William Buckett

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) protocol on follicular synchrony in a subsequent in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle in patients whose previous cycle was canceled due to asynchrony. METHODS: A single…

ProposeTo investigate embryo retention (ER) rate in embryo transfer (ET) cycles and its effects on reproductive outcomes in a large database.MethodsA matched retrospective cohort study in a tertiary academic hospital-based reproductive cent…

ObjectiveTo compare the success of ovulation induction using oral agents versus gonadotropins (GTs) in women ≥38 years old.Study designA retrospective cohort study was performed including all first to third stimulated IUI cycles conducted a…

PurposeTo evaluate the effect of non-cavity-distorting intramural leiomyomas on the placental histopathology pattern and perinatal outcome in singleton live births resulting from in vitro fertilization treatment.MethodsThe study population …

Unexplained infertility is a common diagnosis affecting as many as 50% of couples seeking infertility care. As a diagnosis of exclusion, its treatment remains largely empirical. Historically, a step-wise progression in treatment has been in…

BackgroundThe female genital tract is not exposed to seminal plasma during standard assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles. However, it is thought that the inflammatory reaction triggered by seminal plasma may be beneficial by induci…

PurposeTo assess effects on fertilization rate, embryo quality, pregnancy, and live birth rates of vitrification and warming of oocytes that matured in vitro (vIVM) compared to fresh in vitro maturation (fIVM) cycles.MethodsA retrospective …

PurposeTo compare clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates of single blastocyst transfers performed by attending physicians or fellows in reproductive endocrinology and infertility program.MethodsRetrospective study in an academic repr…

BACKGROUND: Endometriomata are endometriotic deposits within the ovary. The surgical management of these blood filled cysts is controversial. The laparoscopic approach to the management of endometriomata is favoured over a laparotomy approa…

Eighty-eight infertile patients undergoing laparoscopy were randomized to undergo chromopertubation with lipiodol or with normal saline. The cumulative probability of conception at 1, 3, and 6 months following laparoscopy was not statistica…

BACKGROUND: Endometriomata are endometriotic deposits within the ovary. The surgical management of these blood filled cysts is controversial. The laparoscopic approach to the management of endometriomata is favoured for as it offers the adv…

BACKGROUND: The objective of this review was to determine which is the most effective technique for treating an ovarian endometrioma; excision or ablation. METHODS: A systematic review employing the principles of the Cochrane Menstrual Diso…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine whether laparoscopic surgical excision or ablation leads is the optimum surgical management of ovarian endometriomata with respect to pain …