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Cumulative live birth rates with autologous oocytes plateau with fewer number of cycles for each year of age > 42
Seifer D, Wang S, Frankfurter D. Cumulative live birth rates with autologous oocytes plateau with fewer number of cycles for each year of age > 42. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2023, 21: 94. PMID: 37872609, PMCID: PMC10591412, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-023-01144-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative live birth rateLive birth rateART cyclesBirth rateDesignRetrospective cohort studyPrior ART cyclesUse of ICSIEtiology of infertilityNumber of oocytesAge categoriesSART CORS databaseYears of ageTreatment cycle numberRace/ethnicityAutologous cyclesResultsBetween 2014Ovarian reserveCohort studyBlastocyst transferWomen 46Women 42Age 45Live birthsMAIN OUTCOMEPhysician expectations
2024
Assessment of a Decade of Change in U.S. Assisted Reproductive Technology Cumulative Live-Birth Rates
Wang S, Seifer D. Assessment of a Decade of Change in U.S. Assisted Reproductive Technology Cumulative Live-Birth Rates. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 839-848. PMID: 38696814, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative live birth rateLive birth rateAssisted reproductive technologyPreimplantation genetic testingInfertility diagnosisLive birthsOvulatory disordersGenetic testingReproductive technologyOdds of live birthMale factor infertilityFrozen embryo transferDiminished ovarian reserveClinical practiceRetrospective cohort studyAssociated with decreased oddsSART CORS databaseField of assisted reproductive technologyDemographic shiftsSART CORSOvarian reserveInfertility causeEmbryo transferCounseling patientsCohort study
2021
AMH Highly Correlates With Cumulative Live Birth Rate in Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve Independent of Age*
Tal R, Seifer DB, Tal R, Granger E, Wantman E, Tal O. AMH Highly Correlates With Cumulative Live Birth Rate in Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve Independent of Age*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 106: 2754-2766. PMID: 33729496, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative live birth rateDiminished ovarian reserveLive birth rateSerum AMHLive birthsAge strataRetrieval cycleAntimüllerian hormone levelsReproductive technology cyclesCumulative live birthMain outcome measuresMultiple logistic regressionNumber of oocytesBirth rateRegression analysisPreimplantation genetic testingAddition of AMHPercentage of cyclesOvarian reserveIndependent predictorsOvarian responseHormone levelsRetrospective analysisOutcome measuresEmbryo transfer
2020
Status of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US
Seifer D, Simsek B, Wantman E, Kotlyar A. Status of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2020, 18: 113. PMID: 33213467, PMCID: PMC7677830, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00662-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative live birth rateLive birth rateReproductive technology outcomesWhite non-Hispanic womenBody mass indexEtiology of infertilityNon-Hispanic womenMass indexBirth rateBlack womenWhite non-Hispanic patientsTechnology outcomesLogistic regressionWhite womenRetrospective cohort studyNon-Hispanic patientsIndependent prognostic factorIntra-cytoplasmic sperm injectionProportion of cyclesMultivariate logistic regressionMultiple logistic regressionReproductive technologiesNumber of embryosCycle cancellationOvarian reserve
2019
Chapter 25 The Role of Antimullerian Hormone in Assisted Reproduction
Tal R, Seifer D. Chapter 25 The Role of Antimullerian Hormone in Assisted Reproduction. 2019, 403-414. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813209-8.00025-x.ChaptersAntimullerian hormoneOvarian responseControlled ovarian stimulationOnset of menopausePrimordial follicle poolInformative biochemical markersOvarian stimulationOvarian reserveFertility preservationAbnormal folliculogenesisFollicle poolClinical utilityParacrine regulatorSensitive markerStimulation protocolChronologic ageOvarian folliclesGranulosa cellsBiochemical markersReproductive agingReproductive medicineInverse correlationAssisted reproductionReproductive technologiesClinical application
2017
Ovarian reserve testing: a user’s guide
Tal R, Seifer DB. Ovarian reserve testing: a user’s guide. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 217: 129-140. PMID: 28235465, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian reserve testingOvarian reserve testsOvarian reserveAntimüllerian hormoneDay 3 follicle-stimulating hormonePolycystic ovary syndromeFemale cancer patientsFollicle-stimulating hormoneFertility treatment optionsSelection of treatmentAntral follicular countAge-specific valuesGood predictive valueComplex clinical phenomenonOvarian hyperstimulationOvarian stimulationOvary syndromeGonadotoxic therapyTreatment optionsCancer patientsPoor responseReproductive ageFollicular countReproductive endocrinologistsTreatment protocol
2015
Assessing ovarian response: antral follicle count versus anti-Müllerian hormone
Fleming R, Seifer DB, Frattarelli JL, Ruman J. Assessing ovarian response: antral follicle count versus anti-Müllerian hormone. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2015, 31: 486-496. PMID: 26283017, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntral follicle countAnti-Müllerian hormoneAMH levelsOvarian reserveFollicle countOvarian responseFollicle numberPredictive valueSerum anti-Müllerian hormoneGood predictive valuePersonalization of treatmentGold standard biomarkerOvarian stimulationExogenous gonadotrophinsMenstrual cyclePoor responseHormone biomarkersOocyte numberUltrasound biomarkersBiomarkersAmerican SocietyGood responseSame ageHormoneStimulationKnowledge of ovarian reserve and reproductive choices
Azhar E, Seifer DB, Melzer K, Ahmed A, Weedon J, Minkoff H. Knowledge of ovarian reserve and reproductive choices. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2015, 32: 409-415. PMID: 25596723, PMCID: PMC4363241, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0415-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsOvarian reserveCare professionalsMale health care professionalsMethodA cross-sectional surveyReproductive-age womenCross-sectional surveyLifestyle changesOocyte cryopreservationAnonymous questionnaireMarital statusEmbryo cryopreservationReproductive choicesNormal patternChildrenReproductive declineProfessionalsObjectiveToReproductive reservesPhysiciansDemographicsWomen
2014
Antimüllerian hormone as predictor of implantation and clinical pregnancy after assisted conception: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tal R, Tal O, Seifer BJ, Seifer DB. Antimüllerian hormone as predictor of implantation and clinical pregnancy after assisted conception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertility And Sterility 2014, 103: 119-130.e3. PMID: 25450298, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneBiomarkersEmbryo ImplantationFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansInfertility, FemaleMiddle AgedObservational Studies as TopicOvarian ReserveOvaryOvulation InductionPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy RatePrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultConceptsPredictor of implantationClinical pregnancy rateAntimüllerian hormoneClinical pregnancyOvarian reservePregnancy rateOdds ratioIVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injectionSystematic reviewSerum AMH levelsPolycystic ovary syndromeReproductive technologiesIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionNondonor cyclesAMH levelsOvary syndromeImplantation rateDiagnostic odds ratioObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMEClinical utilitySperm injectionPregnancyAssisted conceptionFertility treatmentAssisted hatching and intracytoplasmic sperm injection are not associated with improved outcomes in assisted reproduction cycles for diminished ovarian reserve: an analysis of cycles in the United States from 2004 to 2011
Butts SF, Owen C, Mainigi M, Senapati S, Seifer DB, Dokras A. Assisted hatching and intracytoplasmic sperm injection are not associated with improved outcomes in assisted reproduction cycles for diminished ovarian reserve: an analysis of cycles in the United States from 2004 to 2011. Fertility And Sterility 2014, 102: 1041-1047.e1. PMID: 25086790, PMCID: PMC4184996, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChi-Square DistributionEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo TransferFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLive BirthLogistic ModelsOdds RatioOvarian ReservePregnancyPregnancy RatePrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsDiminished ovarian reserveIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionElevated FSHLive birthsOvarian reserveART cyclesSperm injectionAssisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System databaseClinical pregnancy rateRetrospective cohort studyLive birth rateReproductive technology outcomesAssisted reproduction cyclesCombination of ICSIReporting System databaseCohort studyPrimary diagnosisImproved outcomesPregnancy rateMAIN OUTCOMELower oddsDiminished oddsFSHOnly indicationTechnology outcomes
2013
Potential Mechanisms for Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antimüllerian Hormone and Ovarian Reserve
Tal R, Seifer DB. Potential Mechanisms for Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antimüllerian Hormone and Ovarian Reserve. International Journal Of Endocrinology 2013, 2013: 818912. PMID: 24348557, PMCID: PMC3857838, DOI: 10.1155/2013/818912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian reserveAntimüllerian hormoneRacial differencesSerum antimüllerian hormoneSerum AMH levelsVitamin D deficiencyReproductive technology treatmentEthnic differencesImportant clinical implicationsSuch racial differencesAMH levelsD deficiencyInfertility treatmentTreatment outcomesReproductive endocrinologistsReproductive planningEthnic groupsTimely interventionClinical implicationsReproductive agingSensitive biomarkerTechnology treatmentEthnic variationGenetic factorsPotential mechanismsWhy we may abandon basal follicle-stimulating hormone testing: a sea change in determining ovarian reserve using antimüllerian hormone
Toner JP, Seifer DB. Why we may abandon basal follicle-stimulating hormone testing: a sea change in determining ovarian reserve using antimüllerian hormone. Fertility And Sterility 2013, 99: 1825-1830. PMID: 23548941, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Diagnosis and treatment of diminished ovarian reserve in assisted reproductive technology cycles of women up to age 40 years: the role of insurance mandates
Butts SF, Ratcliffe S, Dokras A, Seifer DB. Diagnosis and treatment of diminished ovarian reserve in assisted reproductive technology cycles of women up to age 40 years: the role of insurance mandates. Fertility And Sterility 2012, 99: 382-388.e7. PMID: 23102859, PMCID: PMC3561490, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birth rateAge 40 yearsART cyclesART coverageElevated FSHOvarian reserveTreatment outcomesReproductive technology treatment outcomesSpecific infertility diagnosisState insurance coverageReproductive technology cyclesDiminished ovarian reserveProportion of cyclesCross-sectional studyBirth rateReporting System databaseInsurance mandatesMix of patientsProvider factorsInfertility diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEFSHSignificant associationTreatment prognosisAdditional studiesCirculating vitamin D correlates with serum antimüllerian hormone levels in late-reproductive-aged women: Women's Interagency HIV Study
Merhi ZO, Seifer DB, Weedon J, Adeyemi O, Holman S, Anastos K, Golub ET, Young M, Karim R, Greenblatt R, Minkoff H. Circulating vitamin D correlates with serum antimüllerian hormone levels in late-reproductive-aged women: Women's Interagency HIV Study. Fertility And Sterility 2012, 98: 228-234. PMID: 22494925, PMCID: PMC3389125, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Interagency HIV StudySerum antimüllerian hormoneAntimüllerian hormoneInsulin levelsHIV StudyAged womenGroup 2Group 1Group 3Serum antimüllerian hormone levelsVitamin D correlateAntimüllerian hormone levelsGlomerular filtration rateLow ovarian reserveRegular menstrual cyclesBody mass indexCross-sectional studyIllicit drug usePremenopausal womenCreatinine levelsOvarian reserveHIV statusMass indexD levelsFiltration rate
2011
Elevated body mass index is associated with lower serum anti-mullerian hormone levels in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve but not with normal ovarian reserve
Buyuk E, Seifer DB, Illions E, Grazi RV, Lieman H. Elevated body mass index is associated with lower serum anti-mullerian hormone levels in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve but not with normal ovarian reserve. Fertility And Sterility 2011, 95: 2364-2368. PMID: 21529798, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneBiomarkersBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesDown-RegulationFemaleFollicle Stimulating Hormone, HumanHumansInfertility, FemaleLinear ModelsNew YorkOocyte RetrievalOverweightOvulationOvulation InductionReproductive Techniques, AssistedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsElevated body mass indexNormal ovarian reserveBody mass indexSerum AMH levelsOvarian reserveNumber of oocytesAMH levelsObese womenInfertile womenMass indexHormone levelsDay 3 serum FSH levelsSerum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levelsAnti-Mullerian hormone levelsLow serum AMH levelsSerum antimullerian hormone (AMH) levelsNormal body mass indexAntimullerian hormone levelsReproductive technology cyclesSerum FSH levelsDiminished ovarian reserveIU/L.Cross-sectional studyOvarian hyperstimulationIVF cyclesRandom anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a predictor of ovarian response in women with elevated baseline early follicular follicle-stimulating hormone levels
Buyuk E, Seifer DB, Younger J, Grazi RV, Lieman H. Random anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a predictor of ovarian response in women with elevated baseline early follicular follicle-stimulating hormone levels. Fertility And Sterility 2011, 95: 2369-2372. PMID: 21497340, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneBiomarkersChi-Square DistributionEmbryo TransferFemaleFertilization in VitroFollicle Stimulating Hormone, HumanFollicular PhaseHumansInfertility, FemaleNew YorkOocyte RetrievalOvulationOvulation InductionPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsAnti-Müllerian hormoneNumber of oocytesClinical pregnancy rateSerum AMH levelsDiminished ovarian reserveAMH levelsFSH levelsDay 3 embryosElevated FSHOvarian responseART cyclesPregnancy rateEarly follicular FSH levelsFollicle-stimulating hormone levelsSerum anti-Müllerian hormoneCycle cancellation rateSerum FSH levelsReproductive technology programCycle cancellationOvarian reserveRetrospective studyHormone levelsMAIN OUTCOMECancellation rateRandom sera
2010
Discordance between antimullerian hormone (AMH) and day 3 follicle stimulating (FSH) levels in the assessment of ovarian reserve
Leader B, Baca Q, Seifer D, Baker V. Discordance between antimullerian hormone (AMH) and day 3 follicle stimulating (FSH) levels in the assessment of ovarian reserve. Fertility And Sterility 2010, 94: s23. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.088.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Trends of racial disparities in assisted reproductive technology outcomes in black women compared with white women: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology 1999 and 2000 vs. 2004–2006
Seifer DB, Zackula R, Grainger DA, Report S. Trends of racial disparities in assisted reproductive technology outcomes in black women compared with white women: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology 1999 and 2000 vs. 2004–2006. Fertility And Sterility 2009, 93: 626-635. PMID: 19368916, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite womenCycles of IVFPoor prognostic factorReproductive technology outcomesNon-Hispanic womenBlack womenTubal factorIVF cyclesOvulation disordersCohort studyOvarian reserveIVF outcomesPrognostic factorsUterine factorsReporting of raceMale factorLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEART outcomesMember clinicsOlder ageRacial disparitiesWomenFresh embryosReproductive technologies
2008
Follicular-fluid neurotrophin levels in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology for different etiologies of infertility
Buyuk E, Seifer DB. Follicular-fluid neurotrophin levels in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology for different etiologies of infertility. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 90: 1611-1615. PMID: 18222435, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale factor infertilityDifferent etiologiesOvarian reserveNerve growth factorBDNF levelsNeurotrophin levelsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsNT-3 concentrationNeurotrophic factor levelsProspective observational studyDiminished ovarian reserveHistory of endometriosisPolycystic ovarian syndromeIVF cyclesOvarian syndromeNGF levelsFollicular fluidNeurotrophin concentrationsObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMENGF concentrationsInfertilityFactor levelsEndometriosisEtiology
2007
Mullerian Inhibiting Substance is an ovarian growth factor of emerging clinical significance
Seifer DB, MacLaughlin DT. Mullerian Inhibiting Substance is an ovarian growth factor of emerging clinical significance. Fertility And Sterility 2007, 88: 539-546. PMID: 17559842, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovarian diseaseMullerian Inhibiting SubstanceOvarian reserveOvulation inductionInhibiting SubstanceDiagnosis of PCODRisk of OHSSOvarian growth factorsWidespread clinical useOvarian hyperstimulationOvarian diseaseOvarian functionMEDLINE reviewClinical significanceIntracycle variabilityEarly markerClinical useConventional markersDiagnostic markerGrowth factorSpecific cutIntercycle variabilityDifferent assaysMarkersDiagnosis