BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The present review aims to ascertain whether reproductive disorders are associated with specific physical, mental, personality, and social traits. This information may be used to support or reject the hypothesis on the …
BACKGROUND: Literature shows that ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, and assisted reproductive technology are independently associated with increased risks for pregnancy, perinatal, and childhood health complications. However, …
Ovarian aging is characterized by a gradual decline in both reproductive and endocrine functions, ultimately culminating in the cessation of ovarian activity around the age of 50, when most women experience natural menopause. The decline be…
BackgroundOnce a mate choice decision has been made, couples that fail to reach a live birth in natural and/or intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles will likely visit fertility clinics seeking assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatme…
PurposeTo introduce a prognostic model for women's assisted fecundity before starting the first IVF/ICSI treatment cycle.MethodsIn contrast to previous predictive models, we analyze two groups of women at the extremes of prognosis. Specific…
PurposeTo call attention to the fact that cumulative live birth (LB) proportions exhibit an inverted pattern to that displayed by each individual oocyte retrieval cycle (ORC-specific LB proportions) as well as when grouping together all the…
PurposeThe present study aims to ascertain whether there is a causal relationship between women's disease conditions present at the starting time of the first intended oocyte retrieval cycle and IVF/ICSI outcomes, primarily odds of live bir…
The present review aims to ascertain whether different infertility etiologies share particular genes and/or molecular pathways with other pathologies and are associated with distinct and particular risks of later-life morbidity and mortalit…