Open AccessFollicular steroid hormones as markers of oocyte quality and oocyte development potential
Author(s) -
Nayara López Carpintero,
Onica Armijo Suárez,
Carmen Cuadrado Mangas,
Carolina González Varea,
Rubén Gómez Rioja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.142479
Subject(s) - follicular fluid , follicular phase , oocyte , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , human fertilization , medicine , endocrinology , context (archaeology) , andrology , testosterone (patch) , embryo quality , estrogen , ovarian follicle , hormone , anti müllerian hormone , biology , in vitro fertilisation , pregnancy , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , paleontology , agronomy
Various components of follicular fluid are suggested as biochemical predictors of oocyte quality. Previous studies of follicular steroid hormone levels have shown disparate results when related with fertilization outcomes.