Organism Function: Embryo Implantation

Medical news and research articles

How embryos and the uterus 'talk' during implantation

A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of implantation. They engage in a back and forth of tiny packages called extracellular vesicles and lipid ...

Thin endometrium may not hinder IVF success

Many fertility specialists have long believed that having a thin endometrial lining—the inner layer of tissue in the uterus that supports a fertilized egg—could be an impediment to the implantation of an embryo. Thus, for ...