2022
Biomarkers of Stress and Male Fertility
Spitzer TL, Trussell JC, Coward RM, Hansen KR, Barnhart KT, Cedars MI, Diamond MP, Krawetz SA, Sun F, Zhang H, Santoro N, Steiner AZ. Biomarkers of Stress and Male Fertility. Reproductive Sciences 2022, 29: 1262-1270. PMID: 35106743, PMCID: PMC9078052, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-00853-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birth rateSemen parametersSalivary levelsSperm countPregnancy/live birth rateBirth rateTotal motile sperm countMale factor infertilityMotile sperm countDNA fragmentationTotal sperm countSalivary cortisol levelsMale fertilityStress-related biomarkersChi-square testingSalivary alpha-amylaseInfertility trialsCohort studyHighest quintileIntrauterine inseminationPregnancy rateUpper quintileInfertile menPhysiologic measuresBiomarkers of stressA personalized medicine approach to ovulation induction/ovarian stimulation: development of a predictive model and online calculator from level-I evidence
Souter I, Sun F, Zhang H, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Wild RA, Hansen KR, Santoro N, Network F. A personalized medicine approach to ovulation induction/ovarian stimulation: development of a predictive model and online calculator from level-I evidence. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 117: 408-418. PMID: 35125179, PMCID: PMC8985501, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexClinical Decision-MakingCoitusDecision Support TechniquesFemaleFertilityFertility Agents, FemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleInsemination, ArtificialMaleMaternal AgeOvulation InductionPolycystic Ovary SyndromePrecision MedicinePregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCumulative pregnancy rateAntimüllerian hormone levelsBody mass indexMultiple pregnanciesPregnancy rateClinical pregnancyOvulation inductionOvarian responseMedication doseMass indexHormone levelsLower body mass indexPregnancy rate/cyclePartner ageHigh antral follicle countLower medication doseMultiple Intrauterine GestationsMultiple pregnancy rateAntral follicle countPolycystic ovary syndromeCharacteristic curveMultivariable regression modelsPersonalized medicine approachGonadotropin useIndividualized chance
2021
Male vitamin D status and male factor infertility
Banks N, Sun F, Krawetz SA, Coward RM, Masson P, Smith JF, Trussell JC, Santoro N, Zhang H, Steiner AZ. Male vitamin D status and male factor infertility. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 116: 973-979. PMID: 34289935, PMCID: PMC8561776, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultBiomarkersClomipheneDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFertilityFertility Agents, FemaleHumansInfertility, MaleInsemination, Artificial, HomologousLive BirthMalePregnancyPregnancy RateProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSemenSemen AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyConceptsVitamin D deficiencyLive birth rateMale factor infertilityD deficiencyFactor infertilityD levelsSemen parametersMild male factor infertilityMale partnersVitamin D levelsVitamin D statusRate of miscarriageFemale partnersSperm concentrationBirth rateClinical pregnancyClomiphene citrateD statusDNA fragmentationCumulative pregnancySperm DNA fragmentationVitamin DFertility centerIntrauterine inseminationMonth 4