IVF Training has developed a list of references, some of which are used as a reference source throughout IVF e-Learning modules. You are welcome to use this reference or the PDF library as an alternative tool for online learning. Access is unrestricted and new links are welcome especially from manufacturers and clinics.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.07.001
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Guidelines for risk reduction when handling gametes from infectious patients seeking assisted reproductive technologies
Sangita K. Jindal, Richard G. Rawlins, Charles H. Muller, Erma Z. Drobnis. RBMonline, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.04.015
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Maternal physical and sedentary activities in relation to reproductive outcomes following IVF
Audrey J. Gaskins, Paige L. Williams, Myra G. Keller, Irene Souter, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro, EARTH Study Team. RBMonline - proof stage-DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.07.002
Effectiveness of ovarian age as the background risk for aneuploidy screening in an unselected pregnant population
Maribel Grande, Joan Sabriŕ, Virginia Borobio, Immaculada Mercadé, Iosifina Stergiotou, Narcis Masoller, Antoni Borrell
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Mohamed Elsayed, Taymour M. El-Sherry, Mohamed Abdelgawad (2015) Development of computer-assisted sperm analysis plugin for analyzing sperm motion in microfluidic environments using Image-J.
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Theriogenology Published online: July 25 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.07.021
Lisa Marii Cookingham, Rachel P. Goossen, Amy E.T. Sparks, Bradley J. Van Voorhis, Eyup Hakan Duran (2015). A successful treatment algorithm for evaluation of early pregnancy after in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1133
Bruce S. Shapiro, Said T. Daneshmand, Forest C. Garner, Martha Aguirre, Cynthia Hudson (2015) Freeze-all at the blastocyst or bipronuclear stage: A randomized clinical trial. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1141
Aaron K. Styer, Audrey J. Gaskins, Paula C. Brady, Patrick M. Sluss, Jorge E. Chavarro, Russ B. Hauser, Thomas L. Toth (2015) Dynamic antimüllerian hormone levels during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation predict in vitro fertilization response and pregnancy outcomes. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1161
Daniel Bodri, Takeshi Sugimoto, Jazmina Yao Serna, Masae Kondo, Ryutaro Kato, Satoshi Kawachiya, Tsunekazu Matsumoto (2015) Influence of different oocyte insemination techniques on early and late morphokinetic parameters: retrospective analysis of 500 time-lapse monitored blastocysts Fertil Steril, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1164
Junaid Kashir, Michail Nomikos, Karl Swann, and F. Anthony Lai
PLCζ
1787/ or PAWP: revisiting the putative mammalian sperm factor that triggers egg activation and embryogenesis.Junaid Kashir, Michail Nomikos, Karl Swann, and F. Anthony Lai
PLCζ/ or PAWP: revisiting the putative mammalian sperm factor that triggers egg activation and embryogenesis. Mol. Hum. Reprod. (2015) 21 (5): 383-388 doi:10.1093/molehr/gav009Mol.
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Erma Drobnis, Martin Johnson (2015) The question of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in the male infertility work-up: a response to Professor Lewis commentary.
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Sheena E.M. Lewis (2015) Should sperm DNA fragmentation testing be included in the male infertility work-up? DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.05.006
Jianyuan Jin, Chengshuang Pan, Qianjin Fei, Wuhua Ni, Xu Yang, Liya Zhang, Xuefeng Huang (2104) Effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on the clinical outcomes for in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with different ovarian reserves. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.01.014
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Gibreel A, El-Adawi N, Elgindy E, Al-Inany H, Allakany N, Tournaye H. Endometrial scratching for women with previous IVF failure undergoing IVF treatment. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2015 Apr,31(4):313-6. doi: 10.3109/09513590.2014.994603
F. Olivennes, G. Trew, A. Borini, F. Broekmans, P. Arriagada, D.W. Warne, C.M. Howles (2015) Randomized, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority study of the CONSORT algorithm for individualized dosing of follitropin alfa
RBMonline.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.11.013
Gábor Vajta, Laura Rienzi, Filippo Maria Ubaldi (2015). Open versus closed systems for vitrification of human oocytes and embryos .RMBonline. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.12.012
Gergely Montskó, Zita Zrínyi, Tamás Janáky, Zoltán Szabó, Ákos Várnagy, Gábor L. Kovács, József Bódis (2015) Noninvasive embryo viability assessment by quantitation of human haptoglobin alpha-1 fragment in the in vitro fertilization culture medium: an additional tool to increase success rate
Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.11.031
Thomas Fréour, Nicolas Le Fleuter, Jenna Lammers, Carole Splingart, Arnaud Reignier, Paul Barričre (2015) External validation of a time-lapse prediction model. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.111
Eugene Declercq, Barbara Luke, Candice Belanoff, Howard Cabral, Hafsatou Diop, Daksha Gopal, Lan Hoang, Milton Kotelchuck, Judy E. Stern, Mark D. Hornstein (2015) Perinatal outcomes associated with assisted reproductive technology: the Massachusetts Outcomes Study of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MOSART). Fertil Steril
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.119
Matthew T. Connell, Jennifer M. Szatkowski, Nancy Terry, Alan H. DeCherney, Anthony M. Propst, Micah J. Hill (2015) Timing luteal support in assisted reproductive technology: a systematic review
Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.125
Valerie L. Baker, Morton B. Brown, Barbara Luke, Kirk P. Conrad ( 2015) Association of number of retrieved oocytes with live birth rate and birth weight: an analysis of 231,815 cycles of in vitro fertilization
Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.120
Dmitry M. Kissin, Aniket D. Kulkarni, Allison Mneimneh, Lee Warner, Sheree L. Boulet, Sara Crawford, Denise J. Jamieson (2015) Embryo transfer practices and multiple births resulting from assisted reproductive technology: an opportunity for prevention -
for the National ART Surveillance System (NASS) group
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.127
Frozen-thawed day 5 blastocyst transfer is associated with a lower risk of ectopic pregnancy than day 3 transfer and fresh transfer. Cong Fang, Rui Huang, Li-Na Wei, Lei Jia (2015) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.11.023
Progesterone-to-follicle index is better correlated with in vitro fertilization cycle outcome than blood progesterone level. Yoel Shufaro, Onit Sapir, Galia Oron, Avi Ben Haroush, Roni Garor, Haim Pinkas, Tzippy Shochat, Benjamin Fisch
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.11.026
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Comparison of antimüllerian hormone levels and antral follicle count as predictor of ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation in good-prognosis patients at individual fertility clinics in two multicenter trials
Scott M. Nelson, Bjarke M. Klein, Joan-Carles Arce
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.114
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T. K. Jensen, M. Gottschau, J. O. B. Madsen, A.-M. Andersson, T. H. Lassen, N. E. Skakkebaek, S. H. Swan, L. Priskorn, A. Juul, N. Jorgensen. Habitual alcohol consumption associated with reduced semen quality and changes in reproductive hormones
1645/ a cross-sectional study among 1221 young Danish men. BMJ Open, 2014/ 4 (9): e005462 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005462
Mina Alikani, Kathryn J. Go, Caroline McCaffrey, David H. McCulloh (2014) A comprehensive evaluation of contemporary assisted reproduction technology laboratory operations to determine staffing levels that promote patient safety and quality care. Fertility & Sterility.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1246
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Ana Cobo, Vicente Serra, Nicolás Garrido, Inés Olmo, Antonio Pellicer, José Remohí (2014) Obstetric and perinatal outcome of babies born from vitrified oocytes. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.019
Hong, Kathleen H. et al.(2014) Examining the temperature of embryo culture in in vitro fertilization: a randomized controlled trial comparing traditional core temperature (37°C) to a more physiologic, cooler temperature (36°C). Fertility and Sterility DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.009
Lena Dain, Kamal Ojha, David Bider, Jacob Levron, Viktor Zinchenko, Sharon Walster, Martha Dirnfeld (2014) Effect of local endometrial injury on pregnancy outcomes in ovum donation cycles. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.044
Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Jorge E. Chavarro, Jaime Mendiola, Audrey J. Gaskins, Alberto M. Torres-Cantero (2014) Physical activity is not related to semen quality in young healthy men. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.032
Sara Sofia Malchau, Anne Loft, Anna-Karina Aaris Henningsen, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Anja Pinborg (2014) Perinatal outcomes in 6,338 singletons born after intrauterine insemination in Denmark, 2007 to 2012: the influence of ovarian stimulation. Fertil Steril. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.034
Leah Armon, Ido Ben-Ami, Raphael Ron-El, Michael Eisenbach (2014) Human oocyte-derived sperm chemoattractant is a hydrophobic molecule associated with a carrier protein. Fertil Steril DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.011
Dimitra Nikiforaki, Frauke Vanden Meerschaut, Stefanie De Gheselle, Chen Qian, Etienne Van den Abbeel, Winnok Harald De Vos, Tom Deroo, Petra De Sutter, Björn Heindryckx (2014). Sperm involved in recurrent partial hydatidiform moles cannot induce the normal pattern of calcium oscillations. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.004 Published online: June 12, 2014
Dean E. Morbeck, Rebecca L. Krisher, Jason R. Herrick, Nikola A. Baumann, Dietrich Matern, Thomas Moyer (2014) Composition of commercial media used for human embryo culture. Fertil.Steril. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.05.043 Published online: July 3, 2014
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Bruce S. Shapiro, Said T. Daneshmand, Forest C. Garner, Martha Aguirre, Cynthia Hudson (2014). Clinical rationale for cryopreservation of entire embryo cohorts in lieu of fresh transfer. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.04.018
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Antonín Šípek Jr, Romana Mihalová, Aleš Panczak, Lenka Hrč
1527/ková, Mimoza Janashia, Nikola Kaspř/íková, Milada Kohoutová (2014)Heterochromatin variants in human karyotypes: a possible association with reproductive failure . Reprod BioMed Online dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.04.021
Heterochromatin variants in human karyotypes: a possible association with reproductive failure. Antonín Šípek, Romana Mihalová, Aleš Panczak, Lenka Hrč
1526/ková, Mimoza Janashia, Nikola Kaspř/íková, Milada Kohoutová
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Tanya Milachich (2014)New Advances of Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Screening and Noninvasive Testing as a Potential Predictor of Health Status of Babies. BioMed Research International Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 306505, 8 pages
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