Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

PURPOSE: Semen manipulation for assisted reproductive technology (ART) causes spermatozoa damage; thus, we investigated the potential of the novel therapeutic BGP-15 to preserve sperm quality during semen washing prior to insemination. MET…

PURPOSE: While breastfeeding is known to impact unassisted conception, its effect on fertility treatment outcomes remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) frozen embryo transf…

PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of personalized embryo transfer (pET) in enhancing intrauterine pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) without recurrent implantation failure (RIF). METHODS: This single-center, …

PURPOSE: In Italy, Law No. 169 of November 4, 2024, has come into force, criminalizing surrogacy even if it occurs abroad, provided at least one member of the requesting couple is an Italian citizen. This legislation stems from a firm convi…

PURPOSE: Obesity is increasingly at the center of modern international healthcare systems. This is a position statement of the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Medicine (SIFES-MR) aimed at evaluating the impact of…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the value of mtDNA copy number measurement in spent culture medium of blastocysts for predicting the chance of implantation following single blastocyst transfer (SBT). METHODS: Copy numbers of mtDNA and genomic DNA (gD…

PURPOSE: To compare the clinical effectiveness and overall treatment cost of three ovarian stimulation protocols-dydrogesterone (DYD), medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), and GnRH antagonist-in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). …

PURPOSE: To investigate baseline parameters and vaginal intimate hygiene habits comparing IVF patients with and without vaginal dysbiosis, a cross-sectional study. METHODS: Patients were grouped by the presence of vaginal dysbiosis status …

OBJECTIVE: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa), combined with other auxiliary treatments, can improve pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). This research investigated the effect of acupuncture co…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the predictive value of serum AMH for clinical pregnancy in non-infertile population undergoing intrauterine insemination with donor sperm (ds-IUI). METHODS: This multicenter prospective study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: N…

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether co-treatment of repeated GnRHa triggers with GnRH antagonist protocols can improve the clinical outcomes in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET) procedures. …

PURPOSE: Techniques of medically assisted reproduction interact with the embryo at crucial developmental stages, yet their impact on the fetus and subsequent child's health remains unclear. Given rising infertility rates and more frequent u…

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between blood lead levels (BLLs) and IVF clinical outcomes in infertile females and to further explore the possible involvement of granulosa cell (GC) endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the process…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between first trimester (≤ 12 weeks gestation) subchorionic hemorrhage (SCH), and maternal and neonatal outcomes in women who conceived with the help of assisted reproductive technique (ART). METHODS: P…

PURPOSE: This study investigates the role of bacterial vaginosis (BV) on pregnancy rates during various fertility treatments. BV is known to influence several obstetric outcomes, such as preterm delivery and endometritis. Only few studies i…

Intercellular communication is an important mechanism for the development and maintenance of normal biological processes in all organs, including the female reproductive system. Extracellular vesicles, as important carriers of intercellular…

PURPOSE: Although significant improvements in assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes have been accomplished, a critical question remains: which embryo is most likely to result in a pregnancy? Embryo selection is currently based on …

PURPOSE: To elucidatethe epigenetic alteration associated with impaired oogenesis in endometrioma using multi-omic approaches. METHODS: ATAC-seq was performed on the granulosa cells (GCs) of 6 patients (3 with endometrioma and 3 without). …

OBJECTIVE: The present research aims to assess the factors that influence live birth outcomes following fresh embryo transfers using antagonist protocols in individuals diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Furthermore, it seeks …

PURPOSE: To determine whether the embryonic euploidy rate and live birth outcomes following single, euploid embryo transfer (SEET) differ among women of self-reported racial and ethnic backgrounds. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study …

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a random forest (RF) model in predicting clinical pregnancy outcomes from intrauterine insemination (IUI) and identifying significant factors affecting IUI pregnancy in a large Chin…

PURPOSE: Decreased ovarian reserve function is mainly characterized by female endocrine disorders and fertility decline. Follicular fluid (FF) exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to regulate the function of granulosa cells (GCs). Th…

PURPOSE: Can small RNA derived from embryos in conditioned embryo culture medium (ECM) influence embryo implantation? METHODS: We employed small RNA sequencing to investigate the expression profiles of transfer RNA-derived small RNA (tsRNA…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the contribution of the cleavage stage morphological parameters to the prediction of blastocyst transfer outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 8383 single-blastocyst transfer cycles including 2246 f…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of daily follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH) dose on the likelihood of suboptimal response to ovarian stimulation (OS) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) according to POSEIDON's c…