Zaher Merhi
ORCID: 0000-0002-7952-1428
· 11 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2026
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and insulin resistance (IR) commonly have elevated serum advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) that accumulate in their ovaries, potentially altering ovarian function. AGEs have been shown to int…
case-report
2025
This report describes two women aged 45 and older who achieved live births following intraovarian administration of a novel combination of mechanically processed adipose nanofat rich in adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and autologous plat…
review
2025
BACKGROUND: The injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (RA) drugs are commonly used for weight loss among reproductive-aged women but the perception of their impact on fertility is not clear among the public. OBJECTIVE…
review
2025
Infertility remains a major global health concern, with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and impaired endometrial receptivity representing key contributors to poor as…
other
2024
nonrandomized-trial
2023
PROBLEM: Endometriosis, a common and challenging condition, is a pelvic inflammatory condition that causes chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and infertility. Even though standard medical therapies and surgeries can help CPP, a large percentage of w…
lab-animal
2019
Adiponectin levels are associated with anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and kisspeptin levels in non-ovarian tissues. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between adiponectin and the genes important for ovarian …
review
2019
A mounting body of the literature suggests that environmental chemicals found in food and water could affect female reproduction. Many worldwide daily-used products have been shown to contain chemicals that could incur adverse reproductive …
observational
2017
PURPOSE: The pro-inflammatory advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their anti-inflammatory soluble receptors, sRAGE, play a role in the pathogenesis of PCOS. There is a correlation between vitamin D (vit D) and sRAGE in the serum, whe…
other
2014
CONTEXT: Vitamin D deficiency is common among reproductive-aged women and has a role in female reproduction. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (vit D3) in ovarian follicular development and steroidogenesi…
observational
2013
PURPOSE: Serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels estimate ovarian reserve. The purpose of this study was to identify a minimum serum AMH level that correlates with acceptable clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) in women with severe diminished o…