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STUDY QUESTION: Does ICSI improve the live birth rate in couples without severe male factor infertility compared to conventional IVF (cIVF)? SUMMARY ANSWER: High-quality evidence showed no benefit of ICSI over cIVF in improving live birth …

The primary aim of the present randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was to investigate whether clindamycin and live Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 (LACTIN-V) would improve clinical pregnancy rates in IVF patients with abnormal…

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and conventional in vitro fertilization (c-IVF) are widely used fertilization techniques in assisted reproduction, but their relative effectiveness in patients without severe male factor infertility r…

Passive maternal-fetal transfer of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies has been demonstrated, whilst the degree of transfer depending on the trimester of infection is lacking. Due to neonates' immature im…

PURPOSE: To investigate baseline parameters and vaginal intimate hygiene habits comparing IVF patients with and without vaginal dysbiosis, a cross-sectional study. METHODS: Patients were grouped by the presence of vaginal dysbiosis status …

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a complex biological process and serious complications can arise when the delicate balance between the maternal and semi-allogeneic fetal immune systems is disrupted or challenged. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM…

OBJECTIVE: We investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression among women with asthma prior to fertility treatment. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of women screened for eligibility to the PRO-ART study (RCT of omalizumab versus pl…

Prolonged time to pregnancy, increased need for fertility treatment, and increased pregnancy loss have been reported in women with asthma. However, it is unknown whether uterine inflammatory cells negatively affects fertility in this group.…

STUDY QUESTION: How does nucleus status at the two-cell stage predict blastocysts formation and clinical outcome after single blastocyst transfer? SUMMARY ANSWER: Binucleated embryos at the two-cell stage (2BI) show higher rates of good qu…

INTRODUCTION: Over the last decades, the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has increased, even among patients without male factor infertility. The increase has happened even though there is no evidence to support that ICSI resu…

BACKGROUND: Infertility affects 15%-25% of all couples during their reproductive life span. It is a significant societal and public health problem with potential psychological, social, and economic consequences. Furthermore, infertility has…

INTRODUCTION: Recent studies in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) patients have associated abnormal vaginal microbiota (AVM) with poor clinical pregnancy rates of 6%-9% per embryo transfer. The biological plausibility for this finding is hypothe…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the ongoing pregnancy rate between a freeze-all strategy and a fresh transfer strategy in assisted reproductive technology treatment. DESIGN: Multicentre, randomised controlled superiority trial. SETTING: Outpatient …

INTRODUCTION: Asthma is associated with prolonged time to pregnancy and a higher need for fertility treatment. However, the mechanism underlying this association remains incompletely understood. Previous research points to asthma-driven sys…

OBJECTIVE: The key enzyme in the biosynthesis of estradiol, aromatase, has been demonstrated within endometriosis. Combined administration of aromatase inhibitor and GnRH-agonist may efficiently suppress estrogen biosynthesis through a comb…

BACKGROUND: Controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) are often used as the first-line treatment for subfertile couples. To minimize the variability in ovarian response in patients' first treatment cycle, we r…