Barbara Lawrenz

ORCID: 0000-0001-6209-4223 · 15 papers in corpus
diagnostic-accuracy 2026
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-026-04020-y

PURPOSE: To study whether there is a marked interobserver discrepancy in the diagnosis of adenomyosis based on reviewing stored sonographic images of infertile patients? METHODS: Three reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialists…

case-report 2026
Journal of medical case reports ·doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05907-1

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis negatively impacts fertility treatment outcomes by lowering clinical pregnancy rates, reducing live birth rates, and increasing miscarriage rates following in vitro fertilization. Hormonal suppression therapy has eme…

case-report 2025
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2025-267402

A patient of advanced maternal age with infertility underwent assisted reproductive technology treatment, followed by a single euploid embryo transfer in a hormonal replacement therapy frozen cycle. The implanted embryo resulted in a thorac…

observational 2025
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1654365

INTRODUCTION: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count (AFC) are commonly used markers of ovarian reserve, yet their predictive accuracy in patients with low ovarian reserve remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate whethe…

diagnostic-accuracy 2025
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaf097.633

Abstract Study question Can different observers successfully identify adenomyosis, based on the revised MUSA (Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment) criteria, using archived ultrasound pictures? Summary answer Stored ultrasound pictur…

case-report 2025
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-6579011/v1

Abstract Objective: To apply a combined protocol using GnRH agonists and letrozole for endometrial preparation in patients with severe adenomyosis undergoing frozen euploid single embryo transfer (eFET). Design: Case series. Setting: Terti…

observational 2023
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-023-02805-z

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate whether women with diminished ovarian reserve who planned for PGT-A exhibit a lower number of blastocysts for biopsy, ploidy outcomes, and blastocyst quality on day 5, regardless of ag…

other 2022
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2022.857089
rct 2021
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.661707

A rise in serum progesterone in the late follicular phase is a well described adverse effect of ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI. Previous data suggest, that enhanced gonadotropin stimulation causes progesterone elevation and the incidence …

review 2020
·doi:10.1201/9781351241694-8

Luteal phase support is becoming a highly personalized treatment based on each stimulation protocol and patient characteristics. After the application of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) for final oocyte maturation, the vaginal route for…

observational 2020
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2020.609524

CONTEXT: The widespread distribution of the Vitamin D (VitD) receptor in reproductive tissues suggests an important role for VitD in human reproduction. The assessment of patient´s VitD is based on the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) metaboli…

observational 2019
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2019.00806

Objective: To evaluate intraday serum progesterone levels on the day of final oocyte maturation in women undergoing ovarian stimulation in a GnRH-antagonist protocol. Study design, size, and duration: The study was done as a prospective obs…

observational 2018
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-018-0435-7

BACKGROUND: In the recent years, vitamin D has become a topical subject and a focus of research not only in reproductive medicine but across many medical disciplines. In reproductive medicine, studies have identified an association between …

other 2018
Women's health (London, England) ·doi:10.1177/1745506518778992

Previous publications suggest a reduction in the ovarian reserve following ovarian surgery. The influence of the underlying disease, histology, size of the ovarian cyst and type of procedure remains unclear. The aim of this study was to inv…

case-report 2011
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.03.016

Compartment syndrome of the lower extremities is a clinically and medicolegally potentially devastating complication. Recently, the more widespread use of advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques, dealing with complex gynecologic diseases,…