Ovulation Gene Found
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According to medical statistics, lack of ovulation, or ovulation irregularity is the most commonly cited reasons for infertility. Now, researchers in Canada and France, have successfully found the gene that controls ovulation. This is an exciting discovery, for it means that drugs meant to control and regulate ovulation can be more targeted. This may be the beginning for drugs specifically for ovulation problems causing infertility in women, or the flip side of the coin, to more efficiently inhibit ovulation.
The Lrh1 gene seems to be tied closer to fertility however, according to Bruce D. Murphy, director the Animal Research Center at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and an adjunct ob/gyn professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universite de Montreal:
“Until this point, the role of Lrh1 in female fertility was unclear, but we have found the gene regulates multiple mechanisms of ovulation and may affect fertilization.”
The gene, called Lrhi, was first found in medically tested mice, before isolated in the human female. To prove correlation, the scientists are now embarking on studying ovarian cells from fertility programs to see if there is an absence or a strange mutation on the same gene.
monica says...
I’m 46 but I still wish to become a mother. I’ve never got pregnant, unless twice there was a suspicious pregnancy that was interrupted. Is it possible for me to get pregnant yet?
monica says...
please keep me informed about this matter because I want to get pregnant for over 20 years.
MrsH says...
Hello Monica, I am simply reporting the results of new research. This is a brand new development. If you wish to get pregnant I would urge you to see your ob-gyn and a fertility specialist. Thank you.