Follicular fluid-derived exosomal LncRNA LIPE-AS1 modulates steroid metabolism and survival of granulosa cells leading to oocyte maturation arrest in polycystic ovary syndrome
ConclusionThese findings suggested that the increased expression of LIPE-AS1, facilitated by follicular fluid exosomes, had a significant impact on both oocyte maturation and embryo development. We demonstrated the ceRNA mechanism involving LIPE-AS1, miR-4306, and LHCGR as a regulator of hormone production and metabolism. These findings indicate that LIPE-AS1 is essential in PCOS oocyte maturation and revealed a ceRNA network of LIPE-AS1 and provided new information on abnormal steroid metabolism and oocyte development in PCOS. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 24, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Leukocytospermia does not negatively impact outcomes in in vitro fertilization cycles with intracytoplasmic sperm injection and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: findings from 5435 cycles
ConclusionLeukocytospermia diagnosed just prior to an IVF cycle with PGT-A does not negatively impact clinical or embryologic outcomes. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of time post warming to embryo transfer on human blastocyst metabolism and pregnancy outcome
ConclusionOverall, our results show that differences in the time of post warming culture have no significant impact on miscarriage or live birth rate for frozen embryo transfers. This information can be beneficial for clinical practices with either minimal staffing or a high number of patient cases. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Aneuploidy detection in pooled polar bodies using rapid nanopore sequencing
ConclusionThe automated detection of the ploidy classification per chromosome and shorter duplications or deletions depending on the sequencing depth demonstrates an advantage of the ONT method over standard, commercial aCGH methods, which do not consider the presence of three chromatids in pooled polar bodies. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Leukocytospermia does not negatively impact outcomes in in vitro fertilization cycles with intracytoplasmic sperm injection and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: findings from 5435 cycles
ConclusionLeukocytospermia diagnosed just prior to an IVF cycle with PGT-A does not negatively impact clinical or embryologic outcomes. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of time post warming to embryo transfer on human blastocyst metabolism and pregnancy outcome
ConclusionOverall, our results show that differences in the time of post warming culture have no significant impact on miscarriage or live birth rate for frozen embryo transfers. This information can be beneficial for clinical practices with either minimal staffing or a high number of patient cases. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Aneuploidy detection in pooled polar bodies using rapid nanopore sequencing
ConclusionThe automated detection of the ploidy classification per chromosome and shorter duplications or deletions depending on the sequencing depth demonstrates an advantage of the ONT method over standard, commercial aCGH methods, which do not consider the presence of three chromatids in pooled polar bodies. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 20, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Rescue intrauterine insemination in women failing to retrieve oocytes at ovum pick-up: report of a case series
ConclusionsRescue IUI in women failing to retrieve oocytes is a possible option that may be considered in selected cases. The efficacy is low, but the procedure is simple, and without significant risks. Generalizability to a conventional IVF protocol setting is however limited. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 18, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to scientific referees
(Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 18, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Rescue intrauterine insemination in women failing to retrieve oocytes at ovum pick-up: report of a case series
ConclusionsRescue IUI in women failing to retrieve oocytes is a possible option that may be considered in selected cases. The efficacy is low, but the procedure is simple, and without significant risks. Generalizability to a conventional IVF protocol setting is however limited. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 18, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to scientific referees
(Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 18, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Decision-making for congenital anomalies diagnosed during pregnancy: a narrative review
ConclusionMany factors contribute to an individual ’s decision-making after a diagnosis of a fetal anomalies diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy, ranging from personal beliefs and goals to shared experiences of others and access to care. Understanding how sources of information may be deemed both as facilitators and barriers to differen t individuals during the decision-making process is important for healthcare providers in order to understand how to most effectively support patients. There is a dearth of information on training healthcare professionals to provide support to patients facing these decisions. (...
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Utilizing artificial intelligence in academic writing: an in-depth evaluation of a scientific review on fertility preservation written by ChatGPT-4
ConclusionChatGPT-4 can produce a scientific review on fertility preservation with minimal plagiarism. While precise in content, it showed factual and contextual inaccuracies and inconsistent reference reliability. These issues limit ChatGPT-4 as a sole tool for scientific writing but suggest its potential as an aid in the writing process. (Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics)
Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - April 15, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research