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Featured
Marijuana Smoking Linked to Higher Sperm Concentration, Count
Marijuana smoking appears to have a positive effect on spermatogenesis and other aspects of testicular function, according to researchers from the EARTH Study.
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Featured
The EARTH Study: Examining the Impact of Environment, Diet and Lifestyle on Human Reproduction
The EARTH Study is the largest of its kind, investigating the impact of more than 50 biomarkers on reproductive health through almost 20 years of continuous NIH funding.
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Featured
The Müllerian Inhibiting Substance: Changing the Fertility Landscape for Young Women with Cancer
New oncofertility research at Mass General offers a promising new paradigm for a reversible contraceptive that may help protect the ovaries during chemotherapy.
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Simple New Model Predicts Pregnancy While First IVF Cycle Is Ongoing
Karissa C. Hammer, MD, Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS, and colleagues created a simple five-variable algorithm that includes both pre-cycle and in-cycle variables and is highly accurate at predicting pregnancy after the first IVF cycle with autologous oocytes and fresh embryo transfer.
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History of Infertility in Women Linked to Risk of Future Heart Failure
Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH, Jennifer E. Ho, MD, and colleagues found infertility in women is associated with a 16% greater risk of heart failure overall. This was driven by a 27% greater risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, but not heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
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New Personalized Tool Predicts Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction or Controlled Ovarian Stimulation
Using data from two multicenter, randomized trials, Irene C. Souter, MD, a fertility specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues created an online tool that calculates individualized probabilities of pregnancy and multiple pregnancy during each of four cycles of ovulation induction or ovarian stimulation.
Fertility Contributors
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Irene C. Souter, MD
Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostics Program, Physician, Fertility Center
Recent Article
New Personalized Tool Predicts Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction or Controlled Ovarian Stimulation
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Jill A. Attaman, MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist, Infertility Specialist
Recent Article
Marijuana Smoking Linked to Higher Sperm Concentration, Count -
John Petrozza, MD
Chief, Division of Reproductive Medicine and IVF, Director, Massachusetts General Fertility Center, Co-director, Integrated Fibroid Program
Recent Article
Exploring Advances in Fertility Research and Access to Care
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Mary E. Sabatini, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Clinic for Reproductive Health and Cancer, Medical Director, Third Party Reproduction
Recent Article
The Müllerian Inhibiting Substance: Changing the Fertility Landscape for Young Women with Cancer
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Russ Hauser, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk of Pregnancy Loss
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
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