2021
The Appraisal of Body Content (ABC) trial: Increased male or female adiposity does not significantly impact in vitro fertilization laboratory or clinical outcomes
Kim J, Patounakis G, Juneau C, Morin S, Neal S, Bergh P, Seli E, Scott R. The Appraisal of Body Content (ABC) trial: Increased male or female adiposity does not significantly impact in vitro fertilization laboratory or clinical outcomes. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 116: 444-452. PMID: 33581854, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBioelectric impedance analysisLive birth rateLow birth weightClinical outcomesMiscarriage rateBlastocyst formation rateEuploidy rateImplantation rateBirth weightLow birth weight/Low birth weight infantsNormal weight patientsBirth weight infantsProspective cohort studyImpact of obesityFertilization laboratoryBirth rateFertilization rateBF categoriesWeight patientsMaternal obesityWeight infantsCohort studyObese women
2020
Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Hanson BM, Tao X, Zhan Y, Kim JG, Klimczak AM, Herlihy NS, Scott RT, Seli E. Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 115: 957-965. PMID: 33272640, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsPatient ageInfertile womenCumulus cellsBlood cellsEmbryonic aneuploidyPeak estradiol levelsAntimüllerian hormone levelsProspective cohort studyTelomere lengthNumber of oocytesShorter telomere lengthReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionHigh rateWarrants further investigationTelomere length assessmentSignificant overlap existsCohort studyOocyte retrievalSingle centerEstradiol levelsInfertile populationMaternal agePolymerase chain reactionYoung women with poor ovarian response exhibit epigenetic age acceleration based on evaluation of white blood cells using a DNA methylation-derived age prediction model
Hanson BM, Tao X, Zhan Y, Jenkins TG, Morin SJ, Scott RT, Seli EU. Young women with poor ovarian response exhibit epigenetic age acceleration based on evaluation of white blood cells using a DNA methylation-derived age prediction model. Human Reproduction 2020, 35: 2579-2588. PMID: 33049778, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor ovarian responseWhite blood cellsPolycystic ovary syndromeOvarian responseOvarian stimulationChronologic ageWBC samplesEpigenetic age accelerationCumulus cellsAge accelerationYoung womenSTUDY FUNDING/COMPETINGBlood cellsProspective cohort studyGood responder groupCommon clinical challengePeripheral blood samplesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSROLE OF CHANCEYears of agePatient's chronologic ageGeneral health consequencesCC samplesAge-related changesAge prediction modelMitochondrial DNA content decreases during in vitro human embryo development: insights into mitochondrial DNA variation in preimplantation embryos donated for research
Pérez-Sánchez M, Díez-Juan A, Beltrán D, Mifsud A, Mercader A, Vidal C, Labarta E, Pellicer A, Seli E, De Los Santos MJ. Mitochondrial DNA content decreases during in vitro human embryo development: insights into mitochondrial DNA variation in preimplantation embryos donated for research. F&S Science 2020, 1: 36-45. PMID: 35559739, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfss.2020.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDay 3 embryosMetaphase II oocytesMtDNA contentII oocytesFailed-fertilized oocytesMtDNA copy numberProspective cohort studySignificant decreaseHuman metaphase II oocytesQuantitative polymerase chain reactionCohort studyFertilization patientsDNA loadPolymerase chain reactionPreimplantation embryo developmentAneuploid blastocystsOocyte donorsTotal mtDNA copy numberHuman oocytesEmbryo culture conditionsHuman embryo developmentCategorical variablesEmbryo developmentChain reaction