D. Loutradis

The Fibro-Inflammatory Ovary: Stromal Fibrosis, Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, and Mechanotransduction in Female Infertility

Endocrine disorders and inherent flaws in oocyte quality are traditional causes of female infertility. Increasing research indicates that structural and biomechanical alterations in the ovarian microenvironment may significantly contribute to reproductive decline. Progressive ext...

BMAL1 Dysregulation as a Contributing Mechanism Linking Obesity to Oocyte and Endometrial Dysfunction in IVF

Obesity affects nearly one in three women of reproductive age worldwide and consistently reduces success rates in in vitro fertilization, yet the molecular basis for this reduction remains fragmented across separate lines of evidence. Circadian clock genes, particularly BMAL1, or...