Rachel Levy
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· 11 papers in corpus
observational
2023
BACKGROUND: Risks of maternal morbidity are known to be reduced in pregnancies resulting from frozen embryo transfer (FET) compared to fresh-embryo transfer (fresh-ET), except for the risk of pre-eclampsia, reported to be higher in FET preg…
observational
2023
RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the risk factors for prematurity other than intrauterine growth restriction in singletons after IVF? DESIGN: Data were collected from a national registry, based on an observational prospective cohort of 30,737 l…
observational
2021
OBJECTIVE: To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in couples in which at least one partner is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with that of couples in which neither partner is HIV-positive. DESIGN: Retrospective matche…
observational
2021
STUDY QUESTION: Do IVF, IUI or female infertility (i.e. endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] and primary ovarian insufficiency [POI]) lead to an increased risk of congenital anomalies in singletons? SUMMARY ANSWER: After multiva…
observational
2020
RESEARCH QUESTION: Does endometriosis increase obstetric and neonatal complications, and does assisted reproductive technology (ART) cause additional risk of maternal or fetal morbidity? DESIGN: A nationwide cohort study (2013-2018) compar…
other
2020
BACKGROUND: PPOS protocols, initially described for FP in women with cancer, have many advantages compared to antagonist protocols. PPOS protocols were not evaluated for women with endometriosis. The objective of the study was to describe f…
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies suggest that singletons born from assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have a high risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, specifically for imprinting disorders. Because ART processes take place at times …
review
2019
Adiponectin is the most abundant plasma adipokine. It mainly derives from white adipose tissue and plays a key role in the control of energy metabolism thanks to its insulin-sensitising, anti-inflammatory, and antiatherogenic properties. In…
observational
2019
BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior have inconsistent effects on fertility. High body mass index is associated with infertility but to our knowledge, very few studies have explored body composition in association to fe…
observational
2017
BACKGROUND: There is no consensual definition of diminished ovarian reserve and the best therapeutic strategy has not yet been demonstrated. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study to evaluate outcomes following a first in-vitro fertil…
observational
2014
The aim of this study was to investigate in a case-control study the associations between idiopathic infertility and antioxidant gene polymorphisms. One hundred ten infertile subjects (58 women and 52 men) with a history of idiopathic infer…