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Traditional progesterone (P4) administration methods, such as oral or subcutaneous routes, have limitations including invasiveness and variable efficacy. We aimed to develop intravaginal P4 application as a new method for synchronizing the mouse estrous cycle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A\n                      <jats:bold>c<\/jats:bold>\n                      ustom\u2010prepared P4 cream was applied to the vagina and washed out the following day. A vaginal smear test was conducted for 4\u20135 consecutive days. A combination of an anti\u2010inhibin antibody (AIMA) and P4 was used to improve reproductive performance. The P4\u2010treated, synchronized female mice were tested to determine whether they could serve as pseudopregnant recipients for embryo transfer (ET).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Intravaginal P4 application effectively synchronized the estrous cycle and did not adversely affect pregnancy rate or litter size. The combined use of AIMA and P4 significantly increased the number of offspring compared to natural mating (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006). Successful offspring production was achieved with improved procedural consistency when this protocol was used to produce pseudopregnant females for ET.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our method reduces animal discomfort and the need for vasectomized males, offering a practical approach for enhancing reproductive efficiency and animal welfare in research settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/rmb2.70027","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T05:33:31Z","timestamp":1770615211000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Intravaginal Progesterone Application as an Efficient and Reproducible Tool for Synchronizing the Mouse Estrous Cycle"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-8431-3739","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ban","family":"Sato","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Department of Life Sciences School of Agriculture, Meiji University  Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yutaka","family":"Yamashita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Department of Life Sciences School of Agriculture, Meiji University  Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3913-4992","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miyuki","family":"Shindo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Laboratory Animal Resources National Research Institute for Child Health and Development  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masahiro","family":"Sato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Genome Medicine National Center for Child Health and Development  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7560-316X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mitsutoshi","family":"Yamada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Keio University School of Medicine  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kenji","family":"Miyado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Biology National Research Institute for Child Health and Development  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natsuko","family":"Kawano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Department of Life Sciences School of Agriculture, Meiji University  Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1095\/biolreprod.115.134023"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/biolre\/ioac068"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1262\/jrd.2017-068"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1262\/jrd.2023-036"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1258\/la.2008.008056"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1530\/jrf.0.0160159"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11250-021-02932-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1095\/biolreprod41.2.233"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3181\/00379727-30-6812"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0015-0282(16)34027-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_12_1","volume-title":"Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual","author":"Behringer R. 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