Aging and the environment affect gamete and embryo potential: Can we intervene?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 548-559

  Meldrum, David R ^a   Casper, Robert F ^b,c,d   Diez Juan, Antonio ^e   Simon, Carlos ^f,g   Domar, Alice D ^h   Frydman, Rene ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^g Instituto Universitario IVI INCLIVA   (Spain)

^h BOSTON IVF   (United States)

ⁱ FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; coenzyme Q10; lifestyle; mitochondrial DNA; oocyte quality

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAFFEINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; UBIDECARENONE;

AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANDROPAUSE; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLIC STRESS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OOCYTE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING; TREATMENT DURATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; COMPLICATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959561110     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.01.013     Document Type: Review

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