1998
Effects of ovarian source, patient age, and menstrual cycle phase on in vitro maturation of immature human oocytes
Whitacre K, Seifer D, Friedman C, Coskun S, Kennard E, Kim M, Alak B. Effects of ovarian source, patient age, and menstrual cycle phase on in vitro maturation of immature human oocytes. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 70: 1015-1021. PMID: 9848288, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00339-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerminal vesicle breakdownOvarian sourceNuclear maturationPatient ageGynecologic surgeryFollicular phaseLuteal phaseImmature human oocytesFinal meiotic maturationMenstrual cycle phaseYears of agePercentage of oocytesCycle phaseMetaphase II stageIVF programMenstrual cyclePatient criteriaMAIN OUTCOMEVitro maturationPatientsHuman oocytesOocyte maturationMII stageOocyte's abilityVesicle breakdownPredicting Probabilities of Pregnancy and Multiple Gestation From In Vitro Fertilization—A New Model
WHEELER C, COLE B, FRISHMAN G, SEIFER D, LOVEGREEN S, HACKETT R. Predicting Probabilities of Pregnancy and Multiple Gestation From In Vitro Fertilization—A New Model. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 91: 696-700. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199805000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple gestationsProbability of pregnancyEmbryo scoreNumber of embryosThird implantationFertilization cyclesInfant HospitalIVF programVitro FertilizationEmbryo transferPregnancySecond implantationLogistic regressionPatient-specific informationGestationP2/P1Embryo scoringHospitalScoresAgeImplantationBest predictorP3/P2Patients
1996
Effects of fetal number and multifetal reduction on length of in vitro fertilization pregnancies.
Haning RV, Seifer DB, Wheeler CA, Frishman GN, Silver H, Pierce DJ. Effects of fetal number and multifetal reduction on length of in vitro fertilization pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 87: 964-8. PMID: 8649707, DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00059-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of gestationMultifetal reductionFertilization pregnanciesMultifetal pregnancy reductionIVF pregnanciesTriplet pregnanciesMultiple gestationsMean gestationIVF programPregnancy reductionViable fetusesMore fetusesFetal numberPregnancyGestationWeeksFetusesRegression analysisDurationSpontaneous reductionNatural causesTwinsWomen