2023
Effect of state insurance mandates on racial/ethnic disparities in the utilization and outcomes of donor oocyte–assisted reproductive technologies
Liao C, Kotlyar A, Seifer D. Effect of state insurance mandates on racial/ethnic disparities in the utilization and outcomes of donor oocyte–assisted reproductive technologies. Fertility And Sterility 2023, 120: 111-122. PMID: 36871857, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexUterine factor infertilityBlack recipientsART cyclesHispanic recipientsWhite recipientsEthnic disparitiesState insurance mandatesFactor infertilityMass indexAsian recipientsOocyte recipientsDonor oocytesLive birthsAssisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting SystemRetrospective cohort studyCumulative probabilityRecurrent pregnancy lossMultivariable Poisson regressionFrozen-thawed transfersReproductive technologiesHigher median agePreimplantation genetic testingNon-Hispanic whitesInsurance mandates
2018
Risk of prematurity and infant morbidity and mortality by maternal fertility status and plurality
Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Seifer DB, Sparks AT, Lin PC, Doody KJ, Van Voorhis BJ, Spector LG. Risk of prematurity and infant morbidity and mortality by maternal fertility status and plurality. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2018, 36: 121-138. PMID: 30328574, PMCID: PMC6338589, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-018-1333-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal fertility statusRisk of prematurityIVF groupIVF pregnanciesDonor oocytesPlacental complicationsGreater riskInfant deathThawed embryosResultsThe study populationConfidence intervalsFertilization pregnanciesIVF infantsNICU admissionGestational diabetesInfant morbidityOdds ratioInfertility treatmentDeath certificatesLive birthsStudy populationPregnancyInfant's birthPrematurityOocyte source
1998
Testing the Ovarian Reserve in Infertile Women
Sharara F, Seifer D. Testing the Ovarian Reserve in Infertile Women. The Endocrinologist 1998, 8: 279-283. DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199807000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian reserveInfertile womenDiminished ovarian reserveFetal cardiac activityGroup of womenInfertility populationPerimenopausal periodDonor oocytesPregnancy lossInvasive therapyHigh incidenceOwn gametesEarly signsPotential predictorsWomenLower chanceCardiac activityReproductive technologiesLongitudinal studyMultiple testingDaily challengesMenopauseInfertilityTherapyClinicians