Language

English

Publication Date

9-1-2024

Journal

Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism

DOI

10.1016/j.tem.2024.04.012

PMID

38749883

PMCID

PMC11387141

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

9-1-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Author MSS

Abstract

Body composition impacts female fertility and there are established relationships between adipose tissue and the reproductive system. Maintaining functional adipose tissue is vital for meeting the energetic demands during the reproductive process, from ovulation to delivery and lactation. White adipose tissue (WAT) shows plastic responses to daily physiology and secretes diverse adipokines that affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, but many other interorgan interactions remain to be determined. This review summarizes the current state of research on the dialogue between WAT and the female reproductive system, focusing on the impact of this crosstalk on ovarian and endometrial factors essential for fecundity.

Keywords

Humans, Female, Adipose Tissue, White, Animals, Energy Metabolism, Reproduction, Ovary

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