Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-02-15DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2316005
Hongjuan Ye, Liya Shi, Xinxin Quan, Min Hou, Huilan Ma, Songguo Xue, Zhao Yu, Qiuju Chen, Lihua Sun
{"title":"Cumulative live birth rate of in vitro fertilization cycle via progestin-primed ovarian stimulation versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol in infertile women with normal ovarian reserve: an open-label, randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Hongjuan Ye, Liya Shi, Xinxin Quan, Min Hou, Huilan Ma, Songguo Xue, Zhao Yu, Qiuju Chen, Lihua Sun","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2316005","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2316005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the cumulative live birth rate (cLBR) of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) protocol versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) protocol for in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle in infertile women with normal ovarian reserve (NOR). Infertile women with NOR who underwent their first IVF cycle were enrolled in an open-label randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive a freeze-all strategy with delayed embryo transfer (PPOS group, n = 174) and fresh embryo transfer first (GnRH-ant group, n = 174). The primary outcome was the cLBR per aspiration. The cLBR between the PPOS group and GnRH-ant group were comparable (55.75% vs. 52.87%, <i>p</i> = 0.591). A premature luteinizing hormone surge was not observed in the PPOS group, while there were six cases (3.45%) in the GnRH-ant group, but no premature ovulation in either of the groups. The pregnancy outcomes, including implantation rate, clinical pregnancy rate and miscarriage rate, were all comparable. In addition, the number of retrieved oocytes, mature oocytes and viable embryos were similar (all <i>p</i> > 0.05) between the two groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139735063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-26DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2380667
L Jacxsens, C Coveney, L Culley, S Lafuente-Funes, G Pennings, N Hudson, V Provoost
{"title":"The representation of medical risks and incentives concerning egg donation: an analysis of the websites of fertility clinics of Belgium, Spain and the UK.","authors":"L Jacxsens, C Coveney, L Culley, S Lafuente-Funes, G Pennings, N Hudson, V Provoost","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2380667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2024.2380667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Considering the growing demand for egg donation (ED) and the scarcity of women coming forward as donors to meet this demand, scholars have expressed concerns that clinics may (initially) misrepresent risks to recruit more donors. Additionally, (non-)monetary incentives might be used to try to influence potential donors, which may pressure these women or cause them to dismiss their concerns. Since the internet is often the first source of information and first impressions influence individuals' choices, we examined the websites of fertility clinics to explore how they present medical risks, incentives and emotional appeals. Content Analysis and Frame Analysis were used to analyze a sample of Belgian, Spanish and UK clinic websites. The data show that the websites mainly focus on extreme and dangerous risks and side effects (e.g. severe OHSS) even though it is highly relevant for donors to be informed about less severe but more frequently occurring risks and side effects (e.g. bloating), since those influence donors' daily functioning. The altruistic narrative of ED in Europe was dominant in the data, although some (hidden) financial incentives were found on Spanish and UK websites. Nonetheless, all information about financial incentives still were presented subtly or in combination with altruistic incentives.</p>","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-04-25DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2340788
{"title":"Fertility 2024 Rethinking Reproduction 10th–13th January 2024, Edinburgh The joint conference of the Association of Reproductive & Clinical Scientists, British Fertility Society, and the Society for Reproduction & Fertility","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2340788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2024.2340788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140653646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-04-25DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2343718
S. Goedeke, Heather Gamble
{"title":"Donor-linking provisions in New Zealand: counselling roles, concerns and needs.","authors":"S. Goedeke, Heather Gamble","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2343718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2024.2343718","url":null,"abstract":"Donor-linking where those genetically related through donor conception (e.g. donor-conceived persons (DCP), donors and siblings), or recipient parents, search for and connect with each other, is increasingly common, both in identity-release jurisdictions where donors' identifying information may be released to DCP, usually when they become adults - and in anonymous jurisdictions, e.g. as a result of direct-to-consumer DNA testing. In this paper, we explore New Zealand fertility clinic counsellors' views regarding their donor-linking roles and their concerns and needs in relation to current and anticipated service provision. Counsellors believed that fertility service providers had a longer-term responsibility to offer donor-linking services to ensure the wellbeing of all parties affected by donor conception. They perceived their role as complex and multifaceted, encompassing psychoeducation, mediation, advocacy, facilitation, relationship counselling, and therapeutic intervention. They identified significant service provision challenges however, including inadequate staffing, training, time and prioritisation of donor-linking, and inadequate legislative provisions to support practice. Counsellors called for clarity in legislation addressing different contexts of donation and providing measures to ensure the recording of and access to identifying information. They expressed a need for comprehensive, funded donor-linking services, therefore facilitating choice, and services staffed by professionally trained and supported staff.","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140653363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-04-19DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2265153
Sacha Stormlund, Negjyp Sopa, Julie Lyng Forman, Anne Zedeler, Jeanette Bogstad, Lisbeth Prætorius, Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Anna Klajnbard, Anne Lis Englund, Søren Ziebe, Nina la Cour Freiesleben, Christina Bergh, Peter Humaidan, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Anja Pinborg, Kristine Løssl
{"title":"The prevalence of late-follicular phase progesterone elevation and impact on the ongoing pregnancy rate after fresh and frozen blastocyst transfer. Sub-study of an RCT","authors":"Sacha Stormlund, Negjyp Sopa, Julie Lyng Forman, Anne Zedeler, Jeanette Bogstad, Lisbeth Prætorius, Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Anna Klajnbard, Anne Lis Englund, Søren Ziebe, Nina la Cour Freiesleben, Christina Bergh, Peter Humaidan, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Anja Pinborg, Kristine Løssl","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2265153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2023.2265153","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of late-follicular phase progesterone elevation (LFPE) during ovarian stimulation on reproductive outcomes in ART treatment remains controversial, but recent studies indicate lower pregn...","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2024-04-11DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2338290
Haisu Zhou, Chengshuang Pan, Yonggen Wu, Danna Ye, Qianjin Fei, Xiangbin Kong, Huan Zhang, Wumin Jin
{"title":"Reproductive outcomes in patients with high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation using testicular sperm for intracytoplasmic injection: a retrospective analysis","authors":"Haisu Zhou, Chengshuang Pan, Yonggen Wu, Danna Ye, Qianjin Fei, Xiangbin Kong, Huan Zhang, Wumin Jin","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2024.2338290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2024.2338290","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to compare the embryological and clinical parameters of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles using testicular versus ejaculated sperm in male patients with elevated sperm ...","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140569259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2023-12-18DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2292596
Manuel Kiesswetter, Erik Danay, Stefan Duschek
{"title":"Life satisfaction in parents after successful in vitro fertilization and natural pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal study from before pregnancy to 24 months after childbirth","authors":"Manuel Kiesswetter, Erik Danay, Stefan Duschek","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2292596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2023.2292596","url":null,"abstract":"Changes in psychological variables in couples after successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) have rarely been investigated. This paper describes follow-up assessments of a previously published study...","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138717425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2292592
Sonja Goedeke, Heather Gamble, Rebecca Thurlow
{"title":"Extended families? Contact expectations and experiences of egg donors donating to previously unknown recipients","authors":"Sonja Goedeke, Heather Gamble, Rebecca Thurlow","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2292592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2023.2292592","url":null,"abstract":"In New Zealand egg donation is identity-release, and donors may be known to recipients, e.g. family members/friends, or previously unknown e.g. clinic-recruited or sourced through advertising. In t...","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138686695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-05-02DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2200980
Amnuay Kleebayoon, Viroj Wiwanitkit
{"title":"Response to Hasdemir et al. (2023) COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels.","authors":"Amnuay Kleebayoon, Viroj Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2200980","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2200980","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9394479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human FertilityPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-03-21DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2191345
Shi Zheng, Zhu Minbo, Tong Chunya
{"title":"Endometrial receptivity evaluation using hysteroscopic endometrial gland image recognition.","authors":"Shi Zheng, Zhu Minbo, Tong Chunya","doi":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2191345","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14647273.2023.2191345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the endometrial gland count on hysteroscopic endometrial images in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) to evaluate endometrial receptivity and predict pregnancy outcomes. Since endometrial receptivity and endometrial glands density are strongly influenced by numerous factors, we selected 98 patients who underwent frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in a natural cycle. Within 1-3 menstrual cycles before embryo transfer, hysteroscopic exploration was performed 3-7 days after ovulation. Uterine cavity morphological data were measured, and hysteroscopic endometrial imaging was performed. An endometrial gland opening labelling algorithm was used to recognize and count the endometrial glands. Patients were divided into pregnancy and non-pregnancy groups based on ET outcomes. No significant differences were noted in patients' general information and laboratory parameters, including age, years of infertility, body mass index, anti-Müllerian hormone, endometrial thickness and embryos transferred between the two groups. The number of endometrial glands in the pregnancy group was higher than that in the non-pregnancy group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Hysteroscopic examination of the uterine cavity and gland counting analysis of images using image recognition software can better indicate endometrial receptivity and improve pregnancy outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13006,"journal":{"name":"Human Fertility","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9516070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}