RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the impact of focal adenomyosis on IVF/iICSI outcomes, and what is the optimal protocol for these patients? DESIGN: This retrospective study screened 66,711 first IVF/ICSI cycles and identified 598 women with foc…
This study aimed to investigate how levels of serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) on Day 7 of ovarian stimulation are related to the number of oocytes retrieved, and identify any cutoff or threshold point in protocols using gonadotropi…
BACKGROUND: Endometrial receptivity in hormone replacement therapy-frozen embryo transfer (HRT-FET) cycles depends on a precisely coordinated estradiol-progesterone environment. An imbalance between estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) befor…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a hormone-related gynecological disease and characterized by the invasion of endometrial cells outside the uterine cavity. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of goserelin acetate implants on …
Background: Adenomyosis involves epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), yet the role of mitochondrial regulator Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) remains unclear. This study investigated the role of Mfn2 in adenomyosis-related EMT and evaluated its pote…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare oral estradiol valerate and estradiol transdermal gel for clinical pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing frozen-thaw embryo transfer (FET). METHODS: This was a prospective study perfo…
BACKGROUND: The principal indicators adopted for the assessment of follicular quality are still two-dimensional ultrasound(2D-US) imaging parameters, but these do not reflect the three-dimensional morphology of follicles. We herein aimed to…
STUDY QUESTION: Can third-generation sequencing (TGS)-based polar body (PB) analysis serve as a viable alternative to conventional trophectoderm (TE) biopsy for preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A)? SUMMARY ANSWER: This s…
Advanced maternal age (AMA, ≥35 years) women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) face reduced live birth rates (LBR) and remain a major clinical challenge. In a large randomized trial, Zishen Yutai Pill (ZYP) improved LBR in t…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective cohort study is to investigate the impact of monitoring serum estradiol (E2) levels before progesterone administration within hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on pregnancy outcomes in women un…
BACKGROUND: Infertility is estimated to occur in 1 out of every 4-7 couples. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a type of assisted reproduction introduced in 1992, has been used across the world for almost all indications of infertili…
A high ovarian response to conventional ovarian stimulation (OS) is characterized by an increased number of follicles and/or oocytes compared with a normal response (10-15 oocytes retrieved). According to current definitions, a high respons…
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore the risk factors for early spontaneous abortion (ESA) in fresh- and frozen-embryo transfers. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study comprised a total of 35,076 patients, including 15,557 w…
To evaluate the relationship between the initial follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) dose and the number of available cleavage-stage embryos in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.We included 8772 fresh IVF cycles using a GnRH antagonist pro…
BACKGROUND: Along with progress in embryo cryopreservation, especially the vitrification, freeze all strategy has become more acceptable than ever. Some studies have found comparable or higher live birth rate with frozen embryo transfer (FE…
BACKGROUND: No previous study directly compares the fixed day-5 initiation versus the flexible initiation of GnRH antagonist administration in IVF/ICSI for those patients who are predicted as high ovarian responders without PCOS. To evaluat…
Ovarian hyperandrogenism is one of the characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and androgen receptor (AR) in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) functions as an important element to the accumulation of androgens. This study verified t…
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of echo contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). METHODS: A total of 67 patient…
BACKGROUND: Many studies have demonstrated the benefits of the addition of growth hormone (GH) to the controlled ovarian stimulation protocol in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in poor-respond patients, but the effect of GH on patients wit…
To investigate whether intrauterine injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) before the embryo transfer in a frozen-thawed transfer cycle can improve the pregnancy outcome in the patients with repeated implantation failure (RIF). Me…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term clinical effect of high-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) as a non-invasive modality for ablation of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) foci. METHODS: All women who were diagnosed with cutaneous endo…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of GnRH-α pre-treatment with HIFU ablation for diffuse adenomyosis. METHODS: From January 2014 to December 2016, 61 patients were divided into two groups. Twenty-three patients with larger ut…
OBJECTIVE: To study if luteal E(2) pre-treatment before GnRH antagonist protocol improves IVF/ICSI outcomes compared with standard long GnRH agonist protocol. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized and controlled study. SETTING: ART center of …