2022
Follicular activation in women previously diagnosed with poor ovarian response: a randomized, controlled trial
Díaz-García C, Herraiz S, Pamplona L, Subirá J, Soriano MJ, Simon C, Seli E, Pellicer A. Follicular activation in women previously diagnosed with poor ovarian response: a randomized, controlled trial. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 117: 747-755. PMID: 35367015, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.12.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor ovarian responseAntral follicle countOvarian reserve markersLive birth rateOvarian fragmentationFollicular activationFollicle countOvarian responseReserve markersHormone levelsPregnancy rateReproductive outcomesEmbryo transferTotal antral follicle countMII oocytesSerum antimüllerian hormoneAntimüllerian hormone levelsBirth rateMetaphase II oocytesEmbryology (ESHRE) criteriaHippo pathway inhibitionAntimüllerian hormoneSecondary outcomesFertilization cyclesIVF outcomes
2021
Embryology outcomes after oocyte vitrification with super-cooled slush nitrogen are similar to outcomes with conventional liquid nitrogen: a randomized controlled trial
Hanson BM, Kim JG, Suarez SI, Ackerman BK, Comito CE, Pangasnan R, Seli E, Hong KH, Scott RT. Embryology outcomes after oocyte vitrification with super-cooled slush nitrogen are similar to outcomes with conventional liquid nitrogen: a randomized controlled trial. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 117: 106-114. PMID: 34654569, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.08.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetaphase II oocytesEmbryology outcomesOocyte survivalII oocytesOocyte donor cyclesOocyte survival ratePreimplantation genetic testingBlastocyst formationWhole chromosome aneuploidyChromosome aneuploidySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDonor cyclesDonor oocytesRate of fertilizationMAIN OUTCOMESurvival rateOocyte vitrificationTrophectoderm biopsyGenetic testingDonor spermPrivate practiceNext-generation sequencingOutcomesDemonstrable improvement
2020
A multicenter, prospective, blinded, nonselection study evaluating the predictive value of an aneuploid diagnosis using a targeted next-generation sequencing–based preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy assay and impact of biopsy
Tiegs AW, Tao X, Zhan Y, Whitehead C, Kim J, Hanson B, Osman E, Kim TJ, Patounakis G, Gutmann J, Castelbaum A, Seli E, Jalas C, Scott RT. A multicenter, prospective, blinded, nonselection study evaluating the predictive value of an aneuploid diagnosis using a targeted next-generation sequencing–based preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy assay and impact of biopsy. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 115: 627-637. PMID: 32863013, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.07.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreimplantation genetic testingSustained implantationPredictive valueGenetic testingClinical outcomesTrophectoderm biopsyAge-matched control groupImpact of biopsyPGT-A resultsAntral follicle countRecurrent pregnancy lossBody mass indexDetectable adverse impactAneuploid resultsSecondary outcomesFertilization cyclesFollicle countPrimary outcomeMass indexUsable blastocystsBlastocyst transferFertility centerPregnancy lossClinical error ratesStudy groupSperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes
Tiegs AW, Tao X, Landis J, Zhan Y, Franasiak JM, Seli E, Wells D, Fragouli E, Scott RT. Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 27: 1350-1356. PMID: 31994001, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00163-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm mitochondrial DNA copy numberLive birth rateQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMitochondrial DNA copy numberICSI cyclesBirth rateIntracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle outcomesBlastocyst developmentDay-3 embryo biopsyMtDNA-CNDNA copy numberBlastocyst euploidy ratesMixed-effects logistic regressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionSperm samplesEffects logistic regressionBlastocyst euploidyCohort studyPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesInfertility centerCycle outcomeEuploidy rateMaternal ageInfertile population