Wright DL

Much of the literature on the impact of male caffeine and alcohol intake on reproductive outcomes has utilized semen quality as a proxy for male fertility, although semen parameters have a limited predictive value for spontaneous pregnancy.…

Study questionIs dairy food consumption associated with live birth among women undergoing infertility treatment?Summary answerThere was a positive association between total dairy food consumption and live birth among women ≥35 years of age.…

Total hair mercury (Hg) was measured among 205 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and the association with prospectively collected IVF outcomes (229 IVF cycles) was evaluated. Hair Hg levels (median=0.62ppm, range: 0.03…

ObjectiveTo study the relation of dietary phytoestrogens intake and clinical outcomes of women undergoing infertility treatment with the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART).DesignProspective cohort study.SettingFertility center.Pa…

ObjectiveTo prospectively evaluate the associations of folate with assisted reproductive technology outcomes within a population in the United States.MethodsThis analysis included women (n=232) in a prospective cohort study at the Massachus…

PurposeTo evaluate pregnancy rate (PR) and live birth rate (LBR) after freezing pronuclear (PN) embryos for two purposes: to reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and to bank embryos for cancer patients anticipating ga…

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical used in the manufacture of materials present in many common consumer products. In experimental animals, BPA caused oocyte aneuploidy and reduced production of oestradiol. In a prospective cohort stu…

PurposeTo determine whether embryos resulting from oocytes matured in vitro have a higher incidence of nuclear and/or genetic abnormalities compared to embryos resulting from oocytes matured in vivo.MethodsFluorescence in situ hybridization…