Fertility Research Library
Discover the latest medical journal articles and conference presentation topics from US Fertility-affiliated authors.
If a little is great and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right
Pietro Bortoletto, Phillip Romanski. If a little is great and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right. Fertil Steril. 2025 Jul;124(1):53. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.03.017. Epub 2025 Mar 22.
Comparing gestational carrier with uterine transplantation in uterine-factor infertility: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Joshua C Combs, Meghan U Yamasaki, Maura Dougherty, Kiley Hunkler, Elizabeth B Osmundsen, Jaime Roura-Monllor, Robert J Stillman, Micah J Hill, Kate Devine, Alan H DeCherney, Richard E Nelson , Jeanne E O'Brien. Comparing gestational carrier with uterine transplantation in uterine-factor infertility: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Fertil Steril. 2025 Jul;124(1):134-143. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.01.012. Epub 2025 Jan 22.
Steroid sulfatase and the transporter of sulfated steroids are upregulated in granulose cells from women of POSEIDON group 4 in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization cycles
Karina Sequeira, Soledad Henríquez, Paulina Kohen, Ariel Fuentes, Alejandro Tapia-Pizarro, Pablo Céspedes, Ana Godoy, Luigi Devoto. Steroid sulfatase and the transporter of sulfated steroids are upregulated in granulose cells from women of POSEIDON group 4 in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization cycles. Steroids. 2025 Jul:219:109626. doi: 10.1016/j.steroids.2025.109626. Epub 2025 May 1.
Fertility preservation and in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates after cancer
Chelsea Anderson, Alexis C Wardell, Allison M Deal, Jennifer E Mersereau, Katie Cameron, Steven D Spandorfer, Valerie L Baker, Sara Mitra, Jianwen Cai, Barbara Luke, Hazel B Nichols. Fertility preservation and in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates after cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Jul 1;9(4):pkaf057. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf057.
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.