Fertility Research Library
Discover the latest medical journal articles and conference presentation topics from US Fertility-affiliated authors.
Infertility Evaluation and Treatment. Reply
Nanette Santoro, Alex J Polotsky. Infertility Evaluation and Treatment. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jun 26;392(24):2494-2495. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2504905.
Fertility Care in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: the Possibility of Oocyte and Sperm Cryopreservation after Medical Transition
Le, Kyle, Ghofranian, Atoosa, Devine, Kate. Fertility Care in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: the Possibility of Oocyte and Sperm Cryopreservation after Medical Transition.
F&S Reviews. 2025 Jun 04; 100093. doi:10.1016/j.xfnr.2025.100093.
Quality of life, spiritual needs, and well-being of people affected by infertility and its treatment: quantitative results of a mixed-methods study
Madeleine Bernet, Alexander M Quaas, Michael von Wolff, Alessandro Santi, Isabelle Streuli, Dorothea Wunder, Eva Soom Ammann, Arndt Büssing. Quality of life, spiritual needs, and well-being of people affected by infertility and its treatment: quantitative results of a mixed-methods study. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 Jun;42(6):1853-1862. doi: 10.1007/s10815-025-03463-z. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
Case report: re-biopsy rescues a to-be-discarded segmental aneuploid embryo resulting in a healthy pregnancy with normal prenatal testing results
Manuel Viotti, Ketty Margulis, Andrea R Victor, Alex E Murphy, Frank L Barnes, Christo G Zouves. Case report: re-biopsy rescues a to-be-discarded segmental aneuploid embryo resulting in a healthy pregnancy with normal prenatal testing results. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 Jun;42(6):1827-1831. doi: 10.1007/s10815-025-03494-6. Epub 2025 May 7.
Comparing Blastulation of Surgically Retrieved Sperm to Ejaculated Sperm in Donor Oocyte Cycles
Namath A, Flannagan K, Le K, Ghofranian A, Reckhow J, Eubanks A, Rambhatla A, Homer M, Uhler ML, Hoyos LR, Marinaro J, Romanski P, Roth L. Comparing Blastulation of Surgically Retrieved Sperm to Ejaculated Sperm in Donor Oocyte Cycles. Fertil Steril. 2025 May 8:S0015-0282(25)00263-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.05.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40348156.
Blastocysts derived from 0-pronuclear and 1-pronuclear zygotes represent an untapped pool of usable embryos
Yeshua AS, Flannagan K, Lee J, Harris BS, Cacchione T, Devine K, Toh E, Jordan A, Cinnioglu C, Romanski P. Blastocysts derived from 0-pronuclear and 1-pronuclear zygotes represent an untapped pool of usable embryos. Fertil Steril. 2025 May 5:S0015-0282(25)00255-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.04.041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40334728.
Systemic progesterone optimizes programmed frozen embryo transfer outcomes: the only Level I evidence still indicates intramuscular administration
Allison A Eubanks, Dominique de Ziegler, Kate Devine. Systemic progesterone optimizes programmed frozen embryo transfer outcomes: the only Level I evidence still indicates intramuscular administration. Fertil Steril. 2025 May;123(5):759-760. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.01.014. Epub 2025 Jan 23.
The future of neovaginoplasty: robots to save the Davydov
Carrie A Malcom, Anthony N Imudia, Phillip A Romanski. The future of neovaginoplasty: robots to save the Davydov. Fertil Steril. 2025 May;123(5):802-803. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.02.029. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
To dose or to let artificial intelligence dose: that is the question!
Eduardo Hariton, Salomon Edery. To dose or to let artificial intelligence dose: that is the question! F S Rep. 2025 Apr 25;6(2):147-148. doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2025.04.006. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Cumulative pretrigger progesterone levels are not superior to single-day levels for predicting a failed cycle in fresh embryo transfer cycles
Yamasaki M, Flannagan K, Boedeker D, Dolitsky S, Banks N, Decherney A, Hariton E, Harris BS, Imudia A, Kallen C, Kanter J, Levy M, Romanski P, Uhler M, Devine K, Hill M. Cumulative pretrigger progesterone levels are not superior to single-day levels for predicting a failed cycle in fresh embryo transfer cycles. Fertil Steril. 2025 Apr 23:S0015-0282(25)00235-3. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.04.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40280225.
The number of autologous, vitrified mature oocytes needed to obtain three euploid blastocysts increases with age
Namath A, Flannagan K, Pirtea P, Toner JP, Devine K. The number of autologous, vitrified mature oocytes needed to obtain three euploid blastocysts increases with age. Fertil Steril. 2025 Apr 23:S0015-0282(25)00234-1. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.04.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40280226.
In vitro fertilization with cryopreserved oocytes or embryos after cancer: The role of gestational carriers
Taylor D Ellington, Alexis C Wardell, Allison M Deal, Jennifer Mersereau, Katie Cameron, Steven Spandorfer, Gaya Murugappan, Valerie L Baker, Carey Anders, Sara Mitra, Chelsea Anderson, Jianwen Cai, Barbara Luke, Hazel B Nichols. In vitro fertilization with cryopreserved oocytes or embryos after cancer: The role of gestational carriers. Cancer. 2025 Apr 15;131(8):e35844. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35844.
Assisted Reproduction Technology Treatment Outcomes in Female Carriers of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Arcaz AC, Hernandez-Nieto C, Lee JA, Cacchione TA, Mukherjee T, Copperman AB. Assisted Reproduction Technology Treatment Outcomes in Female Carriers of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Apr 2:dgaf198. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf198. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40171917.
Dietary advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and superovulation with gonadotropins alter RAGE expression in the ovaries differently at each follicular stage of development
Zaher Merhi, Michelle Goldsammler, Maureen J Charron, Erkan Buyuk. Dietary advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and superovulation with gonadotropins alter RAGE expression in the ovaries differently at each follicular stage of development. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 1:599:112482. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2025.112482. Epub 2025 Jan 25.
The tortoise or the hare? Accelerating freezing and thawing
Juergen Liebermann. The tortoise or the hare? Accelerating freezing and thawing. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 Apr;50(4):104791. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.104791.
Protocol considerations for multigenerational blinding of preimplantation genetic testing for a monogenic condition for Huntington disease: a case report
Samuel Raine, Dana R Siegel, Liya Rabkina, Paulina Nassab, Ana Cervero, Jose Antonio Martinez-Conejero, Hannah Elfman, Alex J Polotsky. Protocol considerations for multigenerational blinding of preimplantation genetic testing for a monogenic condition for Huntington disease: a case report. F S Rep. 2025 Mar 27;6(2):201-205. doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2025.03.007. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Introducing Time-Lapse for Flexible Embryo Assessment in IVF: Implications for Grading Confidence and Workflow Efficiency
Alicia Picou, Kelly Athayde Wirka, Allison Baxter Catherino, Brooke Hayward, Matthew David VerMilyea. Introducing Time-Lapse for Flexible Embryo Assessment in IVF: Implications for Grading Confidence and Workflow Efficiency. F&S Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2025.03.006.
Introducing time-lapse for flexible embryo assessment in in vitro fertilization: implications for grading confidence and workflow efficiency
Alicia Picou, Kelly Athayde Wirka, Allison Baxter Catherino, Brooke Hayward, Matthew David VerMilyea. Introducing time-lapse for flexible embryo assessment in in vitro fertilization: implications for grading confidence and workflow efficiency. F S Rep. 2025 Mar 19;6(2):149-157. doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2025.03.006. eCollection 2025 Jun.
A diluted one-step warming protocol: survival of vitrified blastocyst
Licata E, VerMilyea M, Ducote B, Ferguson T, Bianco C, Gallo M, Paciotti G, Passerini R, Meneghini C, Fabiani C, Galanti F, Dal Lago A, Rago R. A diluted one-step warming protocol: survival of vitrified blastocyst. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1007/s10815-025-03427-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40042768.v
Assessing the impact of both preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy with blastocyst morphologic grade on live birth rates in frozen embryo transfers from fresh and frozen donor oocytes
Alyson Dennis, Nirali Jain, Emily Auran Clarke, Jennifer K Blakemore. Assessing the impact of both preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy with blastocyst morphologic grade on live birth rates in frozen embryo transfers from fresh and frozen donor oocytes. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2025 Mar;311(3):819-826. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07876-6. Epub 2025 Feb 13.