Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

PURPOSE: To evaluate the risk of prematurity and infant mortality by maternal fertility status, and for in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies, by oocyte source and embryo state combinations. METHODS: Women in 14 States who had IVF-conce…

PURPOSE: Selecting an embryo at the transfer stage with the best chance of a successful pregnancy is still largely dependent on preceding subjective evaluation of morphokinetics. Expensive prenatal genomic profiling has been so far proved i…

PURPOSE: Poor fertilization during conventional IVF is difficult to predict in the absence of abnormal semen parameters; large-scale studies are lacking. The purpose of this study is to evaluate factors associated with low fertilization rat…

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between serum/follicular fluid fetuin-B levels and fertilization outcomes in conventional IVF cycles. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of conventional IVF treatments including 78 cycles with low …

PURPOSE: To determine whether the presence of endometriosis in infertile women without prior ovarian surgery influences markers of ovarian reserve, AMH and FSH. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study included three groups of women who prese…

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the impact of the peak E2 level during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COS) on the cumulative live birth rate (cLBR) in non-PCOS women with normal ovarian reserve. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Women…

PURPOSE: The IGF signaling cascade exerts important regulatory functions in human ovarian folliculogenesis. The scope of this study was to evaluate the transcription profile of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) genes during human ovarian fol…

PURPOSE: To conduct a non-inferiority study to compare the clinical outcomes of transdermal estrogen patch and oral estrogen in patients undergoing frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer non-donor cycles without GnRHagonist (GnRHa) suppre…

PURPOSE: The 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 b…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether abnormal hCG trends occur at a higher incidence among women conceiving singleton pregnancies following transfer of multiple (two or more) embryos (MET), as compared to those havin…

PURPOSE: Allogeneic ovarian transplantation may be an alternative in the future to oocyte donation in women with premature ovarian failure. The objectives of this study were to (a) evaluate allotransplantation feasibility for restoration of…

PURPOSE: In vitro fertilization (IVF) infants have lower birthweights than their peers, predisposing them to long-term health consequences. Blastocyst transfer (BT), at day 5-6 post-fertilization, is increasing in usage, partially due to im…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with embryo multinucleation, particularly focused on the influence of parental chromosomal polymorphisms in embryo multinucleation. METHODS: This is a retrospective ca…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an additive effect of combined advanced maternal and paternal age on pregnancy and live birth rates. METHODS: Retrospective data analysis of 4057 first cycles at a fertility ce…

PURPOSE: To develop a comprehensive genetic test for female and male infertility in support of medical decisions during assisted reproductive technology (ART) protocols. METHODS: We developed a next-generation sequencing (NGS) gene panel c…

PURPOSE: To assess whether continuous embryo culture involves better embryological and/or clinical outcomes than sequential. METHODS: Prospective study at a private IVF center. All consecutive IVF cycles (September 2013-2015) fulfilling th…

PURPOSE: What are the experience, approach, and knowledge of US Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ob-gyn) towards counseling patients on reproductive aging (RA) and elective fertility preservation (EFP). METHODS: A cross-sectional survey e…

PURPOSE: To report the results of cryopreserved ovary tissue transplantation for leukemia and other cancers, in a single US center. METHODS: One hundred eight females between age 6 and (median age 24) 35 were referred for possible ovary ti…

PURPOSE: To 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. METHODS: A retrospe…

PURPOSE: To analyse the impact of female characteristics on assisted reproductive technology outcome among male haematological cancer survivors. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 93 haematological cancer survivors attending our tertiary…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether individual response of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) treatment is associated with difference in ovarian stimulation outcomes. METHODS: The…

PURPOSE: To compare clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates of single blastocyst transfers performed by attending physicians or fellows in reproductive endocrinology and infertility program. METHODS: Retrospective study in an academi…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare the results of ART treatment in patients with and without endometriosis in a large cohort of patients from different centers over an extented period of time. METHODS: This retrospective stud…

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