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RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the effect of adenomyosis on cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) in women undergoing single embryo transfer in donor-oocyte cycles, with specific attention to type, location and severity of disease. DESIGN: Retrosp…

This review article aims to summarize current tools used in the diagnosis of adenomyosis with relative pharmacological and surgical treatment and to clarify the relative association between adenomyosis and infertility, considering the impor…

A T-shaped uterus is a rare uterine malformation that is classically associated with diethylstilbesterol (DES) exposure. Surprisingly, the prevalence of T- and Y-shaped uterus has increased in recent years despite the absence of a diagnosti…

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively examine the association between adenomyosis type, location, and severity with reproductive outcomes in patients undergoing single embryo transfer (SET) with embryos derived from donor oocytes. DESIGN: A prospect…

PurposeMale infertility may influence fertilization rates, embryo morphology, and implantation rates in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Oocyte competence plays a major role in embryo development, but there is a limited understanding of…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Does aromatase inhibitor improve IVF outcomes by reducing local oestrogen production in patients with adenomyosis undergoing long-term gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) treatment? DESIGN: Four patients with…

The prolonged lockdown of health services providing high-complexity fertility treatments -as currently recommended by many reproductive medicine entities- is detrimental for society as a whole, and infertility patients in particular. Global…

Endometriosis requires medical management during a woman's reproductive years. Most treatments aim to create a hypoestrogenic milieu, but for patients wishing to conceive, drugs that allow normal ovarian function are needed. Targeting angio…

The authors review aberrations of uterine anatomy and physiology affecting pregnancy outcomes with IVF. In the case of endometriosis and hydrosalpinx, pathologies outside of the uterus alter the uterine endometrium. In the case of endometri…