminal plasma and evaluate the proteome and metabolome of donkey and horse sperm and seminal plasma. Uterine edema, intrauterine fluid accumulation, PMNs on cytology, and concentrations of progesterone, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL1, IL1, IL4, IL6, CXCL8, IL10) concentrations were assessed pre-and post-infusion of semen and seminal plasma (donkey and horse). The metabolome and proteome were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Mare cycles bred with horse semen had a greater progesterone concentration than those cycles bred with donkey semen at 8 days post-ovulation (P=0.046). At 6 h post-infusion, the inflammatory response due to the donkey semen tended to be lower (P=0.074). Donkey seminal plasma had anti-inflammatory properties compared to horse semen and seminal plasma, as determined by fewer neutrophils on uterine cytology (P<0.05). Horse semen induced resulted in a greater concentrations of IL6 and lesser concentrations of IL1 (P<0.05). Concentrations of PGE1, PGE3, and lactoferrin PGE1, PGE3, and lactoferrin concentrations were significantly more abundant in donkey sperm and seminal plasma. Prostaglandins play an important role in immunomodulation and might contribute to the response triggered in inter-species breeding. In conclusion, breeding horse mares with donkey semen induces a similar post-breeding endometritis to horse semen. Donkey seminal plasma results in a lower post-infusion inflammatory response than other combinations in the immediate post-breeding. </p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"147 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-24-0060
Noemi Monferini, Pritha Dey, Ludovica Donadini, Niki Katsakoglou, Federica Franciosi, Valentina Lodde, Alberto Maria Luciano
{"title":"Age-dependent high-yield isolation of primordial, primary, and early secondary follicles from the bovine ovarian cortex","authors":"Noemi Monferini, Pritha Dey, Ludovica Donadini, Niki Katsakoglou, Federica Franciosi, Valentina Lodde, Alberto Maria Luciano","doi":"10.1530/rep-24-0060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-24-0060","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Primordial, primary, and secondary follicles (collectively defined as preantral follicles) constitute the most abundant source of gametes inside the mammalian ovarian cortex. The massive isolation of preantral follicles and the refinement of stage-specific protocols for in vitro follicle growth would provide a powerful tool to boost the rescue and restoration of fertility in assisted reproduction interventions in human medicine, animal breeding, and vulnerable species preservation. Nevertheless, together with an efficient culture system, the most significant limitation to implementing in vitro follicle growth is the lack of an efficient method to isolate viable and homogeneous sub-populations of primordial, primary, and secondary follicles suitable for in vitro culture. Our study provides a strategy for high-yielding mechanical isolation of primordial, primary, and early secondary follicles from a limited portion of the ovarian cortex in the bovine animal model. </p><p>In the first part of the study, we refined a mechanical isolation protocol of preantral follicles, adopting specific methodological strategies to separate viable and distinct sub-populations of primordial (oblate and prolate forms), primary, and early secondary follicles from 0.16 cm3 of the ovarian cortex. In the second part of the study, we tested the effectiveness of the isolation protocol, considering the individual's age as a critical factor, bearing in mind the progressive decrease in the ovarian reserve that naturally accompanies the reproductive lifespan.\u0000</p><p>Our study provides a way for designing quantitative and conservative fertility preservation approaches to preserve organ function and minimize the invasiveness of the interventions, also considering age-related differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-23-0262
Rui-Qi Chang, Jing-Cong Dai, Yu-Han Qiu, Yan Liang, Xiao-Yu Hu, Ming-Qing Li, Fan He
{"title":"Accumulation of γδT cells in the decidua is promoted by RANKL which up-regulates ICAM-1 via NF-κB","authors":"Rui-Qi Chang, Jing-Cong Dai, Yu-Han Qiu, Yan Liang, Xiao-Yu Hu, Ming-Qing Li, Fan He","doi":"10.1530/rep-23-0262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-23-0262","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Decidual γδT (dγδT) cells help maintain maternal-fetal immunotolerance in early pregnancy. However, the mechanism underlying the accumulation of γδT cells in the decidua is unknown. Previous work showed that RANKL up-regulated intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in decidual stromal cells (DSCs) and Rankl knockout mice had limited dγδT cell populations. In this study, we measured the expression levels of RANKL/RANK and ICAM-1 in DSCs, in addition to the integrins of ICAM-1 on dγδT cells, and the quantity of dγδT cells from patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) and normal pregnant women in the first trimester. RSA patients showed significantly decreased RANKL/RANK and ICAM-1/CD11a signaling in decidua, and a decreased percentage of dγδT cells, which was positively correlated with DSC-derived RANKL and ICAM-1. Next, in vitro adhesion experiment showed that the enhanced attraction of human DSCs to dγδT cells after RANKL over-expression was almost completely aborted by anti-ICAM-1. Furthermore, Rankl knockout mice showed a significant reduction in NF-κB activity compared with wild-type controls. Finally, we applied a selective NF-κB inhibitor named PDTC to validate the role of NF-κB in RANKL-mediated ICAM-1 up-regulation. Taken together, our data show that DSC-derived RANKL up-regulates ICAM-1 expression via the NF-κB pathway to enable γδT cell accumulation in the early decidua. A reduction in RANKL/ICAM-1 signaling in DSCs may result in insufficient accumulation of γδT cells in decidua and in turn, RSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-24-0026
Emma G Whatley, Alexandra J Harvey, David K Gardner
{"title":"A maternal ketogenic diet alters oviduct fluid nutrients and embryo histone acetylation in mice","authors":"Emma G Whatley, Alexandra J Harvey, David K Gardner","doi":"10.1530/rep-24-0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-24-0026","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A ketogenic diet elevates blood β-hydroxybutyrate to concentrations that perturb the development, metabolism, histone acetylation (H3K27ac) and viability of preimplantation mouse embryos in vitro. However, whether a ketogenic diet alters β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations within female reproductive fluid is unknown. This study aimed to quantify glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate within mouse blood and oviduct fluid following standard diet and ketogenic diet consumption and to assess whether a maternal periconceptional ketogenic diet impacts in vivo embryo development and blastocyst H3K27ac. Female C57BL/6 x CBA mice were fed a standard or ketogenic diet (n=24 each) for 24-27 days. Glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate were quantified in blood via an electronic monitoring system, and in oviduct fluid via ultramicrofluorescence. The developmental grade of flushed blastocysts was recorded, and blastocyst cell number and H3K27ac was assessed via immunofluorescence. A maternal ketogenic diet elevated β-hydroxybutyrate in day 24 blood (P<0.001) and oviduct fluid (P<0.05) compared with a standard diet, whereas glucose was unchanged. A periconceptional ketogenic diet did not impact blastocyst cell number, however, significantly delayed blastocyst development (P<0.05) and reduced trophectoderm-specific H3K27ac (P<0.05) compared with standard diet-derived embryos. Maternal ketogenic diet consumption is therefore associated with reproductive tract nutrient changes and altered embryonic development and epigenetics in vivo. Future studies to assess whether periconceptional/gestational ketogenic diet consumption impacts human preimplantation, fetal, and long-term offspring development and health are warranted.\u0000</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"239 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-23-0484
Ruixue Zhao, Nana Song, Xin Ning, Xihai Chen, Rong Ma
{"title":"ZNF146 regulates cell cycle progression via TFDP1 and DEPDC1B in ovarian cancer cells","authors":"Ruixue Zhao, Nana Song, Xin Ning, Xihai Chen, Rong Ma","doi":"10.1530/rep-23-0484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-23-0484","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Abstract\u0000</p><p>Ovarian cancer (OC) is the third most common kind of gynecological tumor, in addition to being the most lethal. Transcription factor Dp-1 (TFDP1) functions as a binding partner for E2F transcription factors, and its target genes include those involved in DNA synthesis, cell cycle, and apoptosis. However, the regulatory role of TFDP1 in OC remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of TFDP1 in OC. TFDP1 was highly expressed in the ovarian epithelial tissues of OC patients, and the expression of TFDP1 in OC cells was higher than that in normal ovarian epithelial cells. Silencing of TFDP1 inhibited the biological activity of OC cells and hindered cell cycle entry. Zinc finger protein 146 (ZNF146) knockdown induced cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase and tumor growth by blocking TFDP1 transcription, which was overturned by ectopic expression of TFDP1. TFDP1 stimulated DEP domain-containing protein 1B (DEPDC1B) expression through transcriptional activation. DEPDC1B increased the proportion of OC cells in the G2/M phase and potentiated tumor malignant progression in nude mice inhibited by sh-ZNF146. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that ZNF146 participates in TFDP1/DEPDC1B activation and plays a vital role in the cell cycle in OC.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ReproductionPub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1530/rep-22-0317
Rebecca A Maher, Katie Wadden, Daniel Fuller, Fabien Basset, Hannah Murphy, Erin McGowan
{"title":"The Current Landscape of Exercise and Female Fertility Research: A Narrative Review","authors":"Rebecca A Maher, Katie Wadden, Daniel Fuller, Fabien Basset, Hannah Murphy, Erin McGowan","doi":"10.1530/rep-22-0317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/rep-22-0317","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Female infertility disproportionately affects people with obesity. Exercise often improves fertility outcomes for this population, however, there is limited prescriptive evidence. Specifically, there is a lack of information on the ideal type, frequency, intensity, and setting of exercise to improve fertility outcomes. Using principles of exercise prescription, this review aimed to describe the scope of exercise interventions that have been explored and fertility outcomes measured for people with female infertility and obesity. A search was completed in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and CINAHL, identifying 16 relevant published articles. Overall, exercise had a positive impact on female fertility outcomes in people with obesity, though there were large variations in the exercise interventions prescribed and outcomes measured. Cyclic exercise (i.e., walking, cycling) was the most common technique incorporated, though a combination of cyclic, acyclic (i.e., circuit training, boot camp), or individualization was often used. Several fertility outcomes were reported; however, rate of conception, pregnancy, and live birth rates were the most common, which, we suggest, should always be reported in fertility intervention research. We stress that future studies provide more thorough descriptions of their implemented exercise interventions to facilitate reproducibility and comparisons between studies. Closer attention to the principles of exercise prescription when developing and reporting exercise interventions will help improve fertility outcomes, mainly live birth rates, for those with female infertility and obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":21127,"journal":{"name":"Reproduction","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140625214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}