Azem F

OBJECTIVE: To compare recombinant FSH (rFSH) with highly purified-human menopausal gonadotrophin (hp-hMG) on ovarian response in women undergoing elective fertility preservation (FP). METHODS: This retrospective study included 456 women wh…

This study is to identify factors and patient symptomatology affecting ovarian response in women with endometriosis who seek fertility preservation. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2017 to May 2020 at a tertia…

To compare clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth rate (LBR) after frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) of day (D-) 6 blastocysts on D-5 versus D-6. A retrospective cohort study. A university-affiliated single-center tertiary hospital.…

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of pelvic inflammation caused by tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) on ovarian response to stimulation. METHODS: This retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis that was carried out in a tertiary university-affilia…

Purpose: To compare the morphokinetic parameters of pre-implantation development between embryos of women of advanced maternal age (AMA) and young women. Methods: Time-lapse microscopy was used to compare morphokinetic variables between 495…

BACKGROUND: The high number of IVF procedures performed in Israel has had an unforeseen consequence: accumulation of large amounts of surplus frozen embryos. After five years that the frozen embryos are kept for free, patients need to make …

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of two commercially available in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo culture media systems: the glucose-free P1 Medium supplemented with 20% synthetic serum substitute (SSS) (Irvine Scientific), and the Coo…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of IVF in patients with stages III and IV endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: The Sara Racine IVF Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel. PATIENT(S): Fif…