Utility of antioxidants during assisted reproductive techniques: an evidence based review

A Agarwal, D Durairajanayagam… - Reproductive Biology and …, 2014 - Springer
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a common treatment of choice for many couples
facing infertility issues, be it due to male or female factor, or idiopathic. Employment of ART …

Embryo culture conditions and the epigenome

S Mani, M Mainigi - Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) lead to an increased risk for pregnancy
complications, congenital abnormalities, and specific imprinting disorders. Epigenetic …

Secretome of in vitro cultured human embryos contains extracellular vesicles that are uptaken by the maternal side

E Giacomini, R Vago, AM Sanchez, P Podini… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Communication between embryo and maternal endometrium occurs during a specific time
frame in which implantation is possible. Here we demonstrate for the first time that …

Selection of competent blastocysts for transfer by combining time-lapse monitoring and array CGH testing for patients undergoing preimplantation genetic screening: a …

Z Yang, J Zhang, SA Salem, X Liu, Y Kuang… - BMC medical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Recent advances in time-lapse monitoring in IVF treatment have provided new
morphokinetic markers for embryonic competence. However, there is still very limited …

Abnormal sperm concentration and motility as well as advanced paternal age compromise early embryonic development but not pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective …

A Bartolacci, L Pagliardini, S Makieva… - Journal of assisted …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the effect of sperm concentration, motility and advanced paternal
age on reproductive outcomes. Methods A retrospective analysis of 1266 intracytoplasmic …

Morphokinetic parameters of early embryo development via time lapse monitoring and their effect on embryo selection and ICSI outcomes: a prospective cohort study

C Siristatidis, MA Komitopoulou, A Makris… - Journal of assisted …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To compare the outcomes of embryos selected via time lapse monitoring (TLM)
versus those selected with conventional methods of selection in subfertile women …

Early life oxidative stress and long-lasting cardiovascular effects on offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technologies: A review

H Yang, C Kuhn, T Kolben, Z Ma, P Lin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has rapidly developed and is now widely practised
worldwide. Both the characteristics of ART (handling gametes/embryos in vitro) and the …

Fresh blastocyst transfer as a clinical approach to overcome the detrimental effect of progesterone elevation at hCG triggering: a strategy in the context of the Italian …

L Corti, E Papaleo, L Pagliardini, E Rabellotti… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To retrospectively evaluate whether fresh day-5 embryo transfer could overcomes
the detrimental effect of subtle progesterone elevations at hCG administration on pregnancy …

Considerations regarding embryo culture conditions: from media to epigenetics

M Simopoulou, K Sfakianoudis, A Rapani, P Giannelou… - in vivo, 2018 - iv.iiarjournals.org
There are numerous reports on embryo culture media and conditions in the laboratory, as
the subject is multifaceted and complex, reflecting the variation in practice. In this scoping …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced oxygen tension improves embryo quality but not clinical pregnancy rates: a randomized clinical study into ovum donation cycles

MJ de los Santos, P Gámiz, C Albert, A Galán… - Fertility and sterility, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effect of low O 2 tension during in vitro culture in terms of
ongoing pregnancy rates in ovum donation cycles. Design Randomized trial. Setting Private …