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RESEARCH QUESTION: Is co-existing polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) associated with a higher cumulative live birth rate (LBR) after assisted reproductive technology (ART) in women with advanced endometriosis? DESIGN: A retrospective coh…

The cause of infertility in women with endometriosis remains unclear. Elevated levels of iron in the follicular fluid (FF), potentially leading to oxidative stress, have been reported in endometriosis. In this study, we aimed to compare mar…

BackgroundStudies have assessed the impact of culturing warmed cleavage-stage embryos to blastocyst in frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles; there is a paucity of studies that have evaluated the impact of warming of day 3 embryos and culturi…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To externally validate the Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) and to assess cumulative spontaneous pregnancy rates in women with moderate to severe endometriosis following fertility-enhancing minimally invasive surgery. D…

BackgroundPolycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the common causes of anovulatory infertility among women in the reproductive age group. Women with PCOS and obesity often have difficulty in conceiving, and they are more prone for deve…

BackgroundIn IVF/ICSI treatment, the process of embryo implantation is the success rate-limiting step. Endometrial scratching has been suggested to improve this process, but it is unclear if this procedure increases the chance of implantati…

BACKGROUND: Infertility is a global health issue. The variation in the prevalence of unexplained infertility is attributed to the choice of investigation. There remains a knowledge gap on the impact of minimal and mild endometriosis on trea…

BackgroundThe duration of cryopreservation of embryos and its effect on the subsequent pregnancy outcomes, when they have been frozen for a longer duration remains a matter of concern. There is a continuous debate among studies comparing di…

Study questionIs there a difference in dietary patterns among subfertile South Asian women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET)?Summary answerSignificant regional differences in dietary pattern exist among subfertile South Asian women un…

Study questionDo live birth outcomes differ when Patient-Oriented Strategy Encompassing IndividualizeD Oocyte Number (POSEIDON) stratified groups are compared with women with good prognosis (non-POSEIDON group) undergoing ART?Summary answer…

Study questionDoes oral antioxidant pretreatment for the male partner improve clinical pregnancy rate in couples undergoing ART for male factor subfertility?Summary answerThere was no significant difference in clinical pregnancy rate follow…

BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of Progesterone/ Estradiol (P4/E2) ratio as a predictive tool for clinical pregnancy in ART cycles with a premature progesterone rise of >1.5 ng/ml on the day of human chorionic go…