Parental environmental factors, including diet, body composition, metabolism, and stress,
affect the health and chronic disease risk of people throughout their lives, as captured in the …

The worldwide upward trend in obesity has been dramatic, now affecting more than 20% of
American women of reproductive age. Obesity is associated with many adverse maternal …

Epidemiological evidence links an individual's susceptibility to chronic disease in adult life to
events during their intrauterine phase of development. Biologically this should not be …

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has become the most commonly used method of
fertilization in assisted reproductive technology. The primary reasons for its popularity stem …

BACKGROUND A time lapse system (TLS) is utilized in some fertility clinics with the aim of
predicting embryo viability and chance of live birth during IVF. It has been hypothesized that …

Objective To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on IVF outcomes in fresh
autologous cycles. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Not applicable. Patient (s) A …

Across the Western World there is an increasing trend to postpone childbearing.
Consequently, the negative influence of age on oocyte quality may lead to a difficulty in …

STUDY QUESTION Does an intensive weight reduction programme prior to IVF increase live
birth rates for infertile obese women? SUMMARY ANSWER An intensive weight reduction …

SUMMARY ANSWER: The present ESHRE document provides 11 recommendations on
how to introduce TLT in the IVF laboratory. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Studies have been …

Maternal obesity in humans is associated with poor outcomes across the reproductive
spectrum. Emerging evidence indicates that these defects are likely attributed to factors …