Issue 2/2021
Content (31 Articles)
How genetics human ART style is making dreams come true: the stairway to eugenics
David F. Albertini
Lack of trusted diagnostic tools for undetermined male infertility
Swati Pandruvada, Rachel Royfman, Tariq A. Shah, Puneet Sindhwani, James M. Dupree, Samantha Schon, Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Cell-free DNA discoveries in human reproductive medicine: providing a new tool for biomarker and genetic assays in ART
Maryam Qasemi, Reza Mahdian, Fardin Amidi
The role of miRNAs in polycystic ovary syndrome with insulin resistance
Yingliu Luo, Chenchen Cui, Xiao Han, Qian Wang, Cuilian Zhang
Regulating reproductive genetic services: dealing with spiral-shaped processes and techno-scientific imaginaries
Ido Alon, Rosa Urbanos-Garrido, José Guimón
When embryology meets genetics: the definition of developmentally incompetent preimplantation embryos (DIPE)—the consensus of two Italian scientific societies
Danilo Cimadomo, Antonio Capalbo, Catello Scarica, Laura Sosa Fernandez, Laura Rienzi, Rosanna Ciriminna, Maria Giulia Minasi, Antonio Novelli, Lucia De Santis, Daniela Zuccarello
Psychological distress and postponed fertility care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Angela K. Lawson, Dana B. McQueen, Amelia C. Swanson, Rafael Confino, Eve C. Feinberg, Mary Ellen Pavone
Obesity and IVF: weighing in on the evidence
Begum Aydogan Mathyk, Alexander M. Quaas
Live birth outcomes in infertile patients with class III and class IV obesity following fresh embryo transfer
Phillip A. Romanski, Pietro Bortoletto, Brady Magaoay, Alice Chung, Zev Rosenwaks, Steven D. Spandorfer
Third-generation sequencing: any future opportunities for PGT?
Sai Liu, Hui Wang, Don Leigh, David S. Cram, Li Wang, Yuanqing Yao
Development and clinical application of a preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disease (PGT-M) for beta thalassemia in Vietnam
Anh Dao Mai, Gary L. Harton, Vinh Nguyen Quang, Huynh Nguyen Van, Nhung Hoang Thi, Nga Pham Thuy, Thu Hien Le Thi, Duc Nguyen Minh, Quan Tran Quoc
Female and male perspectives on male partner roles in expanded carrier screening
Sarah Jurgensmeyer, Sarah Walterman, Andrew Wagner, Kenny Wong, Annie Bao, Sarah Stueber, Sara Spencer
The impact of patient, embryo, and translocation characteristics on the ploidy status of young couples undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for structural rearrangements (PGT-SR) by next generation sequencing (NGS)
Fazilet Kubra Boynukalin, Meral Gultomruk, Niyazi Emre Turgut, Carmen Rubio, Lorena Rodrigo, Zalihe Yarkiner, Selen Ecemis, Guvenc Karlikaya, Necati Findikli, Mustafa Bahceci
A validated prediction score for having two or more embryos for cryopreservation following freeze-all IVF cycles: an analysis utilizing SART CORS database
Yetunde Ibrahim, Gregory J. Stoddard, Erica Johnstone
Endometrial compaction does not predict live birth rate in single euploid frozen embryo transfer cycles
Carrie Riestenberg, Molly Quinn, Alin Akopians, Hal Danzer, Mark Surrey, Shahin Ghadir, Lindsay Kroener
Detection of early placental hormone production in embryo transfer cycles lacking a corpus luteum
Robert Setton, Kelly McCarter, Lilli D. Zimmerman, Zev Rosenwaks, Steven D. Spandorfer
Time intervals between semen production, initiation of analysis, and IUI significantly influence clinical pregnancies and live births
U. Punjabi, H. Van Mulders, L. Van de Velde, I. Goovaerts, K. Peeters, W. Cassauwers, T. Lyubetska, K. Clasen, P. Janssens, O. Zemtsova, E. Roelant, D. De Neubourg
Decreased expression of TERT and telomeric proteins as human ovaries age may cause telomere shortening
Fatma Uysal, Esra Gozde Kosebent, Havva Serap Toru, Saffet Ozturk
Melatonin levels and microRNA (miRNA) relative expression profile in the follicular ambient microenvironment in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization process
Haroon Latif Khan, Shahzad Bhatti, Sana Abbas, Celal Kaloglu, Syeda Qurat-ul-Ain Zahra, Yousaf Latif Khan, Zahira Hassan, Nilgün Öztürk Turhan, Hikmet Hakan Aydin
miR-219a suppresses human trophoblast cell invasion and proliferation by targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)
Guiju Zhou, Zhifang Li, Pin Hu, Jing Wang, Juanjuan Fu, Bing Wei, Yu Zhang
Oxidative stress markers in the follicular fluid of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome correlate with a decrease in embryo quality
Yue Liu, Zhiheng Yu, Shigang Zhao, Lei Cheng, Yuanyuan Man, Xueying Gao, Han Zhao
Preservation of connexin 43 and transzonal projections in isolated bovine pre-antral follicles before and following vitrification
Anniek Bus, Katarzyna Szymanska, Isabel Pintelon, Jo L. M. R. Leroy, Luc Leybaert, Peter E. J. Bols
Correction to: Preservation of connexin 43 and transzonal projections in isolated bovine pre-antral follicles before and following vitrification
Anniek Bus, Katarzyna Szymanska, Isabel Pintelon, Jo L. M. R. Leroy, Luc Leybaert, Peter E. J. Bols
Consult and procedure incidence outcomes following establishment of a fertility preservation program for children with cancer
Supriya Behl, Vidhu B. Joshi, Reda S. Hussein, David L. Walker, Kari L. Lampat, Anthony G. Krenik, Kathrynne M. Barud, Jolene R. Fredrickson, Terri M. Galanits, Katherine J. Rian, Adriana M. Delgado, Julia H. Byrne, Dean Potter Jr, Siobhan T. Pittock, Carola A. S. Arndt, Yulian Zhao, Patricio C. Gargollo, Candace F. Granberg, Zaraq Khan, Asma J. Chattha
Efficacy of assisted reproductive technology after ovarian tissue transplantation in a cohort of 11 patients with or without associated infertility factors
M. Vatel, A. Torre, B. Paillusson, F. Scheffler, M. Bergere, M. Benkhalifa, M.-T. Le Martelot, F. Leperlier, S. Mirallié, L. Selleret, M. Prades-Borio, A. Neuraz, V. Barraud-Lange, N. Boissel, A. Fortin, C. Poirot
Ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation in an oncology patient with etonogestrel implant in place
John S. Rushing, Leslie Appiah, Alex J. Polotsky, Shona Murray, Erin Foust, Kathryn Hassell, Cassandra Roeca
Controlled hatching at the prescribed site using femtosecond laser for zona pellucida drilling at the early blastocyst stage
Inna V. Ilina, Yulia V. Khramova, Anna D. Ivanova, Maxim A. Filatov, Yuliya Yu. Silaeva, Alexey V. Deykin, Dmitry S. Sitnikov
Assisted oocyte activation effects on the morphokinetic pattern of derived embryos
M. Martínez, M. Durban, J. Santaló, A. Rodríguez, R. Vassena
Correction to: Radiofrequency identification tag system improves the efficiency of closed vitrification for cryopreservation and thawing of bovine ovarian tissues
T. Sato, Yodo Sugishita, Y. Suzuki, M. Kashiwagi, S. Furuyama, S. Nishimura, A. Uekawa, T. Koizumi, M. Awaji, T. Sawa, A. Tozawa, V. Komatsu, Nao Suzuki
Correction to: Oncofertility case report: live birth 10 years after oocyte in vitro maturation and zygote cryopreservation
P. Rodrigues, M. Marques, S. Pimentel, M. Rato, P. Carvalho, S. C. Correia, N. Mendes, H. Amaral, J. P. Fernandes, M. J. Carvalho, C. E. Plancha