2021
Individual culture leads to decreased blastocyst formation but does not affect pregnancy outcomes in the setting of a single, vitrified-warmed euploid blastocyst transfer
Glatthorn HN, Hanson BM, Kim JG, Herlihy NS, Klimczak AM, Hong KH, Seli E, Scott RT. Individual culture leads to decreased blastocyst formation but does not affect pregnancy outcomes in the setting of a single, vitrified-warmed euploid blastocyst transfer. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2021, 38: 2157-2164. PMID: 34086147, PMCID: PMC8417170, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02252-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuploid blastocyst transferIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionPregnancy outcomesBlastocyst transferSignificant differencesBlastocyst formationSingle embryo transferMann-Whitney U testPreimplantation genetic testingLogistic regression modelsOvarian stimulationClinical miscarriageEuploid blastocystsSperm injectionEuploid embryosEmbryo transferTrophectoderm biopsyGenetic testingGroup embryo cultureU testSame time frameDecreased rateOutcomesMiscarriageFertilization rate
2019
Cumulus cells have longer telomeres than leukocytes in reproductive-age women
Lara-Molina EE, Franasiak JM, Marin D, Tao X, Díaz-Gimeno P, Florensa M, Martin M, Seli E, Pellicer A. Cumulus cells have longer telomeres than leukocytes in reproductive-age women. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 113: 217-223. PMID: 31594634, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.08.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukocyte telomere lengthGranulosa cellsCumulus cellsTelomere lengthAssisted reproductive technology centerRelative leukocyte telomere lengthProspective noninterventional studyAntimüllerian hormone levelsAntral follicle countReproductive-age womenReproductive technology centerLonger telomeresNoninterventional studyFollicle countMean ageHormone levelsFollicular environmentMAIN OUTCOMEMature folliclesStudy subjectsSignificant associationFollicular cellsMean numberMature oocytesSignificant differences