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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 studyAge-related increase in live-birth rates of first frozen thaw embryo versus first fresh transfer in initial assisted reproductive technology cycles without PGT
Wang S, Seifer D. Age-related increase in live-birth rates of first frozen thaw embryo versus first fresh transfer in initial assisted reproductive technology cycles without PGT. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2024, 22: 42. PMID: 38615016, PMCID: PMC11015537, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-024-01210-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrozen-thawed embryo transferCumulative live birth rateLive birth rateDiminished ovarian reservePreimplantation genetic testingMultivariate logistic regressionFresh transferLive birth outcomesLive birthsEmbryo transferAssisted reproductive technologyART cyclesEndometrial receptivityBirth outcomesFrozen-thawed embryo transfer cyclesOdds of live birthAssisted reproductive technology cyclesChance of live birthFresh embryo transferFrozen-thawed cyclesFrozen-thawed embryosMale factor infertilityRetrospective cohort studyEmbryo transfer methodsAge groups
2021
Disparities in ART Live Birth and Cumulative Live Birth Outcomes for Hispanic and Asian Women Compared to White Non-Hispanic Women
Kotlyar AM, Simsek B, Seifer DB. Disparities in ART Live Birth and Cumulative Live Birth Outcomes for Hispanic and Asian Women Compared to White Non-Hispanic Women. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10: 2615. PMID: 34198545, PMCID: PMC8231797, DOI: 10.3390/jcm10122615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCumulative live birth rateNon-Hispanic womenLive birthsWNH womenAsian womenWhite non-Hispanic womenART live birthsCycles of ARTHistory of endometriosisIndependent prognostic factorLive birth rateReproductive technology outcomesEtiology of infertilityLive birth outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionUse of ICSINumber of embryosNulliparous womenPrognostic factorsBirth outcomesAsian patientsART cyclesART treatmentART statusMember clinicsAMH 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