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  1. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine condition prevalent among a significant number of women during their reproductive years. Remarkably, 90–95% of women seeking infertility solutions due to...

    Authors: Achmad Kemal Harzif, Sarah Miriam Ratna Pratamasari, Costan Tryono Parulian Rumapea, Nafi’atul Ummah, Heidi Dewi Mutia, Putri Nurbaeti, Aisyah Retno Puspawardani and Budi Wiweko
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:40
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  2. Classic vitrification methods are not appropriate when there are minimal numbers of viable sperm, and the new methods emphasize the low semen volumes in these cases. The aim was to assess the efficacy of the c...

    Authors: Mohammad Ali Khalili, Mahboubeh Vatanparast, Esmat Mangoli, Saeed Ghasmi-Esmaeilabad, Mojgan Moshrefi and Akram Hosseini
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:39
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  3. In the current era of assisted reproductive technology, the strategy of single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer (SVBT) is acknowledged for positively impacting clinical outcomes and preventing the risk of ...

    Authors: Mungunshagai Baatarsuren, Jambaldorj Jamiyansuren, Chinzorig Ganbaatar, Davaakhuu Sengebaljir, Belguune Erdenekhuyag, Sandag Enkhbaatar, Namsrai Mungunsuvd, Lkhagvasuren Baljinnyam, Ganjiguur Tumur-Ochir, Ariunaa Amarsaikhan, Amarjargal Dorjpurev, Gereltsetseg Ganbat, Tsogzolmaa Boris and Azjargal Khangarid
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:38
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  4. This bibliometric study aims to examine the associations of journals in the field of human reproduction with their access types and article processing charges to evaluate the evolving landscape of publishing i...

    Authors: Hakki Uzun, Görkem Akça, Berat Sönmez, Erdem Orman, Yakup Kaçan and Eyüp Dil
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:37
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  5. There is considerable global discourse on the impact of insufficient vitamin D levels, known for their immunosuppressive properties, on recurrent pregnancy loss. Vitamin D deficiency affects 35% to 80% of the ...

    Authors: Akbayan Turesheva
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:36
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  7. Previous evidence suggests that low-quality embryos may send negative signals to the endometrium and affect the receptivity of the endometrium. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of transferring an add...

    Authors: Xianju Huang, Xinle Lu, Xue Jiang, Ludan Chao and Xiao Wang
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:34
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  8. Accurate prediction of oocyte maturation is a critical determinant of success in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) procedures. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the various predict...

    Authors: Li-Na He, Qing Xu, Jie Lin, Yi Liu and Wei Chen
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:33
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  9. To compare two types of intrauterine devices, namely Cu T380A IUD and Multiload 375 IUD, inserted immediately post-placental during cesarean section, with regard to expulsion rates and side effects.

    Authors: Hatem Abo Elftooh Awaga, Mahmoud Ahmad Abdel-Mawjud, Mohammed Samir Ismail and Salah Roshdy Ahmed
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:32
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  10. Three or more consecutive pregnancy losses before the 20th week of gestation constitute recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), and about half of these cases are still unsolved despite routine screening tests. The pur...

    Authors: Shehnaz Sultana, B. Divya Bhanu and Venkateshwari Ananthapur
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:31
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  11. Human reproduction is an imperfect process despite years of evolution. It is estimated that only 30% of conceived pregnancies end up with a live birth (Hum Reprod Update 8:333-343, 2002). Although the IVF cycl...

    Authors: Anastasia A. Salame, Mokhamad J. Zhaffal and Braulio Peramo
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:30
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  12. The increasing prevalence of cesarean section (CS) deliveries globally has sparked apprehension regarding potential long-term complications, notably the emergence of uterine niches. CS results in a scar that i...

    Authors: Mahmoud Zakherah, Ahmed A. Mohamed, Abdulrahman M. Rageh and Mahmoud Abdel-aleem
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:29
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  15. Considering the growing therapeutic use of cannabidiol as well as the presence of cannabinoid receptors in sperm and its possible genotoxic activity, the effect of cannabidiol on sperm quality and function was...

    Authors: Azam Govahi, Sahar Eghbali, Marziyeh Ajdary, Fatemehsadat Amjadi, Mahsa Nazari, Farzaneh Mohammadzadeh Kazorgah and Mehdi Mehdizadeh
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:26
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  16. Caesarean scar disorders (CSDi) are an increasingly recognized consequence of caesarean sections, which can present with secondary infertility. Currently, there is limited data on the management of CSDi, and t...

    Authors: Rahana Harjee, Jalila Devji, Ella Katelyn Barrett-Chan, Jas Khinda and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:25
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  17. POR or POI poses a significant challenge to fertility treatment with different ovarian stimulation strategies. Intra-ovarian injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been hypothesised to improve ovarian res...

    Authors: Prashanth K. Adiga, Nicola Marconi, Ravishankar N and Srisailesh Vitthala
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:24
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  18. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of immature oocyte proportion in a cohort on both IVF laboratory and clinical outcomes.

    Authors: Nining Handayani, Ayu Mulia Sundari, Tri Aprilliana, Arief Boediono, Arie A. Polim, Budi Wiweko, Batara Sirait and Ivan Sini
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:23
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  19. To characterize the seminal microbiome associated with normal and abnormal semen parameters, towards the prediction of reproductive health and sperm quality. Despite the association between bacteria and infert...

    Authors: Manisha Vajpeyee, Shivam Tiwari and Lokendra Bahadur Yadav
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:22
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  20. Infertility is an important health problem, affecting couples worldwide. Non-obstructive azoospermia is the most severe form of azoospermia, which is mostly idiopathic or caused by different causes such as che...

    Authors: Manal Alquobaili, Shahd Hamsho and Marwan Alhalabi
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:21
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  22. Hyperandrogenism is frequently found in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and contributes to physical manifestations like hirsutism and obesity, along with infertility. This condition can result in anxiety, dep...

    Authors: Deniswari Rahayu, Alfa Putri Meutia, Tyas Priyatini, Ni Made Desy Suratih, Mila Maidarti, Achmad Kemal Harzif, R. Muharam and Gita Pratama
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:19
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  23. Women with type 1 diabetes depend on insulin injections throughout their life. However, the recommendation for strict metabolic control of diabetes requires the administration of supra-physiological doses of i...

    Authors: Maged M. Yassin, Mohammed M. Laqqan, Saleh N. Mwafy and Sana I. EL-Qreenawy
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:18
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  24. This retrospective study aimed to compare the outcomes of day 3 double embryo transfer (DET) with single blastocyst transfer (SBT) during frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles. A total of 999 women below the age...

    Authors: Yun-Hsuen Lim, Poo Keen Sim and Prashant Nadkarni
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:17
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  25. Meiotic and mitotic errors often lead to aneuploidy and mosaicism. In this context, the self-correction mechanism enables the embryo to preferentially retain and preserve euploid cells through processes such a...

    Authors: Achmad Kemal Harzif, Azizah Fitriayu Andyra, Atikah Sayogo, Nafi’atul Ummah, Aisyah Retno Puspawardani, Putri Nurbaeti and Budi Wiweko
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:16
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  26. Surgery is the main line of treatment of endometriosis. Patients with stage IV endometriosis have more extensive adhesions, which make the surgery difficult. There are no accurate non-invasive predictive preop...

    Authors: Mohmed Fathy Abohashim, Waleed M. Etman, Mohamed A. Wasfy, Amany M. Abdallah, Enas Mahmoud Hamed, Mona Mahmoud Eladl, Sherif Yehia Mohammed, Ola A. Harb, Fawaz E. Edris, Ahmed Baker A. Alshaikh and Mohamed Elbakry Lashin
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:15
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  28. Folliculogenesis is an intricate process that involves the development and maturation of ovarian follicles in females. During folliculogenesis, multiple factors including hormones, growth factors, and signalin...

    Authors: Intan Kusumaningtyas, Djaswadi Dasuki, Sofia Mubarika Harjana, Ahmad Hamim Sadewa, Margaretha Cempaka Sweety and Linda Septiani
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:13
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  29. PGT-A has become an important part of IVF treatments. Despite its increased use, there are contradicting results on its role in improving reproductive outcomes of ART cycles. Given that aneuploidy is a main li...

    Authors: Anastasia A. Salame, Elias M. Dahdouh, Rania Aljafari, David A. Samuel, Bhavya P. Koodathingal, Aparna Bajpai, Shabin Kainoth and Michael Fakih
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:12
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  30. Increased surgical efficacy has led to a remarkable increase in the usage of minimally invasive surgical procedures since their inception. The use of simulation in surgical teaching has grown significantly dur...

    Authors: Ngima Yangji Sherpa, Ahmed El Minawi, Ahmed N Askalany and Marwa Abdalla
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:11
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  31. Firstly, to measure indicators of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Egyptian women with endometriosis; and secondly, to estimate time interval from start of symptoms until endometriosis diagnosis is ma...

    Authors: Essam R. Othman, Ahmed M. Abdelmagied, Maha Y. Khashbah, Cornelis B. Lambalk and Velja Mijatovic
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:10
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  33. Triggering final oocyte maturation is a pivotal step in modern patient-tailored IVF/ICSI treatment, securing the optimal number of mature oocytes retrieved without compromising fertilization, embryo developmen...

    Authors: Hassan Maghraby, Hesham Saleh, Ismail L. Fourtia, Salah Rasheed, Mohamed Elmahdy, Amr S. Abdelbadie, Federica Di Guardo, Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Habib Midassi and Ahmed Shoukry
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:8
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  34. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is known as the most common endocrine/metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate a wide range of physiological and pathological pr...

    Authors: Nearmeen M. Rashad, Walid Mohamed Elnagar, Dina Rasheed Issa, Marwa H. S. Hussien, Rehab M. Atef and Hoda Afifi
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:7
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  35. Our research question is could follicular fluid (FF) leptin solely or contemporaneously with other clinical, biochemical, and sonographic adiposity measures predict the probability of having a live birth durin...

    Authors: A. Abdelmagied, Alaa A. Makhlouf, Ahmed A. Abdel-Aleem, Safwat A. Mohamed, Ahmed Nasr, Azza Abo Elfadl and Mohammed K. Ali
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:6
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  36. Second ejaculation can influence sperm quality which may define the first-line treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a second ejaculation in decreasing the unexpected intrac...

    Authors: Xiaohui Zhang, Shikai Wang, Yueyue Huang, Xianbao Mao, Zhengda Li, Pingpin Wei, Liangshi Chen, Dawen Li and Lintao Xue
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:5
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  37. The rising number of retracted randomised clinical trials (RCTs) is a concern over their trustworthiness. In today's digital landscape electronic observational data is easily accessible for research purposes. ...

    Authors: Furqan A. Butt, Mohammad Fawzy, Bassel H. Al Wattar, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Khalid S. Khan and Yacoub Khalaf
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:4
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  39. The adverse consequences of ambient particulate matter (PM) on human health have been extensively studied. However, the association between PM2.5 and PM10 μm, two common sizes of particulate matter, and semen ...

    Authors: Seyed Sobhan Bahreiny, Mohammad-Navid Bastani, Mohammad Reza Dabbagh, Hamid Ghorbani, Mojtaba Aghaei, Mehdi Zahedian and Reza Mohammadpour Fard
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:2
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  40. Stress and dissatisfaction are common issues among patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). The process of IVF can be emotionally and psychologically challenging, leading to stress, anxiety, and depre...

    Authors: Heba M. Mohamed, Treza S. Badia, Shimaa A. Khalaf, Saleh O. Abdullah, Tarek A. Farghaly, Ahmed N. Fetih and Shimaa Elwardany Aly
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2024 29:1
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  41. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is indeed one of the most common gynecological endocrine disorders, affecting a significant number of females in their reproductive age. While the exact cause of PCOS is not fu...

    Authors: Rajen Dey, Koushik Bhattacharya, Asim Kumar Basak, Nimisha Paul, Raktima Bandyopadhyay, Gargi Ray Chaudhuri, Mahuya Patra Purkait, Aniruddha Bhattacharjee, Chaitali Bose, Nandini Shukla, Rama Bhaduri, Soumya Sinha Roy and Alak Kumar Syamal
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:33
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  43. Endometrial pathology is a recognized contributor to infertility and recurrent implantation failure, but its detection during hysteroscopy, particularly in the absence of visible lesions, is challenging. Chrom...

    Authors: Sangam Jha, Shalini Singh and Jafeesha B. Singh
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:31
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  44. Although COVID-19 infection has dropped across the world and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have been developed, global concerns remain about the disease’s long-term health consequences. The purpose of this research was ...

    Authors: Azra Allahveisi, Parivash Afradiasbagharani, Mahshid Bazrafkan, Raheleh Kafaeinezhad and Elham Hosseini
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:30
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  46. Women’s fertility is affected by polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) as an endocrine disorder with characteristic symptoms such as insulin resistance, polycystic ovaries, menstrual irregularities, and obesity. ...

    Authors: Behdis Khansari, Hashem Nayeri and Maryam Ostadsharif
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:28
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  47. A missed abortion is a spontaneous abortion in which the embryo or fetus has already died but has remained in the uterus for days or weeks with a closed cervical ostium. Termination of pregnancy could be achie...

    Authors: Ramy Heshmat Zekry Tadros, Usama Fouda, Sherif Sameh Zaki and Marwa Abdalla
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:27
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  48. To evaluate the effect of adding letrozole to the antagonist ovarian stimulation protocol (COS) on in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcome in endometriosis patients.

    Authors: Maryam Farid Mojtahedi, Ashraf Moini, Ladan Kashani and Tiba Mirzarahimi
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:26
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  50. Thyroid cancer is one of the common cancers that, depending on the need for treatment, patients are treated with radioactive iodine after thyroidectomy surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ...

    Authors: Ali Hosseini and Zohreh Lavasani
    Citation: Middle East Fertility Society Journal 2023 28:24
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