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Assisted reproduction in humans and animals

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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasingly being used to facilitate conception in both clinical and veterinary medicine. Infertility rates are on the rise amongst the global human population, and today, approximately every sixth couple of reproductive age encounter difficulties in conceiving. In addition to overcoming issues of male or female infertility in humans, ART also provides a route to mitigating transmission of serious, heritable diseases. In veterinary medicine, ART is mainly used for increasing agricultural production via treatment of subfertility and genetic improvement of stock. It also has an important role in aiding conservation efforts of endangered breeds or species.

This Collection aims to bring together original research on all aspects of assisted reproduction, including but not limited to ovarian stimulation, cryopreservation of gametes/embryos, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilisation, pre-implantation screening, embryo transfer and obstetrical outcomes.

 

Computer screen image of sperm being injected into ovum, during invitro fertilization.

Editors

João Sabino Cunha-Filho is a Full Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His research interests focus on human reproduction, infertility, endometriosis, ovarian stimulation, and ovarian reserves. Prof Cunha-Filho has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2017.

 

 

 

Eva Dimitriadis is a NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Professor in Reproductive Biology at the University of Melbourne and Co-Head of the Gynaecology Research Centre at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She specialises in infertility and pregnancy disorders associated with placental insufficiency that occurs in the early pregnancy. She has a strong interest in how inflammatory mediators and non-coding RNA regulate endometrial receptivity and implantation and how human embryos interact with the endometrium to initiate implantation. Prof Dimitriadis has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2014.

 

 

Raj Duggavathi is an Associate Professor and Chair at the Department of Animal Science at McGill University. He is a reproductive biologist with specific interest in molecular determinants of ovarian granulosa cell functions underpinning female fertility. His laboratory applies a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of reproductive health in dairy cows and women using bovine, mouse and cell culture models. Dr Duggavathi has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2019.

 

 

Takehito Kaneko is an Associate Professor at Iwate University, Japan. He is a specialist in assisted reproduction research in animals. His research is in the development of assisted reproduction (IVF, ICSI, etc.), gamete preservation (Freeze-drying, cryopreservation) and artificial reproduction in endangered animals. Dr Kaneko has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2015.