2020
Intrauterine insemination performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count in relation to live birth for couples with unexplained infertility in a randomised, multicentre clinical trial
Hansen KR, Peck JD, Coward RM, Wild RA, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Alvero R, Robinson RD, Casson P, Christman GM, Santoro N, Zhang H. Intrauterine insemination performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count in relation to live birth for couples with unexplained infertility in a randomised, multicentre clinical trial. Human Reproduction 2020, 35: 1296-1305. PMID: 32432326, PMCID: PMC7316499, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal motile sperm countLive birth rateHigher total motile sperm countUnexplained infertilityMulticentre clinical trialMotile sperm countClinical trialsLive birthsOvarian stimulationHCG injectionBirth ratePatient discomfortSperm countTreatment cyclesSecondary analysisEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteSTUDY FUNDING/COMPETINGLive birth successMultiple Intrauterine GestationsDuration of infertilityIUI treatment cyclesLive birth outcomesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSROLE OF CHANCEYears of age
2019
Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population
Trussell JC, Coward RM, Santoro N, Stetter C, Kunselman A, Diamond MP, Hansen KR, Krawetz SA, Legro RS, Heisenleder D, Smith J, Steiner A, Wild R, Casson P, Coutifaris C, Alvero RR, Robinson RB, Christman G, Patrizio P, Zhang H, Lindgren MC, Network R. Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 1129-1134. PMID: 30982604, PMCID: PMC6557574, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersDown-RegulationFemaleFertilityHumansInfertility, MaleInsemination, Artificial, HomologousLive BirthMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicPregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSperm CountSperm MotilitySpermatogenesisTestosteroneTreatment OutcomeConceptsUnexplained infertilityLow TTMale partnersLive birthsSemen parametersSecondary analysisMultiple Intrauterine GestationsLive birth rateBody mass indexMulticenter clinical trialAbnormal sperm morphologyOvarian stimulationIntrauterine gestationPregnancy outcomesMass indexInfertility clinicClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMETotal motile spermSemen analysisAbnormal spermatogenesisInfertilityLogistic regressionSperm concentrationSemen volume