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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the MIRI-TL time-lapse incubator and CultureCoin dish compared to standard big-box incubators and standard culture dishes used for embryo culture.
Embryo freezing is a technique used regularly to optimize the pregnancy rate in case of infertility. This method is performed in presence of supernumerary embryo(s) after fresh transfer, or after freeze all embryos in case of medical reasons. It is necessary to control that the transfer is performed when the endometrium is receptive, which is essential for embryo implantation and pregnancy. This period is defined as the "implantation window". Endometrial preparation can be achieved by hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or moderate ovarian stimulation (SO). The implantation window can also be assessed by monitoring of a natural cycle (NC). The objectives of this open randomized study is to compare the number of visits (ultrasound and blood tests) induced by the SO or NC as well as the women quality of life in both groups.
This study looks at the experiences of teenagers and young adults who have been offered ovarian tissue cryopreservation prior to cancer treatment as a result of their cancer and/or cancer treatment putting them at moderate-to-high risk of premature ovarian failure.
This study is the first to investigate the fertility outcome and the influence on ovarian reserve after using uterine artery embolization during cesarean delivery.
The study objectives are described below: 1. Obtain serum specimens collected for one ovulatory cycle or a maximum of 33 days, but not to exceed a total of 550 ml of whole blood per subject from a minimum of 60 healthy, premenopausal subjects. Specimens will be used to determine a reference range for estradiol, FSH, LH, and progesterone assays, used as an aid in the assessment of fertility in adult, premenopausal women. 2. To store any remaining specimens for use in future assay development and to evaluate as yet undetermined assays for the development of IVDs, including additional estradiol, FSH, LH, and progesterone assays.
This analytical descriptive study aims to describe the fertility and sexuality male adult subjects carrying classic bladder exstrophy or epispadias and to highlight infertility risk factors. A questionnaire on paternity, urinary status, erections, ejaculations and sexual self-esteem and a semen analysis will be realized at first consultation, semen analysis results wil be explained at second consultation. It is assumed that fertility and sexuality exstrophic men are impaired.
Many women and men in fertile age are at risk for sexual transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, and have insufficient knowledge of health promoting lifestyle prior to conception. There is a need to increase awareness among people in fertile age about how sexual risk-taking and unhealthy lifestyle can negatively affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes. Previous studies on preconception health and care have mainly focused on women. The aim of our study was to investigate if Reproductive Life Plan-based counseling with a midwife could increase men's reproductive knowledge. The second aim was to evaluate men's experiences of the intervention.
The investigators propose to test the efficacy of the Reproductive Health Survivorship Care Plan (SCP-R), a novel survivorship care tool to meet the reproductive health needs of young breast cancer survivors (YBCS). Most YBCS undergo chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy, treatments that impair ovarian function and result in significant reproductive health late effects. These late effects include symptoms of estrogen deprivation such as hot flashes, fertility concerns, limited contraception options and sexual problems. Together they have a major, negative impact on quality of life. Despite substantial research, treatment guidelines and clinical expertise on these issues, most YBCS and their healthcare providers have limited guidance on how best to manage these reproductive health late effects. The research team has generated a practical, accessible, evidence-based reproductive health survivorship care plan (the SCP-R) for YBCS and their providers to address this deficit in survivorship care. This clinical trial will test if YBCS who receive the web-based SCP-R are more likely than controls to improve on at least one of these reproductive health issues: hot flashes, sexual health, fertility concerns, and contraception.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficiency and safety of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) associated with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole) for fertility preservation in breast cancer patients.
Sperm freezing has been employed for decades for male fertility preservation in cases of foreseeable or unexpected loss of fertility to guarantee future paternity, and also as a complement of assisted reproduction techniques. Sperm quality after thawing is highly variable, even among consecutive samples from the same individual, with mean survival rates around 40%. To date, the molecular basis of the adequate resistance or intolerance to freezing/thawing protocols is unknown, and its knowledge can lead to improvement in the selection of the samples to be frozen and also in the adequate supplement of cryopreservation media. Microarray analysis provides a powerful tool to address the molecular explanation beyond this behaviour, yielding results about comparative messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)expression under the two different biological conditions: optimal and suboptimal survival. Then, the aim of the investigators' study is to determine the genomic profile of sperm samples depending on their survival resistance to cryopreservation, to determine genes involved in cryodamage sensitivity.