Soyoung Kim

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 2026
Antioxidant Supplementation with Caffeine During Rescue In Vitro Maturation Improves Fertilization and Embryo Development in Women of Advanced Maternal Age
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/antiox15050555

Age-related decline in oocyte quality is closely associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative imbalance, which disrupt redox-sensitive meiotic signaling and compromise embryo developmental competence. Rescue in vitro maturation (…

other 2026
Fatty acid and melatonin-enriched warming: A novel approach using vitrified oocytes and early-stage embryos for patients with poor prognosis
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346886

BACKGROUND: Cryopreservation and warming can induce cellular stress that impairs oocyte and embryo competence, particularly in poor-prognosis patients. Although fatty acids and melatonin have been proposed to support cytoskeletal stability …

other 2026
Optimizing oral contraceptive timing: Daytime intake reduces doses and enhances efficacy
PLoS computational biology ·doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014040

Contraception is essential for reproductive health and women's empowerment because it allows informed choices about pregnancy prevention. Oral contraceptives (OCs) are a popular method due to their accessibility and high level of effectiven…

observational 2022
Prevalence, severity, and associated factors in women in East Asia with moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001949

OBJECTIVE: To understand prevalence, severity, impact, and treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, using cross-sectional survey data. METHODS: This online, two-part survey was conducted in East Asia among women 40-65 yea…