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Background/objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the association between antioxidant intake and antral follicle count (AFC), a marker of ovarian reserve, in women attending a fertility clinic.MethodsWe conducted an observationa…

Background/objectivesFew studies have investigated the association of dietary glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), and carbohydrate intake with antral follicle count (AFC). This study aimed to investigate the association of total carboh…

Exposure to phthalates is common and difficult to avoid. However, intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3PUFAs) may ameliorate negative effects on ovarian reserve by exposure to phthalates as both are involved in key proces…

PurposeTo evaluate the association, if any, between the grade of the trophectoderm (TE) and the rate at which β-human-chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) rises in early pregnancy.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study including 1116 singlet…

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between intake of soy food and isoflavone with ovarian reserve. Previous studies suggest on the relationship between soy intake and human fertility are inconsistent. Some clinical studies suggest that…

Study questionIs there an association between iron intake and ovarian reserve among women seeking fertility care?Summary answerSupplemental iron intake above 45 mg/day is associated with lower ovarian reserve among women seeking fertility c…

ObjectiveTo report a case of ovarian torsion during ovarian stimulation prior to trigger followed by laparoscopic detorsion, trigger, and subsequent successful oocyte retrieval, as well as to review outcomes from the cycle.Case presentation…

PurposeTo study the association, if any, between anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and pre-ovulatory endometrial thickness (ET) in gonadotropin/intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included a total of 964…

PurposeTo determine if creating voting ensembles combining convolutional neural networks (CNN), support vector machine (SVM), and multi-layer neural networks (NN) alongside clinical parameters improves the accuracy of artificial intelligenc…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the associations of caffeinated, alcoholic, and sweetened beverage intakes with antral follicle count (AFC), a well-accepted biomarker of ovarian reserve.DesignObservational prospective cohort study.SettingFertility cen…

ObjectiveTo compare the variability in metabolomes between the serum and follicular fluid, as well as across 3 dominant follicles.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingAn academic fertility clinic in the northeastern United States, 2005-201…

ObjectiveTo examine the association between dietary folate intake and antral follicle count (AFC) among women seeing treatment for infertility.DesignCohort study.SettingAcademic fertility center.PatientsA total of 552 women attending the Ma…

ObjectiveTo examine the association between ambient temperature and antral follicle count (AFC), a standard measure of ovarian reserve.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingFertility center at an academic hospital in the northeastern United…

PurposeWe sought to determine whether pregnancies conceived in those with male factor infertility have unique placental pathology profiles compared to those undergoing infertility treatments for other indications.MethodsThis was a retrospec…

Purpose(s)To evaluate the relationship of men's dietary patterns with outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF).MethodsThis is a prospective cohort study including 231 couples with 407 IVF cycles, presented at an academic fertility center fr…

BackgroundFew epidemiologic studies have evaluated the impact of paternal environmental exposures, particularly as mixtures, on couples' pregnancy outcomes.ObjectiveWe investigated whether mixtures of paternal urinary bisphenol A (BPA), par…

BackgroundOverweight and obesity among women have been associated with lower success of assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs). However, the relation of adolescent body weight and adult weight change to ART outcomes is not well understoo…

PurposeWe aimed to assess whether home collection and increased time to semen processing are associated with altered sperm parameters, fertilization rates (FR), day 5 usable quality blastocyst development rates (D5-UQBR), or pregnancy rates…

Exposure to phthalates, endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly used as plasticizers and in consumer products, has been associated with infertility and premature ovarian failure. Our objective was to investigate whether urinary phthalate me…

Accumulating evidence suggests that air pollution increases pregnancy loss; however, most previous studies have focused on case identification from medical records, which may underrepresent early pregnancy losses. Our objective was to inves…

ObjectiveTo investigate the associations between dietary patterns and antral follicle count (AFC), a marker of ovarian reserve.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingFertility center at an academic hospital.Patient(s)A total of 363 women see…

BackgroundAn increasing number of studies have linked air pollution to decreased fertility. Whether this is due to an effect on ovarian reserve is unknown.MethodOur study included 632 women attending the Massachusetts General Hospital Ferti…

BackgroundRandomized trials of supplementation with antioxidant mixtures during infertility treatment show no benefit on pregnancy or live birth rate. However, the roles of individual antioxidants are poorly understood. We examined the asso…

Research questionStudies in rodents have shown that paternal folate intake prior to conception is associated with pregnancy and offspring outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess whether those associations might apply to humans as well…

ImportanceAnimal experiments suggest that ingestion of pesticide mixtures at environmentally relevant concentrations decreases the number of live-born offspring. Whether the same is true in humans is unknown.ObjectiveTo examine the associat…