Machine learning algorithms in constructing prediction models for assisted reproductive technology (ART) related live birth outcomes by Junwei Peng, Xiaoyujie Geng, Yiyue Zhao, Zhijin Hou, Xin Tian, Xinyi Liu, Yuanyuan Xiao, Yang Liu

“…A total of seven predictors were identified, namely maternal age, duration of infertility, basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), progressive sperm motility, progesterone (P) on HCG day, estradiol (E2) on HCG day, and luteinizing hormone (LH) on HCG day. …”
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Fertility Preservation among Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students by Karim Hamda Farhat, Mostafa Ahmed Arafa, Danny Munther Rabah, Deana Khalid Awartani, Shahad Hussein Bajunaid, Seham Majid Abdulkader, Khaled Arab Awartani, Alanoud Abdullah Albekairi, Mohamed Abdullah Al-Atawi, Mashael Marzouq AlShebly

“…Results: Students, particularly females, were more knowledgeable about different FP methods, such as Gonadotrophin releasing hormones, sperm cryopreservation, and oocyte cryopreservation. …”
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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Lorenzo De Bonis, Jack McKee, James A. McKenna, Teddy Urvois, Eleonora Barbaccia, Eileen Dillane, Caterina Lanfredi, Helene Hjellnes, Armelle Jung, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Erwan Quéméré, Bettina Thalinger

“…Each laboratory contributed eight to eleven samples collected throughout the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea near sperm whales, porbeagle sharks, basking sharks, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins. …”
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The embryological characteristics and clinical outcomes of oocytes with indented zona pellucida by Jie Lin, Lu Fang, Lv Yao, Haichao Wang, Hongyan Lan, Yinli Zhang, Xiaomei Tong

“…In cases where rescue-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was needed, cases with iZP could achieve lower but nevertheless high cumulative CP (52.6%) and LBD (36.8%) rates.Conclusions Patients with iZP present satisfactory embryological and clinical outcomes, with ICSI and FET cycles improving the global outcomes.…”
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Improving reproductive outcomes in frozen embryo transfer over fresh embryo transfer in women with endometrioma: A historical cohort study by Parisa Pirooznia, Mehri Mashayekhi, Firouzeh Ghaffari, Nadia Jahangiri, Zahra Zolfaghari, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Fateme Hasani, Nima Narimani

“…Materials and Methods: In this historical cohort study, the medical records (files) of 289 women diagnosed with endometrioma-related infertility, who underwent in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran between March 2016–2021 were reviewed. …”
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Vitamin D protects spermatogonia and Sertoli cells from heat stress damage by inhibiting NLRP3 by Han Chu, Qi-Fei Deng, Yuan Fang

“…Research indicates that vitamin D enhances sperm quality in adult males. This study aimed to explore whether vitamin D inhibits NLRP3 activation, thus helping to mitigate heat stress damage to testicular spermatogenic and Sertoli cells.Materials and methodsFive cases of normal testicular tissue adjacent to a tumor (testis removed due to tumorous growth) and five cases of atrophied cryptorchid testicular tissue (testis removed) were analyzed for immunohistochemistry to determine NLRP3 expression in cryptorchid tissue. …”
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The Effects of Three Methods of Luteal Phase Support on Pregnancy Outcomes in Poor Ovarian Responders: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Tahereh Madani, Arezoo Arabipoor, Fariba Ramezanali, Shabnam Khodabakhshi, Zahra Zolfaghary

“…This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of variousluteal phase support (LPS) methods, including progesterone alone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) alone,and the combination of progesterone with hCG, in these patients.Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 375 patients diagnosed with POR based on the Bolognacriteria underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (ET) cycles at the Royan Institute betweenNovember 2015 and June 2019. …”
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Posterior Urethral Valves and Fertility: Insight on Paternity Rates and Seminal Parameters by Marcello Della Corte, Simona Gerocarni Nappo, Antonio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera, Francesco Porpiglia, Cristian Fiori, Nicola Mondaini

“…The review revealed that PUV patients often exhibit compromised semen parameters, including low sperm count, reduced motility, and abnormal morphology, as well as alterations in seminal plasma. …”
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Chorein deficiency promotes ferroptosis by Yoshiaki Nishizawa, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Omi Nagata, Natsuki Sasaki, Yuka Urata, Kaoru Arai, Hanae Hiwatashi, Izumi Yokoyama, Shosei Kishida, Akira Sano, Masayuki Nakamura

“…Thus, in this study we performed metabolome analysis of sperm extracted from the epididymis of the ChAc model mice, which revealed decreased cystine levels, suggesting an association between chorein deficiency and ferroptosis. …”
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Comparison of Endocrine Profile and In Vitro Fertilization Outcome in Patients with PCOS, Ovulatory PCO, or Normal Ovaries by Yi-Ping Zhong, Ying Ying, Hai-Tao Wu, Can-Quan Zhou, Yan-Wen Xu, Qiong Wang, Jie Li, Xiao-Ting Shen, Jin Li

“…The basic clinical features and in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer outcome in patients receiving IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Effect of beetroot extract (beta vulgaris) against olanzapine on the pituitary, thyroid, and fertility in adult white male rats by Haleema Yousef ALNAHARY, Ghada L. TALEB, Naglaa Y. ABUZINADAH, Hanan Msaa AL JAMEI, Mariam ALGAMDI, Haneen Nasser AHMED, Hanan Abdulkarim SANGOUF, Anoud A. ALTHAGAFI

“…OLZ caused atrophy of follicular epithelium in the thyroid gland and shrunken seminiferous tubules, with disorganized germinal epithelium in the testis; however, beetroot extract treatment resulted in normal testicular histology, characterized by regular tubules with stratified germinal epithelium and Leydig cell clusters. However, some sperm aggregation was observed in the tubular luminae. …”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…In the male population deprived sleep is blamed for lower sperm motility, as well as concentration, total count. …”
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Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonists Combined with Hormone Replacement Therapy Significantly Improves Reproductive Outcomes for Patients with Thin Endometrium and Intramural Fib... by Wei L, Tian B, Wang S, Xu S, Zhang C

“…Consequently, we conducted this study to assess whether the GnRH-a combined with hormone replacement therapy (GnRH-a-HRT) can improve reproductive outcomes in frozen embryo transfer cycles for patients with a thin endometrium (≤ 7 mm) and intramural fibroids.Methods: This retrospective cohort study encompassed 360 patients who underwent frozen embryo transfer following in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles. Patients were stratified into three groups based on the endometrial preparation protocol: the natural cycle (NC) group (n=96), the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) group (n=180), and the GnRH-a-HRT group (n=84). …”
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Different Timing of Adjuvant Low Dose hCG and GnRH Agonist Trigger Protocol, in OHSS High-Risk Patient with Peak E2 Level <4000 pg/mL by Emilija Zoran Petanovska Kostova, Velentina Sotirovska, Gligor Dimitrov, Snezana Stojkovska, Makjuli Hadzi Lega, Daniela Stojanovska, Nikoleta Stamenkovska, Liljana Simjanovska, Zoranco Petanovski

“…A total of 216 patients entered for final analysis, underwent a flexible antagonist protocol, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and embryo transfer on the 3rd or 5th day in autologous cycles. …”
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Fixed timed artificial insemination in buffalo heifers with fresh and frozen-thawed semen in Argentina by José Luis Konrad, Alexis Bandeo, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of sperm source on pregnancy rates using an IATF protocol in heifers. …”
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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

“…Our study aims to assess the impact of natural cycles on embryo quality and pregnancy outcomes in women with low ovarian reserve undergoing IVF treatment compared to mildly stimulated cycles.Methods This retrospective study enrolled consecutive patients with low ovarian reserve who underwent IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) at Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital between January 2017 and April 2021. …”
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Prenatal Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Exposure Reduces Female Offspring Fertility Without Affecting Males by Min Lei, Zhenye Zhu, Chenlu Wei, Huihui Xie, Ruizhi Guo, Yanqing Zhao, Keer Wang, Mengchen Wang, Wenhui Chen, Xiqiao Xu, Xinxin Zeng, Yining Xu, Wandi Zhang, Yizhe Chu, Yingpu Sun, Qingling Yang

“…In contrast, male offspring maintained normal sperm production and fertility. Mechanistic analyses revealed that prenatal SiO2 NPs exposure disrupted meiotic recombination and increased oocyte apoptosis, resulting in reduced postnatal primordial follicle formation in females. …”
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Influence of the Sex of Translocation Carrier on Clinical Outcomes of Couples Undergoing Preimplantation Genetic Testing by Zhiping Zhang, Jiayao Chen, Lei Zhang, Ruiyang Wei, Zhen Liu, Dunmei Zhao, Xingyu Bi, Lixia Liang, Xueluo Zhang, Dan Su, Xueqing Wu

“…In the Robertsonian translocation group, male carriers had a higher embryo euploidy rate than that of female carriers. Sperm density of male carriers with reciprocal and Robertsonian translocation was significantly lower than that of the female carrier in the same group, whereas the difference was non‐significant in the inversion group. …”
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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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A Review of the Health Impact of Nicotine Pouches by Radosław Chmiel, Daria Michałka, Natalie Papachristoforou, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Natalia Tekiela, Emilia Bąk, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan

“…Moreover, their use is linked to various health concerns such as cardiovascular issues, type 2 diabetes, oral mucosal changes, and decreased sperm count. Snus has been associated with a modest increase in cardiovascular disease risk, although the risks are lower than smoking. …”
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