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Women may not benefit from repeated frozen embryo transfers: a retrospective analysis of the cumulative live birth rate of 43 972 women
Zeng Y, Liu Y, Nie Y, Shen X, Wang T, Kuang Y and Wang L
Which specific groups of women would not benefit from repeated frozen embryo transfers (FETs)?
Steady morphokinetic progression is an independent predictor of live birth: a descriptive reference for euploid embryos
Bayram A, Elkhatib I, Kalafat E, Abdala A, Ferracuti V, Melado L, Lawrenz B, Fatemi H and Nogueira D
Can modelling the longitudinal morphokinetic pattern of euploid embryos during time-lapse monitoring (TLM) be helpful for selecting embryos with the highest live birth potential?
Birth rate decline, COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccination programmes
Daungsupawong H and Wiwanitkit V
Membrane-bound receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a stable biomarker of low-quality sperm
Browning J, Ghanim M, Jagoe W, Cullinane J, Glover LE, Wingfield M and Kelly VP
Does receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) on the surface membrane of the sperm cell function as a biomarker of low-quality sperm?
High rate of detected variants in male and genes causing failed fertilization after ICSI
Cardona Barberán A, Reddy Guggilla R, Colenbier C, Van der Velden E, Rybouchkin A, Stoop D, Leybaert L, Coucke P, Symoens S, Boel A, Vanden Meerschaut F and Heindryckx B
What is the frequency of , , and variants in male patients showing fertilization failure after ICSI, and how effective is assisted oocyte activation (AOA) for them?
Unmasking the risk: clinical trials real-world evidence on dydrogesterone and birth defects
Parazzini F, Cantarutti A and Esposito G
A comprehensive study of common and rare genetic variants in spermatogenesis-related loci identifies new risk factors for idiopathic severe spermatogenic failure
Guzmán-Jiménez A, González-Muñoz S, Cerván-Martín M, Garrido N, Castilla JA, Gonzalvo MC, Clavero A, Molina M, Luján S, Santos-Ribeiro S, Vilches MÁ, Espuch A, Maldonado V, Galiano-Gutiérrez N, Santamaría-López E, González-Ravina C, Quintana-Ferraz F, Gómez S, Amorós D, Martínez-Granados L, Ortega-González Y, Burgos M, Pereira-Caetano I, Bulbul O, Castellano S, Romano M, Albani E, Bassas L, Seixas S, Gonçalves J, Lopes AM, Larriba S, Palomino-Morales RJ, Carmona FD and Bossini-Castillo L
Can genome-wide genotyping data be analysed using a hypothesis-driven approach to enhance the understanding of the genetic basis of severe spermatogenic failure (SPGF) in male infertility?
Reply: Emerging evidence of endometrial compaction in predicting ART outcomes
Al-Lamee H, Delanerolle G, Hapangama DK and Tempest N
Pretreatment with oral contraceptive pills in women with PCOS scheduled for IVF: a randomized clinical trial
Gao J, Mai Q, Zhong Y, Miao B, Chen M, Luo L, Zhou C, Mol BW and Yanwen X
What is the effect of pretreatment with oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) on oocyte and embryo quality and pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) scheduled for IVF/ICSI cycles?
Lab-based semen parameters as predictors of long-term health in men-a systematic review
Nedelcu S, Vitthala S and Maheshwari A
Can semen parameters predict long-term health outcomes in men?
Independent factors associated with intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes in patients with complete azoospermia factor c microdeletions
Fang Y, Zhang Z, Cheng Y, Huang Z, Pan J, Xue Z, Chen Y, Chung VY, Zhang L and Hong K
Which independent factors influence ICSI outcomes in patients with complete azoospermia factor c (AZFc) microdeletions?
AI predictive models and advancements in microdissection testicular sperm extraction for non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic scoping review
Jamalirad H, Jajroudi M, Khajehpour B, Sadighi Gilani MA, Eslami S, Sabbaghian M and Vakili Arki H
How accurately can artificial intelligence (AI) models predict sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) patients undergoing micro-testicular sperm extraction (m-TESE) surgery?
Birth defects reporting and the use of dydrogesterone: a disproportionality analysis from the World Health Organization pharmacovigilance database (VigiBase)
Henry A, Santulli P, Bourdon M, Maignien C, Chapron C, Treluyer JM, Guibourdenche J and Chouchana L
Is there an association between dydrogesterone exposure during early pregnancy and the reporting of birth defects?
Sperm and leukocyte telomere length are related to sperm quality parameters in healthy men from the Led-Fertyl study
Fernández de la Puente M, Valle-Hita C, Salas-Huetos A, Martínez MÁ, Sánchez-Resino E, Canudas S, Torres-Oteros D, Relat J, Babio N and Salas-Salvadó J
Could sperm and leukocyte telomere length (TL) be associated with sperm quality parameters and reproductive health in men from the general population?
Evidence-based guideline: premature ovarian insufficiency
Panay N, Anderson RA, Bennie A, Cedars M, Davies M, Ee C, Gravholt CH, Kalantaridou S, Kallen A, Kim KQ, Misrahi M, Mousa A, Nappi RE, Rocca WA, Ruan X, Teede H, Vermeulen N, Vogt E, Vincent AJ and
How should premature/primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) be diagnosed and managed based on the best available evidence from published literature?
Emerging evidence of endometrial compaction in predicting ART outcomes
Lin G, Yie SLJ and Xu L
Etiology, histology, and long-term outcome of bilateral testicular regression: a large Belgian series
Tack LJW, Brachet C, Beauloye V, Heinrichs C, Boros E, De Waele K, van der Straaten S, Van Aken S, Craen M, Lemay A, Rochtus A, Casteels K, Beckers D, Mouraux T, Logghe K, Van Loocke M, Massa G, Van de Vijver K, Syryn H, Van De Velde J, De Baere E, Verdin H and Cools M
What is the long-term outcome of individuals born with bilateral testicular regression (BTR) in relation to its underlying etiology?
Will a government subsidy increase couples' further fertility intentions? A real-world study from a large-scale online survey in Eastern China
Dong WH, Wang X, Yuan F, Wang L, Gu TM, Zhu BQ and Shao J
How many couples with at least one child under 3 years would like to have another one or more child(ren) in Eastern China and will an in-cash subsidy be conducive to couple's fertility intentions?
Reply: Birth rate decline, COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccination programmes
Sobotka T, Winkler-Dworak M and Zeman K
Effects of ovarian stimulation on embryo euploidy: an analysis of 12 874 oocytes and 3106 blastocysts in cycles with preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders
Ma C, Long X, Yan L, Zhu X, Chen L, Li R, Wang Y and Qiao J
Does ovarian stimulation and the ovarian response affect embryo euploidy?
The interplay between mitochondrial DNA genotypes, female infertility, ovarian response, and mutagenesis in oocytes
Van Der Kelen A, Li Piani L, Mertens J, Regin M, Couvreu de Deckersberg E, Van de Velde H, Sermon K, Tournaye H, Verpoest W, Hes FJ, Blockeel C and Spits C
Is there an association between different mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genotypes and female infertility or ovarian response, and is the appearance of variants in the oocytes favored by medically assisted reproduction (MAR) techniques?