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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment and Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States
Beroukhim G, Seifer D. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment and Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2023, 52: 659-675. PMID: 37865480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2023.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanEthnicityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInfertilityInfertility, FemalePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeReproductive Techniques, AssistedSocial Determinants of HealthUnited StatesWhiteConceptsEthnic disparitiesInfertility treatmentIntrauterine insemination pregnancy ratesHigh infertility rateAmerican Indian womenAssisted Reproductive TechnologyClinical pregnancyObstetrical complicationsFertility carePregnancy lossFavorable outcomePregnancy rateInfertility rateLive birthsHigher oddsART outcomesHispanic womenWhite womenRobust studiesWomenIndian womenReproductive technologiesBlack womenOutcomesCare
2018
Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Poor Ovarian Stimulation Outcome in PCOS but Not Unexplained Infertility
Butts SF, Seifer DB, Koelper N, Senapati S, Sammel MD, Hoofnagle AN, Kelly A, Krawetz SA, Santoro N, Zhang H, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Network E. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Poor Ovarian Stimulation Outcome in PCOS but Not Unexplained Infertility. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 104: 369-378. PMID: 30085176, PMCID: PMC6300410, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D deficiencyPolycystic ovary syndromeD deficiencyEarly pregnancy lossOvarian stimulationUnexplained infertilityLive birthsPregnancy lossDiagnosis of PCOSMultiple Intrauterine GestationsOvarian stimulation outcomesRetrospective cohort studyInvestigation of womenBanked seraPPCOS IICohort studyIntrauterine gestationOvary syndromeInfertile womenInfertility diagnosisPregnant subjectsElevated riskImportant treatmentReproductive outcomesTrial data
2000
Do women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss have higher day 3 serum FSH and estradiol values?
Trout S, Seifer D. Do women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss have higher day 3 serum FSH and estradiol values? Fertility And Sterility 2000, 74: 335-337. PMID: 10927054, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00625-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 3 serum FSHRecurrent pregnancy lossUnexplained recurrent pregnancy lossCauses of RPLSerum FSHPregnancy lossControl groupOvarian reserveDay 3 FSHUnexplained habitual abortionDiminished ovarian reservePresence of infertilityHistory of infertilityRetrospective comparative analysisUnexplained groupRPL groupHabitual abortionMean ageMAIN OUTCOMEFSHGreater incidenceTest groupWomenPotential roleInfertility
1998
Environmental toxicants and female reproduction 44Additional references are available from the authors.
Sharara F, Seifer D, Flaws J. Environmental toxicants and female reproduction 44Additional references are available from the authors. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 70: 613-622. PMID: 9797086, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00253-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse reproductive outcomesChemical exposureReproductive outcomesCigarette smokeIntrauterine fetal demiseEnvironmental toxicantsLaboratory animalsFemale reproductionMechanism of actionDNA adduct formationInappropriate endpointsFetal demiseOvarian failurePregnancy lossMultiple confoundersSpontaneous abortionImmune disruptionReproductive cancersHuman studiesReproductive functionGrowth retardationReproductive toxicantsSmall sample sizeBirth defectsCellular deathThe detection of diminished ovarian reserve in infertile women
Sharara F, Scott R, Seifer D. The detection of diminished ovarian reserve in infertile women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 804-812. PMID: 9757994, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70087-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian reserveOwn gametesDiminished ovarian reserveFetal cardiac activityLower chanceReproductive technologiesInfertility populationInfertile womenProvocative testsPregnancy lossPregnancy rateInvasive therapyHigh incidenceExpensive treatmentWomenCardiac activityLate 30sEarly 40sMultiple testingDaily challengesPregnancyUltrasonographyInfertilityTherapyCliniciansTesting 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