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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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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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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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Ensuring Quality Care in the Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratory With AI
Panagiotis Cherouveim, MD, Victoria S. Jiang, MD, Charles L. Bormann, PhD, and colleagues have demonstrated the accuracy and efficiency of using an artificial intelligence (AI)–based tool to monitor the performance of physicians and embryologists in a variety of procedures involved in assisted reproduction.
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AI System 100% Accurate in Tracking Identity of IVF Embryos
Victoria S. Jiang, MD, Charles L. Bormann, PhD, and colleagues created a robust artificial intelligence (AI)–based electronic witnessing platform that focuses on unique morphologic features specific to each individual embryo to ensure embryos are matched with the correct patient at every step of assisted reproduction.
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Attempts to Conceive Early in COVID-19 Pandemic Were Related to Education, Self-rated Social Status
In a study launched before COVID-19, Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS, and colleagues linked the pandemic to reduced odds of attempting to conceive; the decline started in August 2020, and among women with lower education and lower self-rated social status, it was sustained through the end of data collection in March 2021.
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 -
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 -
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 -
Russ Hauser, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk of Pregnancy Loss