{"title":"Letter to the editor: naming matters. A call for correctness in microfluidics sperm separation","authors":"Yosu Franco Iriarte Ph.D. , Minerva Ferrer Buitrago Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.06.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.06.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"Page 792"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144505303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indocyanine green application during robotic uterine transposition and repositioning","authors":"Sheng-Mou Hsiao M.D. , Tai-Chuan Kuan M.D. , Chen-Hsi Hsieh M.D., Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.06.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To demonstrate the steps of robotic uterine transposition and repositioning and the use of indocyanine green (ICG) tracers to verify uterine perfusion during robotic uterine transposition and repositioning with a fluorescence imaging system. To our knowledge, a total of 25 patients who underwent uterine transposition have been reported in the literature. However, uterine necrosis has been reported after uterine transposition. It is prudent to verify uterine perfusion during uterine transposition.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Video article.</div></div><div><h3>Subjects</h3><div>A 23-year-old nulliparous woman with stage IIIA rectal adenocarcinoma was scheduled to receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient included in this video gave consent for publication of the video and posting of the video online, including social media, the journal website, scientific literature websites (such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, etc.), and other applicable sites.</div></div><div><h3>Exposure</h3><div>A robotic system (da Vinci Si Surgical System; Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) without a built-in fluorescence imaging system was used. Uterine perfusion was verified by intravenous administration of an ICG tracer and visualization of the colored uterus using an endoscopic fluoroscopic imaging system (PINPOINT; Novadaq, Mississauga, Canada) in the assistant port.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Visualization of uterine perfusion after uterine transposition and repositioning.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Uterine perfusion could be easily demonstrated via ICG injection. The uterine transposition and repositioning processes were uneventful. No evidence of uterine necrosis or cervical ischemia was observed during follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Intravenous administration of ICG is a good and simple method for verifying uterine perfusion during uterine transposition and repositioning.</div></div><div><div>Aplicación de verde de indocianina durante la transposición y recolocación uterina robótica</div></div><div><h3>Objetivo</h3><div>Demostrar los pasos de la transposición y recolocación uterina robótica, así como el uso de trazadores de verde de indocianina (ICG) para verificar la perfusión uterina durante el procedimiento, utilizando un sistema de imágenes por fluorescencia. Hasta donde sabemos, se han reportado en la literatura un total de 25 pacientes que se han sometido a una transposición uterina. Sin embargo, se ha documentado necrosis uterina tras este procedimiento. Por ello, es prudente verificar la perfusión uterina durante la transposición.</div></div><div><h3>Diseño</h3><div>Videoartículo.</div></div><div><h3>Sujetos</h3><div>Una mujer nulípara de 23 años con adenocarcinoma rectal en estadio IIIA fue programada para recibir radioterapia y quimioterapia. La paciente incluida en este video otorgó su consentimiento para la publicación del video y su difusión en líne","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"Pages 784-786"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144320214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonrandomized studies of interventions - complementary or just convenient?","authors":"Darren L. Dahly Ph.D. , Jack Wilkinson Ph.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"Pages 657-658"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144665142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guido Pennings Ph.D. , Sonja Goedeke Ph.D. , Rosanna Hertz Ph.D. , Edson Borges Jr. M.D., Ph.D. , Robert J. Norman M.D.
{"title":"No gamete donation should be anonymous and undisclosed","authors":"Guido Pennings Ph.D. , Sonja Goedeke Ph.D. , Rosanna Hertz Ph.D. , Edson Borges Jr. M.D., Ph.D. , Robert J. Norman M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.381","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.381","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"Pages 620-629"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pinar Calis M.D., Ph.D. , Gurkan Bozdag M.D. , Mehmet Erdem M.D. , Ahmet Erdem M.D. , Deniz Karcaaltincaba M.D.
{"title":"Assessment of 5 miscarriages with transcervical embryoscopy","authors":"Pinar Calis M.D., Ph.D. , Gurkan Bozdag M.D. , Mehmet Erdem M.D. , Ahmet Erdem M.D. , Deniz Karcaaltincaba M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.05.156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.05.156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To report 5 cases of early pregnancy loss in which no morphological abnormalities were detected via transvaginal ultrasound; however, transcervical embryoscopy facilitated the identification of structural anomalies and the collection of uncontaminated fetal material for karyotype analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Video case report.</div></div><div><h3>Subjects</h3><div>This study included 5 patients with confirmed miscarriage, ranging in age from 30 to 41 years. The first case involved a 30-year-old, G4P1A2 patient at 8 + 1 weeks of gestation. The second case was a 35-year-old, G1P0 patient at 9 + 2 weeks of gestation. The third case included a 37-year-old, G3A2P0 patient at 6 weeks of gestation, and the fourth case was a 39-year-old, G3A2P0 patient at 9 weeks of gestation. The final case involved a 41-year-old, G3P2 patient at 9 weeks of gestation. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before the procedure. The respective findings with transcervical embryoscopy were as follows: Cantrell pentalogy; hydrops fetalis; neural cord defect; trisomy 13; and blighted ovum. The patients included in video gave consent for publication and posting of the video online including social media, the journal website, and scientific literature websites.</div></div><div><h3>Exposure</h3><div>All cases were confirmed as missed abortions through transvaginal ultrasound. Subsequently, transcervical embryoscopy was performed to evaluate embryonic morphology. In the final case, although transvaginal ultrasound diagnosed a blighted ovum, embryoscopic evaluation revealed the presence of an embryo. No cervical dilation was required for the procedure. All patients were discharged on the same day. The embryo was directly retrieved using a grasper and sent for karyotype analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Step-by-step demonstration of the transcervical embryoscopy technique and visualization of fetal abnormalities.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Successful visualization of fetal morphology and retrieval of embryonic tissue from the uterine cavity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Transcervical embryoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool for identifying morphological abnormalities in cases of embryonic demise, thereby potentially elucidating the underlying etiology of missed miscarriage. Furthermore, it allows for the collection of uncontaminated fetal material for karyotype analysis. A key advantage of this technique is that it does not require specialized equipment beyond an office hysteroscope. However, its efficacy is subject to a learning curve, and procedural success may be influenced by factors such as active vaginal bleeding and the duration of embryonic demise.</div></div><div><div>Evaluación de 5 abortos con embrioscopía transcervical</div></div><div><h3>Objetivo</h3><div>Informar sobre 5 casos de pérdida temprana del embarazo en los que no se detectaron anomalías morfoló","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"Pages 781-783"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fertility and sterilityPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.035
Hatem Zedan, Abdel Wasea M M El-Mekhlafi, Amira M El-Noweihi, Nagwa E Abd El-Azim, Taymour Mostafa
{"title":"Expression of concern 'Soluble Fas and gonadal hormones in infertile men with varicocele' [Fertil Steril 2009; 91:420-4].","authors":"Hatem Zedan, Abdel Wasea M M El-Mekhlafi, Amira M El-Noweihi, Nagwa E Abd El-Azim, Taymour Mostafa","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"795"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145238337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fertility and sterilityPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.034
M Nabil Momen, Fredrick B Ananian, Ibrahim M Fahmy, Taymour Mostafa
{"title":"Expression of concern 'Effect of high environmental temperature on semen parameters among fertile men' [Fertil Steril 2010; 93:1884-86].","authors":"M Nabil Momen, Fredrick B Ananian, Ibrahim M Fahmy, Taymour Mostafa","doi":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12275,"journal":{"name":"Fertility and sterility","volume":"124 4","pages":"794"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145238350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}