Oocyte-Secreted Serum Biomarkers GDF9 and BMP15 in Women with Endometriosis

• Published in: Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 1521 - 1527
• Main Authors: Shamsa, Aiat, Gilchrist, Robert B., Robertson, David M., Rodgers, Rachael J., Donoghoe, Mark W., Ledger, William L., Abbott, Jason A., Riepsamen, Angelique H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Biomarkers - metabolism; Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 - metabolism; Case-Control Studies; Embryology; Endometriosis - diagnosis; Endometriosis - metabolism; Female; Growth Differentiation Factor 9 - metabolism; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery; Oocytes - metabolism; Reproductive Biology: Original; Reproductive Biology: Original Article; Reproductive Medicine; GDF9; Oocyte-secreted factors; Endometriosis; Biomarker; BMP15

Oocyte-secreted growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) are critical paracrine regulators of female fertility. Recent studies demonstrated that serum concentrations are associated with the number of oocytes retrieved during IVF, and therefore potential clinic...