Atsushi Yanaihara

ORCID: 0000-0002-5031-2729 · 9 papers in corpus
other 2023
Cureus ·doi:10.7759/cureus.39210

RESEARCH QUESTION: This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of a hyaluronan-enriched transfer medium (HETM) for transfer failures and transfer of frozen embryos that have been graded as C at the time of transfer according t…

review 2017
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1294-8

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) occurs in 1% of pregnancies and is reported to be more common in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) pregnancies. An abdominal ectopic pregnancy (AEP) is a rare form of EP, a…

observational 2008
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9275-5

PURPOSE: Frozen embryo transfer has been established as an indispensable ART procedure for both the effective use of surplus embryos and the prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. The frequency of frozen embryo transfer is increas…

other 2008
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0578.2008.00204.x

Aim:  The mild ovarian stimulation protocol for in vitro fertilization (IVF) is carried out to minimize adverse side-effects as well as cost. While performing mild ovarian stimulation with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist,…

other 2008
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9205-6

PURPOSE: While performing the mild ovarian stimulation protocol with a GnRH antagonist, the pregnancy rate was compared between the groups, which were divided by the degree that the luteinizing hormone (LH) level decreased. MATERIALS AND M…

other 2007
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-007-9155-4

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to predict developmental competence of human oocytes during ICSI via analysis of connexin 43 (Cx43) in cumulus cells surrounding mature oocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Human cumulus cells were manuall…

observational 2006
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0578.2006.00153.x

Background:  Steroid levels have been used as the predictive parameters for oocyte maturation and embryo development. In the present study, estradiol and progesterone concentrations in the follicular fluid and serum were evaluated in conven…

observational 2005
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.02.034

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the localization and expression of steroid sulfatase (STS) in cumulus cells obtained from subjects with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: In vitro fertilization program at the Showa …

observational 2003
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0578.2003.00043.x

Background:  Several parameters of early embryo development are known as predictors of implantation success. Recently, zygote or embryo morphological assessments are thought to be a major method of selection in embryo transfer. We expected …