OBJECTIVE The decision to use in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), or split insemination (IVF-ICSI) in the first cycle is based on the number of motile sperm. Hence, total fertilization failure (TFF) often occurs during IVF cycles, despite normozoospermia. To investigate whether the cumulative motile swim-up spermatozoa percentage at 22 hours post-insemination ...

About 10-15% of couples have difficulty conceiving at some point in their reproductive lives and thus have to seek specialist fertility care. One of the most commonly used treatment options is in vitro fertilization (IVF) and its related expansions. Despite many recent technological advances, the average IVF live birth rate per single initiated cycle is still only 30%. Consequently, there is a ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF) has become a standard treatment for subfertility after it was demonstrated to be of value to humans in 1978. However, the introduction of IVF into mainstream clinical practice has been accompanied by concerns regarding the number of multiple gestations that it can produce, as multiple births present significant medical consequences to mothers and offspring. When con...

Objective In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a well-known method for the treatment of infertility. The present study aimed to compare the differences between infertile women with successful and unsuccessful IVF outcomes regarding the expression of T helper (Th) cell transcription factors and a group of related cytokines before and after exposure to their husbands' seminal plasma. Methods This st...

BACKGROUND IVF children, including singletons, are known to have a poorer obstetric outcome than children born after spontaneous conception. With a broad introduction of single embryo transfer (SET), this scenario might change. This study compares the obstetric outcome after IVF with SET, elective SET (eSET), non elective SET (non-eSET) and double embryo transfer (DET) with outcomes in the gene...

This paper is devoted to the study of gH-Clarke derivative for interval-valued functions. To find properties derivative, concepts limit superior, inferior, and sublinear functions are studied in sequel. It proved that upper a gH-Lipschitz continuous function (IVF) always exists. For convex IVF, found be identical with gH-directional derivative. observed IVF. Several numerical examples provided ...

BACKGROUND The aim was to study whether the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is associated with a subsequent increase in the use of IVF to achieve deliveries and whether women with cervical treatment and IVF have increased rates of preterm delivery. METHODS This was a register-based retrospective cohort (n = 822 183 deliveries) study from Finland whose main outcome measur...

OBJECTIVE To consider the arguments for and against funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to explore potential avenues for policy change. DESIGN Narrative literature review, policy analysis. SETTING University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. PATIENT(S) Sub-fertile women and men. INTERVENTION(S) Fertility treatments, in particular IVF. RESULT(S) The two main arguments u...

Implantation failure could be related to antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). We retrospectively analyzed the usefulness of aPL determination in women undergoing IVF. Conventional aPL of the antiphospholipid syndrome, lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL), anti-β2glycoprotein I (a β2GPI) antibodies, and IgG and IgM isotypes as well as IgA isotype were analyzed in women presen...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether changes in serum cortisol (CORT) and PRL are affected by acupuncture (Ac) in Ac-treated IVF patients. DESIGN Prospective cohort clinical study. SETTING Private practice reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic and private practice acupuncture consortium. PATIENT(S) Sixty-seven reproductive-age infertile women undergoing IVF. INTERVENTION(S) Blood ...