Racowsky C
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· 38 papers in corpus
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To study whether maternal intake of beverage type affects IVF outcomes. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary, university-affiliated center. PATIENT(S): Three hundred forty women undergoing IVF from 2014 through 2016 …
lab-animal
2017
STUDY QUESTION: Does bisphenol-A (BPA) affect gene expression in human membrana granulosa cells (MGC)? SUMMARY ANSWER: In vitro, short exposure to supra-physiological concentrations of BPA alters human MGC gene expression. WHAT IS KNOWN A…
observational
2017
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine the profile of extracellular microRNAs (exmiRNAs) in follicular fluid (FF) and explore their association with fertilization potential and embryo quality. METHODS: We collected FF from sing…
guideline
2017
STUDY QUESTION: Can a consensus and evidence-driven set of terms and definitions be generated to be used globally in order to ensure consistency when reporting on infertility issues and fertility care interventions, as well as to harmonize …
observational
2017
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine if zona pellucida thickness variation (ZPTV) is associated with implantation and if this relationship changes with use of assisted hatching (AH). METHODS: Day 3 embryos from single or double …
observational
2016
PURPOSE: Many practices are moving away from cleavage-stage transfer in favor of blastocyst transfer. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the overall live birth rate for fresh IVF cycles may increase by optimizing the day of transf…
meta-analysis
2015
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to undertake a critical appraisal of the available evidence for the use of time-lapse imaging for embryo selection in clinical IVF. METHODS: A literature search in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central, Clinic…
observational
2015
PURPOSE: Morphological evaluation is currently considered the single most important predictive measure for assessing embryo quality. The aim of this study was to investigate whether cycles with at least one non-cleaved embryo (i.e., a 1-cel…
observational
2015
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine whether the presence of an uncleaved embryo on day 3 is predictive of cycle outcome after day 5 transfer (D5 ET). METHODS: In vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles f…
other
2014
OBJECTIVE: To model morphological assessments of embryo quality that are predictive of live birth. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort using cycles reported in the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcomes Reporting System (SART…
observational
2013
PURPOSE: To determine embryo and cycle-specific parameters associated with twin live birth in day 3 cryopreserved double embryo transfer (DET) cycles, and to propose a new prediction model for external validation. METHODS: All cycles with …
review
2012
BACKGROUND: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are the two largest societies in the world whose members comprise the major experts and professionals wo…
observational
2001
PURPOSE: The effect of uterine leiomyomas on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment has been controversial. This study was undertaken to clarify influence of fibroids on IVF success, in a large population with age and other p…