Joanne Kwak-Kim — Endo Lab

observational 2022

Anticardiolipin and/or anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibodies are associated with adverse IVF outcomes

Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.986893

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of anticardiolipin (aCL) and/or anti-β2-glycoprotein-I (aβ2GPI) antibodies, namely antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. MATERIALS AND ME…

other 2021

Decidualization score identifies an endometrial dysregulation in samples from women with recurrent pregnancy losses and unexplained infertility

F&S reports ·doi:10.1016/j.xfre.2020.12.004

OBJECTIVE: To study decidualization-associated endometrial factors. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study to compare endometrial gene expression patterns in women experiencing reproductive failure including recurrent pregnancy loss or unexpla…

observational 2019

Endometrial TGF-β, IL-10, IL-17 and autophagy are dysregulated in women with recurrent implantation failure with chronic endometritis

Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-018-0444-9

BACKGROUND: Chronic endometritis (CE) is a condition which results in reduced receptivity of embryos by dysregulated lymphocyte subsets, abnormal expression of cytokines, chemokines and other regulatory molecules in the endometrium (EM). Ma…

other 2016

Serum hCG-β levels of postovulatory day 12 and 14 with the sequential application of hCG-β fold change significantly increased predictability of pregnancy outcome after IVF-ET cycle

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-016-0744-y

PURPOSE: To investigate hCG-β level on postovulatory day (POD) 12 and its fold increase as predictors for pregnancy outcome after in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed in total 1408 fresh …