Deep Learning-Based Robust Automated System for Predicting Human Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index by Roopini Sathiasai Kumar, Swapnil Sharma, Arunima Halder, Vipin Gupta

“…Settings and Design: This is a retrospective experimental study conducted in a secondary in vitro fertilisation setup. Materials and Methods: We obtained 24,415 images from 30 patients after the SCD test using a phase-contrast microscope. …”
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Comparing surface immune markers in successful and non-viable ART pregnancies on the day of hCG measurement: a prospective pilot study by Kevin Marron, Conor Harrity

“…Baseline non-pregnant lymphocyte percentage and cell/µL profiles were established with a comprehensive panel on 93 age-matched male factor controls. Sixty-five in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) patients had an immunophenotype assessment on the day of a positive hCG, followed by further hCG tests and ultrasound monitoring as required to ultimately evaluate success (live birth) or failure (miscarriage). …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…Introduction In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the treatment of choice for unexplained infertility. …”
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High-Risk Genotypes Associated with Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Indian Women by Anuradha Udumudi, K. Chaitra Lava, Vandana Hegde

“…Background: Infertility is a global burden and has become exceedingly common in the preceding years; controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) is a pre-requisite for couples opting to conceive via in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Based on the number of oocytes retrieved upon COS, a patient may be classified as a good responder or poor responder. …”
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Impact of Post-Thaw Incubation Time of Frozen Embryos on Clinical Pregnancy Rate by G. Geovin Ranji, Kundavi Shankar, Yamini Asokan, Geetha Veerasigamani, Rashmi Gingade Vittal, Nithya M. Naaram, KR Hema Niveda

“…Background: Vitrification of embryos following a single-controlled ovarian stimulation has been the strategy practised now in many in vitro fertilisation clinics to minimise the risk of early ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome, to reduce multiple pregnancy rates and to improve cumulative pregnancy rates. …”
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Development of hypertensive complications in oocyte donation pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (DONOR IPD) by Saskia le Cessie, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Jan van Lith, Eileen Lashley, Kim van Bentem

“…Introduction The assisted reproductive technique of oocyte donation (OD) is comparable to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), with the distinction of using a donated oocyte and thus involving two women. …”
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Sperm Morphology of Post-wash Sample and Its Association with Clinical Pregnancy among the Couples Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination: A Cohort Study by Syamala Prathyusha, NS Kubera, Srimathi Murugesan, Jitendar Kumar Sharma, Sujatha Venkatraman, Anusuya Ram

“…It is attempted before proceeding to more invasive assisted reproductive techniques such as in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Triplet Pregnancies in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Prospective Observational Study by Sabreen Wani, Fiza Amin, Shagufta Yasmeen Rather

“…The majority, 70.7% (n=31) of these women, had conceived by assisted reproductive technique (ART), mostly in vitro fertilisation (IVF), 52.9% (n=18). The most common maternal complications encountered were pre-term labour, in 82.4% (n=28) of patients. …”
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Near-mortality Scenarios in Obstetrics: Case Studies of Severe Complications and their Management by Jayshree P Kulkarni, Swapnali Sansare, Sneha

“…Case 2 involves a 37-year-old Gravida 3 Para 2 Living 0 Abortion1 (G3P2L0A1) woman with 28.5-week In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF)-conceived DCDA twins and a history of a previous Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), requiring an emergency subtotal obstetric hysterectomy due to Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH). …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Triplet Pregnancies in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Prospective Observational Study by Sabreen Wani, Fiza Amin, Shagufta Yasmeen Rather

“…The majority, 70.7% (n=31) of these women, had conceived by assisted reproductive technique (ART), mostly in vitro fertilisation (IVF), 52.9% (n=18). The most common maternal complications encountered were pre-term labour, in 82.4% (n=28) of patients. …”
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Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Christina Bergh, Ali Khatibi, Annika Strandell, Mats Brännström, Caroline Stadelmann, Kristbjörg Heiður Olsen, Margareta Kitlinski, Susanne Liffner, Eva Lundborg, Göran Westlander, Gabriella Widlund, Åsa Magnusson

“…The participating study centres consist of 12 in vitro fertilisation-clinics in Sweden and 1 in Iceland. …”
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Follicular fluid lipidomics analysis reveals altered lipid signatures in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Qing He, Xiaoli Guo, Wenqiang Lv, Junchao Cui, Jing Meng, Xiao Gao, Jiachen Ma, Nan Zhou, Yijuan Cao

“…Background This research investigates the metabolic profiles of follicular fluid (FF) samples from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in vitro fertilisation and aims to identify diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for PCOS through lipidomic analysis.Methods We performed non-targeted lipid analysis of FF samples from women with PCOS (n = 6) and normal controls (n = 6) using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Factors Influencing the Pregnancy Outcome of Intrauterine Insemination and Follow-Up Treatment by Xuan Huang, Qin Sun, Xu Tang, Meiling Li, Cheng Zhou, Xi Cheng, Bing Yao, Li Chen

“…Furthermore, there were 240 couples who not pregnant received one or more cycles of in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection/ pre-implantation genetic technology treatment, and another 182 couples forgo follow-up treatment. …”
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Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis (PREGNANT): study protocol for a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Hugh Taylor, Hao Huang, Lubna Pal, Heping Zhang, Howard J Li, Sandra Carson, Valerie Flores, Jared Robbins, Nanette F Santoro, James H Segars, David Seifer, Steven Young

“…Introduction Infertility is a common complication of endometriosis. While in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer (IVF) successfully treats endometriosis-associated infertility, there is some evidence that pregnancy rates may be diminished in women seeing fertility treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility compared with other etiologies of infertility. …”
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Prediction of Reproductive Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles Using a Multivariate Scoring System by Ahmed Abuelsoud Abden, Momen Ahmed Kamel, Ahmed Nabil Fetih, Ali Haroun Yousef

“…Background: Prediction of in vitro fertilisation (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) success is crucial in counselling patients about their real chance of getting a live birth before commencing treatment. …”
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Comparison of embryo quality and pregnancy outcomes for patients with low ovarian reserve in natural cycles and mildly stimulated cycles: a cohort study by Rui-Ying Yuan, Sen Li, Xie Feng, Xiao-Long Li, Xiao-ting Lin, Fu-min Gao, Hai-Jing Zhu, Yong-shi Li, Yan-chu Li, Xiang-Hong Ou

“…Background As women with low ovarian reserve embark on the challenging journey of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, the choice between natural and mildly stimulated cycles becomes a pivotal consideration. …”
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Prolidase activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing assisted conception by Kadriye Erdoğan, Emine Utlu Özen, İnci Kahyaoğlu, Salim Neselioglu, Özcan Erel, Serra Akar, Özhan Özdemir, Cihangir Mutlu Ercan, Yaprak Engin Üstün

“…This study aimed to examine prolidase activity in the serum and follicular fluid (FF) of women undergoing in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) treatment, comparing those with PCOS to those with normal ovarian function.Methods This prospective study enrolled 50 participants, of whom 44 were included. …”
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The UK Breast Cancer in Pregnancy (UKBCiP) Study. Incidence, diagnosis, management and short-term outcomes of breast cancer first diagnosed during pregnancy in the United Kingdom:... by Marian Knight, Andrew Brand, Claudia Hardy, Philip Banfield, Julie Jones

“…Nine women (11%) had undergone in vitro fertilisation (IVF), compared with a contemporaneously estimated 2.6% IVF pregnancies in the UK. …”
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Embryo selection through non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing with cell-free DNA in spent culture media: a protocol for a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled t... by Jie Qiao, Yan Wang, Rong Li, Ping Liu, Liang Hu, Lin Zeng, Guimin Hao, Jin Huang, Bing Yao, Junzhao Zhao, Juanzi Shi, Liyi Cai, Xiu-Xia Wang, Yanwen Xu, Yuanqing Yao, Yichun Guan, Weiping Qian, Sijia Lu

“…Introduction Morphological evaluation is used to select embryos for in vitro fertilisation. However, it does not fully reflect the implantation potential. …”
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Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol by Lan N Vuong, Rui Wang, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Karin Hammarberg, Kate Brian, Yun Sun, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sacha Stormlund, David J McLernon, Zi-Jiang Chen, Richard S Legro, Carlos Simon, Shimona Lai, Marian G Showell, Daimin Wei, Ze Wang, Keliang Wu, Xavier Santamaría, Christophe Blockeel, Femke Mol, Anna P Ferraretti, Bruce S Shapiro, Forest C Garner, Christos A Venetis, Abha Maheshwari, Gwenda Burns

“…A freeze-all or a fresh transfer policy may be preferable for some couples undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), but it is unclear which couples would benefit most from each policy, how and under which protocols. …”
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