Fertility/Reproductive Medicine
Randomized Trial: Conventional in vitro fertilization resulted in a cumulative live-birth rate that was noninferior to live-birth rates with the addition of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.
28 Nov, 2021 | 21:14h | UTCLive Birth with or without Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: New research casts fresh doubt on a common procedure that promises to increase the odds of IVF – STAT
Systematic Review: Agents for ovarian stimulation for intrauterine insemination (IUI) in ovulatory women with infertility.
11 Nov, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCOriginal Study: Agents for ovarian stimulation for intrauterine insemination (IUI) in ovulatory women with infertility – Cochrane Library
COVID vaccines show no signs of harming fertility or sexual function.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCCOVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function – Scientific American
Related: Study: Sperm parameters not changed before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
Endometrial scratching: what’s the latest evidence? – “we are uncertain whether endometrial injury has an effect on the probability of getting pregnant and having a baby”.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:33h | UTCEndometrial scratching: what’s the latest evidence? – Cochrane Library
Original Review: Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Endometrial scratching is a procedure that is sometimes done with the aim of increasing the chance of pregnancy, but its use is debated. @SarahLensen of @CochraenCGF explains the latest Cochrane evidence in this new @CochraneUK blog: https://t.co/IFyYlXvS6v pic.twitter.com/PDEWRx4JPA
— Cochrane (@cochranecollab) August 6, 2021
Review: Diagnosis and Management of Infertility.
12 Jul, 2021 | 01:34h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Infertility: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Although success rates vary by age and diagnosis, accurate diagnosis and effective therapy along with shared decision-making can facilitate achievement of fertility goals in many couples treated for #infertility https://t.co/7nR0nuFC3K
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 9, 2021
The Lancet Series | Miscarriage matters
3 May, 2021 | 05:11h | UTCEditorial: Miscarriage: worldwide reform of care is needed
- Miscarriage matters: the epidemiological, physical, psychological, and economic costs of early pregnancy loss
- Sporadic miscarriage: evidence to provide effective care
- Recurrent miscarriage: evidence to accelerate action
Systematic Review: Dopamine agonists for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
27 Apr, 2021 | 09:08h | UTCDopamine agonists for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome – Cochrane Library
RCT: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection vs. conventional in-vitro fertilization in couples with infertility in whom the male partner has normal total sperm count and motility – no difference in livebirth rates between the strategies
25 Apr, 2021 | 21:14h | UTCIntracytoplasmic sperm injection versus conventional in-vitro fertilisation in couples with infertility in whom the male partner has normal total sperm count and motility: an open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
🔴New RCT in @TheLancet
⭐In couples with infertility + normal total sperm count and motility ➡️ ICSI did not improve the livebirth rate compared with conventional IVF.
No excuses left to do ICSI for all.
Full text ⬇️https://t.co/6FYX7TeDRN— Rita Vassena (@RitaVassena) April 23, 2021
Review: Post-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:10h | UTCPost-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
SR: Fresh versus frozen embryo transfers in assisted reproduction
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:10h | UTCFresh versus frozen embryo transfers in assisted reproduction – Cochrane Library
Summary: Fresh versus frozen embryo transfers for assisted reproduction – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
There is probably little or no difference in cumulative live birth rate between freeze all strategy and conventional #IVF #ICSI. Freeze all strategy may reduce the risk of OHSS compared to conventional IVF @CochraneCGF #blogshot https://t.co/d8IZzo4U3f pic.twitter.com/rfwrhI3pEn
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) February 15, 2021
Perspective: COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and lactating women
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Lactating Women – JAMA
Related: Fauci says ‘no red flags’ seen in 10,000 pregnant women who’ve received Covid shots so far – CNBC
Perspective: Pregnancy, postpartum care, and COVID-19 vaccination in 2021
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCPregnancy, Postpartum Care, and COVID-19 Vaccination in 2021 – JAMA
The COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy: risks, benefits, and recommendations
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: an ethics-based framework for shared decision-making AND The Coronavirus Vaccine Presents a Dilemma for Pregnant Women – The New Yorker