2024
Effect of intraovarian platelet-rich plasma injection on IVF outcomes in women with poor ovarian response: the PROVA randomized controlled trial
Herlihy N, Cakiroglu Y, Whitehead C, Reig A, Tiras B, Scott R, Seli E. Effect of intraovarian platelet-rich plasma injection on IVF outcomes in women with poor ovarian response: the PROVA randomized controlled trial. Human Reproduction 2024, 39: 1495-1503. PMID: 38725194, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor ovarian responseControlled ovarian stimulationHistory of poor ovarian responsePremature ovarian insufficiencyPlatelet-rich plasmaPlatelet-rich plasma injectionsMature oocyte yieldRandomized controlled trialsPRP injectionEuploid blastocystsOvarian responseOocyte yieldOocyte retrievalIVF outcomesIntraovarian platelet-rich plasmaUniversity-affiliated reproductive centerIVF historyMature oocytesSustained implantationDATE OF FIRST PATIENT’S ENROLMENT:Euploid embryo transferInclusion criteriaPlatelet-rich plasma preparationsPreimplantation genetic testingOvarian reserve testsDoes recurrent implantation failure exist? Prevalence and outcomes of five consecutive euploid blastocyst transfers in 123 987 patients
Gill P, Ata B, Arnanz A, Cimadomo D, Vaiarelli A, Fatemi H, Ubaldi F, Garcia-Velasco J, Seli E. Does recurrent implantation failure exist? Prevalence and outcomes of five consecutive euploid blastocyst transfers in 123 987 patients. Human Reproduction 2024, 39: 974-980. PMID: 38452358, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEuploid blastocyst transferLive birth rateCumulative live birth rateBlastocyst transferEmbryo transferEuploid blastocystsImplant failureBirth ratePreimplantation genetic testing cyclesMulti-center retrospective studyDay of embryo transferCongenital uterine anomaliesEuploid embryo transferComprehensive chromosome screeningEndometrial preparation protocolsNon-obstructive azoospermiaModified natural cyclePositive pregnancy testOvarian stimulation protocolsRecurrent implantation failureParental karyotype abnormalitiesChromosome copy numberEuploid transfersTrophectoderm biopsyUterine anomalies
2021
Individual culture leads to decreased blastocyst formation but does not affect pregnancy outcomes in the setting of a single, vitrified-warmed euploid blastocyst transfer
Glatthorn HN, Hanson BM, Kim JG, Herlihy NS, Klimczak AM, Hong KH, Seli E, Scott RT. Individual culture leads to decreased blastocyst formation but does not affect pregnancy outcomes in the setting of a single, vitrified-warmed euploid blastocyst transfer. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2021, 38: 2157-2164. PMID: 34086147, PMCID: PMC8417170, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02252-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuploid blastocyst transferIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionPregnancy outcomesBlastocyst transferSignificant differencesBlastocyst formationSingle embryo transferMann-Whitney U testPreimplantation genetic testingLogistic regression modelsOvarian stimulationClinical miscarriageEuploid blastocystsSperm injectionEuploid embryosEmbryo transferTrophectoderm biopsyGenetic testingGroup embryo cultureU testSame time frameDecreased rateOutcomesMiscarriageFertilization rate
2020
Rate of true recurrent implantation failure is low: results of three successive frozen euploid single embryo transfers
Pirtea P, De Ziegler D, Tao X, Sun L, Zhan Y, Ayoubi JM, Seli E, Franasiak JM, Scott RT. Rate of true recurrent implantation failure is low: results of three successive frozen euploid single embryo transfers. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 115: 45-53. PMID: 33077239, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent implantation failureEuploid single-embryo transferLive birth rateSingle embryo transferImplantation rateImplantation failureEmbryo transferCumulative live birth rateSustained implantation ratesRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier curvesReproductive technology centerDifference of outcomeBirth rateCumulative implantation rateLogistic regression modelsPositive heartbeatClinical pregnancyCohort studyMiscarriage rateMean ageEuploid blastocystsNormal uterusMAIN OUTCOMEGestational carrierMitochondrial DNA content is not predictive of reproductive competence in euploid blastocysts
Scott RT, Sun L, Zhan Y, Marin D, Tao X, Seli E. Mitochondrial DNA content is not predictive of reproductive competence in euploid blastocysts. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2020, 41: 183-190. PMID: 32600944, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative mtDNA copy numberSingle embryo transferMitochondrial DNA copy numberMtDNA copy numberEmbryo transferSuccessful single embryo transferDNA copy numberRelative mtDNA levelsHuman blastocystsReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionReproductive competenceIVF outcomesMaternal ageOngoing implantationPolymerase chain reactionEuploid blastocystsMitochondrial DNA contentReproductive outcomesSame patientClinical decisionTrophectoderm biopsySame cohortAmount of mtDNACopy number
2019
Mitochondria as a Biomarker for IVF Outcome
Kim J, Seli E. Mitochondria as a Biomarker for IVF Outcome. Reproduction 2019, -1: r235-r242. PMID: 30844752, DOI: 10.1530/rep-18-0580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey cellular functionsAcid metabolismAmino acid metabolismCellular functionsMitochondrial DNASignal transductionFatty acid metabolismApoptotic regulationIon homeostasisEmbryo developmentMitochondrial contentInfertility treatment outcomesEmbryo metabolismAdvanced maternal ageMitochondriaEssential roleEmbryo viabilityIVF outcomesImplantation failureMaternal ageEuploid blastocystsTreatment outcomesAdditional biomarkersImplantation successMetabolism