Valerie Ratts

Metformin increases the ovulatory rate and pregnancy rate from clomiphene citrate in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who are resistant to clomiphene citrate alone

David T. Vandermolen, Valerie Ratts, William S. Evans et al. · Fertility and Sterility · 2001 · 354 citations

Ablation of bcl-2 gene expression decreases the numbers of oocytes and primordial follicles established in the post-natal female mouse gonad.

Valerie Ratts, Jodi A. Flaws, Rebecca Kolp et al. · Endocrinology · 1995 · 324 citations

Oocyte, Fertility, Apoptosis +20

Associations between free fatty acids, cumulus oocyte complex morphology and ovarian function during in vitro fertilization

Emily S. Jungheim, George A. Macones, Randall R. Odem et al. · Fertility and Sterility · 2011 · 241 citations · Full text

Oocyte, Infertility, Developmental Biology +12

Analysis of apoptosis and expression of bcl-2 gene family members in the human and baboon ovary

Koji Kugu, Valerie Ratts, Gary N. Piquette et al. · Cell Death and Differentiation · 1998 · 133 citations

Baboon Ovary, Signal Transduction, Genetics +6

Morbid obesity is associated with lower clinical pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Emily S. Jungheim, Susan E. Lanzendorf, Randall R. Odem et al. · Fertility and Sterility · 2008 · 124 citations · Full text

Obesity, Infertility, Fertility +14