2024
Prospective solutions to ovarian reserve damage during the ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation procedure
Mercier A, Johnson J, Kallen A. Prospective solutions to ovarian reserve damage during the ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation procedure. Fertility And Sterility 2024, 122: 565-573. PMID: 39181229, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.08.330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian tissue cryopreservationPrimordial follicle growth activationOvarian reserve damageTissue cryopreservationLoss of primordial folliclesThawing protocolRestoration of ovarian functionTransplantation techniquesAmerican Society for Reproductive MedicineSusceptible to ischemic reperfusion injuryIschemic reperfusion injuryEfficacy of adjuvantsAssisted reproductive technologyOvarian cortexPrimordial folliclesGonadotoxic treatmentOvarian reserveAdjuvant treatmentImmature folliclesLive birthsOvarian functionOvarian tissueSlow-freezing approachReperfusion injuryTransplant procedures
2018
Untapped Reserves: Controlling Primordial Follicle Growth Activation
Kallen A, Polotsky AJ, Johnson J. Untapped Reserves: Controlling Primordial Follicle Growth Activation. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2018, 24: 319-331. PMID: 29452791, PMCID: PMC6482944, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimordial follicle growth activationDormant primordial folliclesRecovery of eggsCare treatmentHuman ovaryCommon causeLive birthsPrimordial folliclesOocyte qualityOvarian folliclesHealthy offspringGrowth activationReproductive technologiesFolliclesBirthHigh-quality eggsActivationEpigenetic strategiesInfertilityWomen
2015
Blood type predicts live birth in the infertile population
Goldsammler M, Jindal SK, Kallen A, Mmbaga N, Pal L. Blood type predicts live birth in the infertile population. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2015, 32: 551-555. PMID: 25701141, PMCID: PMC4380903, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0441-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIVF cycle outcomesIU/LLive birthsBlood type ABlood type BBlood typeBaseline FSHInfertile womenCycle outcomeMultivariable logistic regression analysisIVF cycle parametersBlood type OPatient's blood typeType BLogistic regression analysisType AType OOvulatory infertilityPatient characteristicsIVF outcomesMethodsRetrospective studyInfertile populationHigher oddsAcademic centersInfertility