ESHRE journal club
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Previous editions
26 - 27-28 January 2023
Sperm count is increased by diet-induced weight loss and maintained by exercise or GLP-1 analogue treatment: a randomized controlled trial
E Andersen et al
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac096
25 - 16-17 December 2022
Anti-Müllerian hormone-mediated preantral follicle atresia is a key determinant of antral follicle count in mice
Y Zhou et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac204
24 - 25-26 November 2022
Association of PCOS with offspring morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study
Shu Qin Wei et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac154
23 - 29-30 October 2022
How slow is too slow? A comprehensive portrait of Day 7 blastocysts and their clinical value standardized through artificial intelligence
Danila Cimadomo et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac080
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Better late than never: the clinical value of Day 7 blastocysts
Live JC (2022 Annual Meeting) - Wednesday, July 6st, 08:30 - 10:00 CEST
Genetic incompatibility of the reproductive partners: an evolutionary perspective on infertility
Jukka Kekäläinen et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab221
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: failed fertilization: is genetic incompatibility the elephant in the room?
22 - 27-28 May 2022
Sperm selection with hyaluronic acid improved live birth outcomes among older couples and was connected to sperm DNA quality, potentially affecting all treatment outcomes
Robert West et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac058
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: are sperm selection techniques a panacea? Indications for the use of physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection (PICSI) in medically assisted reproduction
21 - 29-30 April 2022
Trophectoderm differentiation to invasive syncytiotrophoblast is promoted by endometrial epithelial cells during human embryo implantation
Peter T. Ruane et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac008
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: renewing the old: novel stem cell research for unsolved ART problems
20 - 25-26 March 2022
Delayed diagnosis of endometriosis disadvantages women in ART: a retrospective population linked data study
K.M. Moss et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab216
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: diagnosing endometriosis loosens the Gordian knot of infertility treatment
19 - 25-26 February 2022
Predictive models of pregnancy based on data from a preconception cohort study
Jennifer J Yland et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab280
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: on the road to preconception and personalized counselling with machine learning models
18 - 28-29 January 2022
Optimisation of the timing of fertilisation assessment for oocytes cultured in standard incubation: lessons learnt from time-lapse imaging of 78 348 embryos
A Barrie et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab209
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: seeing is believing! How time lapse imaging can improve IVF practice and take it to the future clinic
17 - 17-18 December 2021
Non-invasive, label-free optical analysis to detect aneuploidy within the inner cell mass of the preimplantation embryo
Tiffany C Y Tan et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab233
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: non-invasive aneuploidy testing as an example of interdisciplinary innovation in ART
16 - 27-27 November 2021
Assessing couples’ preferences for fresh or frozen embryo transfer: a discrete choice experiment
B. Abdulrahim et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab207
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Discrete choice experiments and patient decision-making in ART
15 - 29-30 October 2021
What is the threshold of mature oocytes to obtain at least one healthy transferable cleavage-stage embryo after preimplantation genetic testing for fragile X syndrome?
C. Sonigo et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab214
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Catch 22—is PGT a number game? Efficacy of PGT and the importance of counselling
14 - 24-25 September 2021
How common is add-on use and how do patients decide whether to use them? A national survey of IVF patients
S. Lensen et al
Human Reproduction
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab098
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: trick or treatment—evidence based use of add-ons in ART and patient perspectives
Live JC (2021 Annual Meeting) - Thursday, July 1st, 10:00 - 11:30 CEST
Male age interferes with embryo growth in IVF treatment
Jolien Van Opstal et al
Human Reproduction
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa256
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: #ESHREjc live edition report: ‘the forgotten Y’—advanced paternal age from a global health perspective
13 - 28-29 May 2021
Do we trust scientific evidence? A multicentre retrospective analysis of first IVF/ICSI cycles before and after the OPTIMIST trial
E Papaleo, A Revelli, M Costa, M Bertoli, S Zaffagnini, F Tomei, M Manno, A Rebecchi, R Villanacci, V S Vanni
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab047
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: ovarian stimulation practice after the OPTIMIST trial and evidence-based medicine
12 - 30 April - 1 May 2021
Live births following fertility preservation using in-vitro maturation of ovarian tissue oocytes
Ingrid Segers, Erlisa Bardhi, Ileana Mateizel, Ellen Van Moer, Rik Schots, Greta Verheyen, Herman Tournaye, Michel De Vos
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa175
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Is OTO-IVM the future fertility preservation alternative for urgent cancer patients?
11 - 26-27 March 2021
The effect of denudation and injection timing in the reproductive outcomes of ICSI cycles: new insights into the risk of in vitro oocyte ageing
M Carvalho, F Leal, S Mota, A Aguiar, S Sousa, J Nunes, C Calhaz-Jorge
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa21
Expanding the time interval between ovulation triggering and oocyte injection: does it affect the embryological and clinical outcome?
L T M Vandenberghe, S Santos-Ribeiro, N De Munck, B Desmet, W Meul, A De Vos, H Van de Velde, A Racca, H Tournaye, G Verheyen
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa338
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Is a longer time interval between oocyte retrieval and ICSI a blessing in disguise?
10 - 26-27 February 2021
Semen impairment and occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in semen after recovery from COVID-19
M Gacci, M Coppi, E Baldi, A Sebastianelli, C Zaccaro, S Morselli, A Pecoraro, A Manera, R Nicoletti, A Liaci
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab026
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Does SARS-CoV-2 affect male fertility?
9 - 29-30 January 2021
Exposure of human fallopian tube epithelium to elevated testosterone results in alteration of cilia gene expression and beating
Tia Jackson-Bey, José Colina, Brett C Isenberg, Jonathan Coppeta, Margrit Urbanek, J Julie Kim, Teresa K Woodruff, Joanna E Burdette, Angela Russo
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa157
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Are fallopian tubes the unsung hero of reproduction?
8 - 11-12 December 2020
ESHRE guideline on female fertility preservation
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoaa052
7 - 27-28 November 2020
Advanced paternal age is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nadia A du Fossé, Marie-Louise P van der Hoorn, Jan M M van Lith, Saskia le Cessie, Eileen E L O Lashley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmaa010
6- 30 to 31 October 2020
Melatonin protects the mouse testis against heat-induced damage
Pengfei Zhang, Yi Zheng, Yinghua Lv, Fuyuan Li, Lihong Su, Yuwei Qin, Wenxian Zeng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaaa002
5- 25 to 26 September 2020
Delay in IVF treatment up to 180 days does not affect pregnancy outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve
Phillip A Romanski, Pietro Bortoletto, Zev Rosenwaks, Glenn L Schattman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa137
Live JC (2020 Annual Meeting) - 5 July 2020, 16:30-18:00 CET
First PGT-A using human in vivo blastocysts recovered by uterine lavage: comparison with matched IVF embryo controls.
Santiago Munné et al.
Human Reproduction,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dez242
4- 29 to 30 May 2020
Endometrial scratching prior to IVF; does it help and for whom? A systematic review and meta-analysis
N E van Hoogenhuijze, J C Kasius, F J M Broekmans, J Bosteels, H L Torrance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoy025
3– 24 to 25 April 2020
Chromosomal Mosaicism in Human Blastocysts: The Ultimate Diagnostic Dilemma
Mina Popovic, Lien Dhaenens, Annekatrien Boel, Björn Menten, Björn Heindryckx
Human Reproduction Update, https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmz050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmz050
2- 27 to 29 March 2020
E Andreas et al, The effect of maternal high-fat/high-sugar diet on offspring oocytes and early embryo development, Molecular Human Reproduction, Volume 25, Issue 11, November 2019, Pages 717–728 https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaz049
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dez198
1 - 28 February to 1 March 2020
Amber L Kennedy et al, The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy following sperm donation in IVF: an Australian state-wide retrospective cohort study
Human Reproduction, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2019, Pages 2541–2548, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dez198
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dez198