Looking for a Blood Epigenetic Signature to Predict Female Infertility

Looking for a Blood Epigenetic Signature to Predict Female Infertility

The present research project aims to study the DNAm mechanisms underlying the reduction of fertility due to the progressive depletion of oocyte quality. Specifically, our project aims to build an epigenetic clock for MGCs by using outcomes that are certainly related to female fertility. The validation of such findings will be carried out on peripheral blood in order to guarantee its non-invasiveness and allow for any clinical transferability. In order to identify a blood epigenetic signature able to predict female infertility, we planned to explore the problem from different points of view by conducting several studies in different settings.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18< age <43, Infertile woman undergoing ART, recurrent pregnancy loss

Exclusion Criteria:

• age < 18 or > 44, previous ovarian surgery, severe male factor infertility