Latest Publications:

• Use of Endometrial Scratching in IVF/IUI – A Worldwide Opinion and Clinical Practice Survey (May 2022)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Misoprostol treatment for early pregnancy loss: an international survey (Feb 2021)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• A 10-year follow‐up on the practice of luteal phase support using worldwide web‐based surveys (Jan 2021)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Can We Learn from the “Wisdom of the Crowd”? Finding the Sample-Size Sweet Spot – an Analysis of Internet-Based Crowdsourced Surveys of Fertility Professionals (Oct 2019)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Worldwide live births following the transfer of chromosomally “Abnormal” embryos after PGT/A: results of a worldwide web-based survey (Jun 2019)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Fertility preservation from the point of view of hematopoietic cell transplant specialists—a worldwide-web-based survey analysis (Apr 2019)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Oncofertility: insights from IVF specialists—a worldwide web-based survey analysis (May 2019)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Dephosphorylation of protamine 2 at serine 56 is crucial for murine sperm maturation in vivo (Mar 2019)   (Science)

• A Randomized Trial of Endometrial Scratching before In Vitro Fertilization (Jan 2019)   (NEJM)

• The Ly6/uPAR protein Bouncer is necessary and sufficient for species-specific fertilization (Sep 2018)   (Science)

• Transfer of Fresh versus Frozen Embryos in Ovulatory Women (Jan 2018)   (NEJM)

• IVF Transfer of Fresh or Frozen Embryos in Women without Polycystic Ovaries (Jan 2018)   (NEJM)

• Preimplantation genetic screening: results of a worldwide web-based survey (Dec 2017)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Use of various gonadotropin and biosimilar formulations for in vitro fertilization cycles: results of a worldwide Web-based survey (Aug 2017)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Chromosomal mosaicism detected during preimplantation genetic screening: results of a worldwide Web-based survey (May 2017)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Minimizing the Risk of Infection and Bleeding at Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound-Guided Ovum Pick-up: Results of a Prospective Web-Based World-Wide Survey (Dec 2015)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Use of anti-mullerian hormone for testing ovarian reserve: a survey of 796 infertility clinics worldwide (Oct 2015)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Measurement of antral follicle count in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment: results of a worldwide web-based survey (Oct 2015)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• A microtubule-organizing center directing intracellular transport in the early mouse embryo (Sep 2017)   (Science)

• Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos (Aug 2017)   (Nature)

• A limited survey-based uncontrolled follow-up study of children born after ooplasmic transplantation in a single centre (Dec 2016)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Hysteroscopy before in-vitro fertilisation (inSIGHT): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (Apr 2016)   (The Lancet)

• The impact of mitochondrial function/dysfunction on IVF and new treatment possibilities for infertility (Nov 2014)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Metabolic rescue in pluripotent cells from patients with mtDNA disease (Aug 2015)   (Nature)

• Reconstitution in vitro of the entire cycle of the mouse female germ line (Nov 2016)   (Nature)

• Localized, Reactive F-Actin Dynamics Prevents Abnormal Somatic Cell Penetration by Mature Spermatids (Sep 2016)   (Cell)

• Noninvasive chromosome screening of human embryos by genome sequencing of embryo culture medium for in vitro fertilization. (Sep 2016)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Hysteroscopy in recurrent in-vitro fertilisation failure (TROPHY): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (Apr 2016)   (The Lancet)

• Post-Testicular Sperm Maturation: Centriole Pairs, Found in Upper Epididymis, are Destroyed Prior to Sperm’s Release at Ejaculation (Aug 2016)   (Nature)

• Loss of Endometrial Plasticity in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (Feb 2016)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Fresh versus Frozen Embryos for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Aug 2016)   (NEJM)

• Early-life nutrition modulates the epigenetic state of specific rDNA genetic variants in mice (Jul 2016)   (Science)

• Complete in vitro generation of fertile oocytes from mouse primordial germ cells (Jun 2016)   (Other Medical Journals)

• The landscape of accessible chromatin in mammalian preimplantation embryos (Jun 2016)   (Nature)

• Molecular architecture of the human sperm IZUMO1 and egg JUNO fertilization complex (Jun 2016)   (Nature)

• Structure of IZUMO1-JUNO reveals sperm-oocyte recognition during mammalian fertilization (Jun 2016)   (Nature)

• Mitochondrial endonuclease G mediates breakdown of paternal mitochondria upon fertilization (Jun 2016)   (Science)

• Towards clinical application of pronuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial DNA disease (Jun 2016)   (Nature)

• Genetic Drift Can Compromise Mitochondrial Replacement by Nuclear Transfer in Human Oocytes (Jun 2016)   (Cell)

• The prostaglandin transporter (PGT) as a potential mediator of ovulation (May 2016)   (Science)

• Brown adipose tissue transplantation ameliorates polycystic ovary syndrome (Jan 2016)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Complete Meiosis from Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Germ Cells In Vitro (Feb 2016)   (Cell)

• Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques — Implications for the Clinical Community (Feb 2016)   (NEJM)

• Maternal DNA Methylation Regulates Early Trophoblast Development (Jan 2016)   (Cell)

• Uterine ALK3 is essential during the window of implantation (Oct 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Two genes substitute for the mouse Y chromosome for spermatogenesis and reproduction (Jan 2016)   (Science)

• Functional redundancy of the kinases MEK1 and MEK2: Rescue of the Mek1 mutant phenotype by Mek2 knock-in reveals a protein threshold effect (Jan 2016)   (Science)

• Letrozole, Gonadotropin, or Clomiphene for Unexplained Infertility (Sep 2015)   (NEJM)

• Fourteen babies born after round spermatid injection into human oocytes (Nov 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Cryopreservation of Oocytes (Oct 2015)   (NEJM)

• Aging-related premature luteinization of granulosa cells is avoided by early oocyte retrieval (Sep 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• After 37 Years What′s in Store for IVF? A Look Ahead on the Trends and Developments That Are Shaping the Future of Reproductive Medicine (Aug 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• The AUGMENTSM Treatment: Physician Reported Outcomes of the Initial Global Patient Experience (Aug 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• A detour in the quest for oogonial stem cells: methods matter (Oct 2015)   (Nature)

• Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive (Oct 2015)   (Science)

• Absence of sperm RNA elements correlates with idiopathic male infertility (Jul 2015)   (Other Medical Journals)

• How to define, diagnose and treat poor responders? Responses from a worldwide survey of IVF clinics (Jun 2015)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Nonsurgical deep uterine transfer of vitrified, in vivo-derived, porcine embryos is as effective as the default surgical approach (Jun 2015)   (Nature)

• Oocyte quality is decreased in women with minimal or mild endometriosis (May 2015)   (Nature)

• Comprehensive survey of condition-specific reproductive isolation reveals genetic incompatibility in yeast (May 2015)   (Nature)

• Robo1/2 regulate follicle atresia through manipulating granulosa cell apoptosis in mice (May 2015)   (Nature)

• Ovarian tissue cryopreservation in girls undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant: experience of a single centre (May 2015)   (Nature)

• High-density mapping suggests cytoplasmic male sterility with two restorer genes in almond × peach progenies (May 2015)   (Nature)

• Genetics of androgen metabolism in women with infertility and hypoandrogenism (May 2015)   (Nature)

• Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for adenomyosis: efficacy of treatment and effect on ovarian function (Mar 2015)   (Nature)

• Bisphenol-A Affects Male Fertility via Fertility-related Proteins in Spermatozoa (Feb 2015)   (Nature)

• The Oncofertility Consortium—addressing fertility in young people with cancer (Aug 2010)   (Nature)

• Error-prone chromosome-mediated spindle assembly favors chromosome segregation defects in human oocytes (Jun 2015)   (Science)

• MiR-145 suppresses embryo-epithelial juxtacrine communication at implantation by modulating maternal IGF1R (Feb 2015)   (Cell)

• Safety of Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States, 2000-2011 (Jan 2015)   (JAMA Internal Medicine)

• Metformin use in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment: results of a worldwide web-based survey (Mar 2015)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Goserelin for Ovarian Protection during Breast-Cancer Adjuvant Chemotherapy (Mar 2015)   (NEJM)

• Mitochondrial Donation — How Many Women Could Benefit? (Jan 2015)   (NEJM)

• Trends in Use of and Reproductive Outcomes Associated With Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (Jan 2015)   (JAMA Internal Medicine)

• Embryo catheter loading and embryo culture techniques: results of a worldwide web-based survey (Aug 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Luteal phase support in ART treatments (Mar 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Worldwide survey of IVF practices: trigger, retrieval and embryo transfer techniques (Sep 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Characterizing the practice of oocyte donation: a web-based international survey (Apr 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Luteal-phase support in assisted reproduction treatment: real-life practices reported worldwide by an updated website-based survey (Mar 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Luteal-phase ovarian stimulation is feasible for producing competent oocytes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment, with optimal pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles (Jan 2014)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Fertility management in the PCOS population: results of a web-based survey at IVF-worldwide.com (Sep 2013)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• How to recognize PCOS: results of a web-based survey at IVF-worldwide.com (May 2013)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Current trends of reproductive immunology practices in in vitro fertilization (IVF) - a first world survey using IVF-Worldwide.com (Jan 2013)   (IVF-Worldwide Publications)

• Letrozole versus Clomiphene for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Jul 2014)   (NEJM)

• Fertility: progress and uncertainty (Oct 2014)   (The Lancet)

• Comparison of Spectral and Image Morphological Analysis for Egg Early Hatching Property Detection Based on Hyperspectral Imaging (Feb 2014)   (PLos One)

• Ongoing Pregnancy Rates in Women with Low and Extremely Low AMH Levels. A Multivariate Analysis of 769 Cycles (Dec 2013)   (PLos One)

• Assessment of Mouse Germinal Vesicle Stage Oocyte Quality by Evaluating the Cumulus Layer, Zona Pellucida, and Perivitelline Space (Aug 2014)   (PLos One)

• Congenital Malformations among Babies Born Following Letrozole or Clomiphene for Infertility Treatment (Oct 2014)   (PLos One)

• Fertility preservation for age-related fertility decline (Oct 2014)   (The Lancet)

• Fertility preservation in women with cancer (Oct 2014)   (The Lancet)

• Fertility preservation in men with cancer (Oct 2014)   (The Lancet)

• Fertility preservation: challenges and opportunities (Oct 2014)   (The Lancet)

• Interleukin-1 deficiency prolongs ovarian lifespan in mice (Aug 2014)   (Other Medical Journals)

• Loss of Ntrk2/Kiss1r Signaling in Oocytes Causes Premature Ovarian Failure (Aug 2014)   (Endocrinology)

• Implantation Failure in Female Kiss1−/− Mice Is Independent of Their Hypogonadic State and Can Be Partially Rescued by Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (Aug 2014)   (Endocrinology)

• Physiological Roles of Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Signaling in the Control of Mammalian Reproductive Axis: Studies in the NPFF1 Receptor Null Mouse (Aug 2014)   (Endocrinology)

• Brainwork in the Ovary: Kisspeptin and BDNF Signaling Converge to Ensure Oocyte Survival (Aug 2014)   (Endocrinology)

• Kisspeptin Receptor Haplo-insufficiency Causes Premature Ovarian Failure Despite Preserved Gonadotropin Secretion (Aug 2014)   (Endocrinology)

• Minireview: Steroid-Regulated Paracrine Mechanisms Controlling Implantation (Sep 2014)   (Molecular Endocrinology)