Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to test the hypotheses that compared to IVF cycles undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) with or without testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M), IVF cycles unde…

PURPOSE: AI and its machine learning algorithms have proven useful in several fields of medicine, including medically assisted reproduction. The purpose of the study was to construct several predictive models based on clinical data and sele…

Cell-free DNAs (cfDNAs) are fragmented forms of DNA that are released into extracellular environments. Analyzing them, regarding either concentration or genetic/epigenetic status can provide helpful information about disorders, response to …

PURPOSE: To determine the use of a new specialized E-Meeting for Complex Cases in Oncofertility by fertility preservation specialists (FPSs) MATERIAL AND METHODS: We present 3 years of activity of the E-Meeting for Complex Cases in Oncofert…

PURPOSE: To determine the utility of the endometrial receptivity analysis (ERA) in women with prior failed embryo transfers (ET). METHODS: This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent an ERA test with a subsequent frozen ET. Wo…

PURPOSE: To determine if the use of ICSI in women of advanced maternal age with non-male factor infertility increases chances of live birth. METHODS: Retrospective data analysis of 10 years of cycle data from a single Australian IVF clinic…

PURPOSE: In vitro developing embryos may apparently show no developmental progress during 24 h and resume their development up to the blastocyst stage. The present study was conducted to assess their ability to implant and to give rise to a…

PURPOSE: To determine whether concomitant tamoxifen 20 mg with gonadotropins (tamoxifen-gonadotropin) versus letrozole 5 mg with gonadotropins (letrozole-gonadotropin) affects mature oocyte yield. METHODS: Open-label, single-institution, r…

PURPOSE: To study whether the application of femtosecond laser pulses for zona pellucida (ZP) drilling of blastocysts at the embryonic or abembryonic poles can promote hatching to start immediately through the hole formed and ensure high ha…

OBJECTIVE: Telomeres are repetitive sequences localized at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes comprising noncoding DNA and telomere-binding proteins. TRF1 and TRF2 both bind to the double-stranded telomeric DNA to regulate its length throug…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the number of p16-positive cells in the functional layer of the endometrium could be a useful biomarker to identify women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) undergoing in vitro f…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the perspectives of infertility patients regarding genetic carrier screening, embryo sex selection, embryo research, and gene editing. METHODS: An anonymous 32-question survey was distribut…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluates the effect of different modes of final follicular maturation triggering on the degree of apoptosis of granulosa cells (GCs) and the potential effect on progesterone secretion. METHODS: Thirty patients undergoing co…

PURPOSE: To assess oocyte quality in young patients with decreased ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation using time-lapse analysis. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study conducted at five medical centers between 2013 and 2017.…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Granulosa cells (GCs) surrounding oocytes are crucial for follicular growth, oocyte development, ovulation, and luteinization under the dynamic co-stimulation of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone …

PURPOSE: To elucidate the effect of X-ray exposure during hysterosalpingography (HSG) on subsequent laboratory outcomes in in vitro fertilization (IVF). METHODS: A total of 1458 oocytes, consisting of 990 oocytes retrieved from 70 women (8…

PURPOSE: IVF treatment in women with grafted frozen-thawed ovarian tissue is associated with poor reproductive outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT) followed by assisted reprodu…

PURPOSE: To test whether an electronic whiteboard in the IVF laboratory increases the likelihood that critical evaluation procedures are performed within optimum pre-set time ranges. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of oocyte retrieva…

PURPOSE: The goal is to determine if variations exist between male and female blastocysts in preimplantation measurements of quality and ploidy and in vitro fertilization elective single-embryo transfer (eSET) outcomes. METHODS: A retrospe…

PURPOSE: To better understand the beliefs about a causal role of emotional stress maintained by women seeking fertility care. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered survey was distributed to fertility care patients at an academic fe…

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether endometrial compaction using sequential transvaginal ultrasound is associated with improved live birth rates in medicated single euploid frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles. METHODS: Prospective observational c…

PURPOSE: Endometrial extracellular vesicles are essential in regulating trophoblasts' function. This study aims to investigate whether endometrial extracellular vesicles (EVs) from recurrent implantation failure (RIF) patients inhibit the p…

PURPOSE: Our retrospective study is to investigate an end-to-end deep learning model in identifying ploidy status through raw time-lapse video. METHODS: By randomly dividing the dataset of time-lapse videos with known outcome of preimplant…

PURPOSE: To report experience designing and establishing a reproductive registry and sample biorepository and to describe initial subject characteristics and biospecimens. METHODS: Beginning in December 2017, patients presenting for reprod…