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View article: Egg Cryopreservation for Social Reasons—A Literature Review
Egg Cryopreservation for Social Reasons—A Literature Review Open
This paper provides an overview of the social reasons that lead women to consider egg cryopreservation, as well as the attitudes and knowledge of women towards this procedure. Methods: For the creation of this article, a literature review …
View article: Egg Cryopreservation for Social Reasons-A Literature Review
Egg Cryopreservation for Social Reasons-A Literature Review Open
This paper provides an overview of the social reasons that lead women to consider egg cryopreservation, as well as the attitudes and knowledge of women towards this procedure. Methods: For the creation of this article, a literature review …
View article: Impact of Hysteroscopic Polypectomy on IVF Outcomes in Women with Unexplained Infertility
Impact of Hysteroscopic Polypectomy on IVF Outcomes in Women with Unexplained Infertility Open
Objective: To assess the effect of hysteroscopic polypectomy on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) results in infertile women with at least one prior negative IVF outcome. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included women who had atten…
View article: Impact of Chemicals on the Age of Menarche: A Literature Review
Impact of Chemicals on the Age of Menarche: A Literature Review Open
A growing body of evidence suggests that chemicals interfere with the age of onset of menarche. We conducted a review in order to demonstrate the relationship between several categories of chemicals and menarche. We searched for English la…
View article: Commercially Available Molecular Approaches to Evaluate Endometrial Receptivity: A Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of the Literature
Commercially Available Molecular Approaches to Evaluate Endometrial Receptivity: A Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of the Literature Open
Despite the advances in the field of reproductive medicine, implantation failure represents a challenging condition affecting 10–30% of patients subjected to in vitro fertilization (IVF). Research has focused on the identification of molec…
View article: Authors Reply: Regarding “Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”
Authors Reply: Regarding “Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial” Open
Komiya et al recently sent a letter to the editor1 raising issues of reliability and validity of our study "Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial".2 Their comments focused on the default of…
View article: The Current Evidence Regarding COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Head to Next?
The Current Evidence Regarding COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Head to Next? Open
Despite the volume of publications dedicated to unraveling the biological characteristics and clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2, available data on pregnant patients are limited. In the current review of literature, we present an overvi…
View article: Empty Zona Pellucida Only Case: A Critical Review of the Literature
Empty Zona Pellucida Only Case: A Critical Review of the Literature Open
The presence of empty zona pellucida (EZP) in oocytes following oocyte retrieval (OR) during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle presents a major clinical and laboratory challenge in assisted reproduction. It has been attributed to sever…
View article: Getting to Know Endometriosis-Related Infertility Better: A Review on How Endometriosis Affects Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development
Getting to Know Endometriosis-Related Infertility Better: A Review on How Endometriosis Affects Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development Open
Endometriosis-related infertility describes a case of deteriorated fecundity when endometriosis is diagnosed. Numerous mechanisms have been proposed in an effort to delineate the multifaceted pathophysiology that induces impairment of repr…
View article: The effect of psychosocial interventions on infertility: Inconsistency of research data
The effect of psychosocial interventions on infertility: Inconsistency of research data Open
This systematic review aimed to investigate the inconsistency of research data concerning the contribution of systematic psychosocial interventions to infertility treatments. More specifically, the objective of this review was to investiga…
View article: The Conundrum of Poor Ovarian Response: From Diagnosis to Treatment
The Conundrum of Poor Ovarian Response: From Diagnosis to Treatment Open
Despite recent striking advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART), poor ovarian response (POR) diagnosis and treatment is still considered challenging. Poor responders constitute a heterogeneous cohort with the common denominator …
View article: Assessing Clinical Embryology Research: A Global Bibliometric Analysis
Assessing Clinical Embryology Research: A Global Bibliometric Analysis Open
Background and Objectives: The evaluative strength of available bibliometric tools in the field of clinical embryology has never been examined in the literature. The aim is to bring insight regarding the identity of clinical embryology res…
View article: Assessing Clinical Embryology research: A global bibliometric analysis
Assessing Clinical Embryology research: A global bibliometric analysis Open
Background: The evaluative strength of available bibliometric tools in the field of clinical embryology has never been examined in the literature. This work aims to uniquely bring insight regarding the identity of clinical embryology resea…
View article: Expression and importance of relaxin in vaginal wall tissues from women with pelvic organ prolapse and with/without stress urinary incontinence
Expression and importance of relaxin in vaginal wall tissues from women with pelvic organ prolapse and with/without stress urinary incontinence Open
Background and aim: Thousands of women worldwide suffer from pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.Low quality of pelvic connective tissue contributes to the development of the above conditions.Previous studies suggest that…
View article: Luteal phase progesterone and estradiol concentrations and their relation to the outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles with controlled ovarian stimulation
Luteal phase progesterone and estradiol concentrations and their relation to the outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles with controlled ovarian stimulation Open
Purpose of Investigation: To examine if the potential changes in progesterone (P) and estradiol (E2) levels during the luteal phase can predict the outcome in IVF/ICSI cycles. Material and Methods: A prospective study of 282 patients with …
View article: Investigating Stress Response during Vaginal Delivery and Elective Cesarean Section through Assessment of Levels of Cortisol, Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1)
Investigating Stress Response during Vaginal Delivery and Elective Cesarean Section through Assessment of Levels of Cortisol, Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Open
Background: How do stress related phenomena during labor differ between vaginal delivery (VD) and elective cesarean section (CS), remains of heightened interest. The purpose of this study is to investigate discrepancies regarding the stres…
View article: Treating infertility: current affairs of cross-border reproductive care
Treating infertility: current affairs of cross-border reproductive care Open
Infertility patients are willing to travel abroad to receive the medical treatment of choice. A 2010 study reported that approximately 25,000 couples travel abroad annually seeking infertility treatment. The purpose of this review is to an…
View article: Postponing Pregnancy Through Oocyte Cryopreservation for Social Reasons: Considerations Regarding Clinical Practice and the Socio-Psychological and Bioethical Issues Involved
Postponing Pregnancy Through Oocyte Cryopreservation for Social Reasons: Considerations Regarding Clinical Practice and the Socio-Psychological and Bioethical Issues Involved Open
Oocyte freezing for ‘social reasons’ refers to women of reproductive age who are aiming to prolong, protect and secure their fertility. The term emerged to describe application of the highly promising technique, namely vitrification on ooc…
View article: Risks in Surrogacy Considering the Embryo: From the Preimplantation to the Gestational and Neonatal Period
Risks in Surrogacy Considering the Embryo: From the Preimplantation to the Gestational and Neonatal Period Open
Surrogacy is an assisted reproduction-based approach in which the intended parents assign the gestation and birth to another woman called the surrogate mother. The drivers of surrogacy refer largely to infertility, medical conditions, same…
View article: Outcome and recurrence risk of premature progesterone rise in IVF/ICSI cycles using GnRH antagonists for pituitary down-regulation
Outcome and recurrence risk of premature progesterone rise in IVF/ICSI cycles using GnRH antagonists for pituitary down-regulation Open
Summary: To assess the outcome and recurrence risk of premature progesterone rise (PPRR) in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists. Materials and Metho…
View article: GnRH antagonist rescue of a short-protocol IVF/ICSI cycle and GnRH agonist triggering to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: two case reports
GnRH antagonist rescue of a short-protocol IVF/ICSI cycle and GnRH agonist triggering to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: two case reports Open
Use of COS with short protocol in an IVF/ICSI cycle carries a risk of severe OHSS. Rescuing the cycle by withdrawing the agonist and replacing it with an antagonist and triggering ovulation with an agonist bolus is not always effective and…
View article: Improving ICSI: A review from the spermatozoon perspective
Improving ICSI: A review from the spermatozoon perspective Open
ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF: in vitro fertilization; PGD: reimplantation genetic diagnosis; IVM: in vitro maturation; HCV/HIV: hepatitis C virus/human immunodeficiency virus; IMSI: intracytoplasmic morphologically selected …
View article: Matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene promoter polymorphisms: A potential risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene promoter polymorphisms: A potential risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse Open
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common multifactorial condition. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes capable of breaking down various connective tissue elements. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in regulatory areas of MMP-e…
View article: Maternal hyperthyroidism after intrauterine insemination due to hypertrophic action of human chorionic gonadotropin: a case report
Maternal hyperthyroidism after intrauterine insemination due to hypertrophic action of human chorionic gonadotropin: a case report Open
De novo maternal hyperthyroidism may develop during pregnancy as a result of pathological stimulation of the thyroid gland from the high levels of hCG hormone that can be seen in multiple pregnancies. The risk of hyperthyroidism is related…
View article: Secondary hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy – A case report and review of the literature
Secondary hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy – A case report and review of the literature Open
Secondary hypoparathyroidism is seldom seen during pregnancy. Usually, it presents with hypocalcemia. Even if there is no established therapeutic treatment, vitamin D or its analogues are required. In the present case, a 36-year-old, secon…