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Previous editions
46 - 30 June 2025
Male infertility, life expectancy, and long-term health risks: what can sperm reveal about health?
LIVE at the 41st Annual Meeting in Paris, registered participants can watch the recording here
45 - 30-31 May 2025
Eggsurance? A randomized controlled trial of a decision aid for elective egg freezing
Sherine Sandhu at al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae121
44 - 28-29 March 2025
Pereformance of algorithms using wrist temperature for retrospective ovulation day estimate and next menses start day prediction: a prospective cohort study
Y. Wang et al,
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaf005
44 - 31 January to 1 February 2025
Impacts of double biopsy and double vitrification on the clinical outcomes following euploid blastocyst transfer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kate Bickendorf et al,
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae235
43 - 29 to 30 November 2024
Improving diagnostic precision in primary ovarian insufficiency using comprehensive genetic and autoantibody testing
Elinor Chelsom Vogt et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead233
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Genomics in diagnosing primary ovarian insufficiency (POI): the door is open, but the path is still to be paved
42 - 27-28 September 2024
Does recurrent implantation failure exist? Prevalence and outcomes of five consecutive euploid blastocyst transfers in 123 987 patients
Pavan Gill et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae040
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Recurrent implantation failure: science or fiction?
41 - 8 July 2024
Live Journal Club at the ESHRE Annual meeting: Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Add-ons in medically assisted reproduction: from evidence to clinical practice
40 - 31 May - 1 June 2024
An analysis of the outcome of 11 712 men applying to be sperm donors in Denmark and the USA
Alan Pacey et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac264
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: To be or not to be a sperm donor: global factors affecting sperm donation in the 21st century
39 - 25-26 April 2024
Fertility education: recommendations for developing and implementing tools to improve fertility literacy.
M;V. Martins et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead253
38 - 22-23 March 2024
Community awareness and use of anti-Müllerian hormone testing in Australia: a population survey of women
T. Copp et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead111
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Role, benefits, and risks of AMH testing for non-ART related indications
37 - 23-24 February 2024
Clinical outcomes from ART in predicted hyperresponders: in vitro maturation of oocytes versus conventional ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI
L Mostinckx, et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead273
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Road to in vitro maturation (IVM), from basic science to an informed clinical practice
36 - 26-27 January 2024
Effective protection: the embryonic development and clinical outcomes of emergency vitrification of 1246 oocytes and Day 0–Day 5 embryos in a natural disaster
Wenyan Song, et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead210
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: When disaster strikes: risk management and implementing emergency vitrification protocols in IVF laboratory crises
35 - 15-16 December 2023
Human ovarian aging is characterized by oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction
Myrthe A J Smits, et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead177
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Oxidative stress and ovarian aging: from cellular mechanisms to diagnostics and treatment
34 - 24-25 November 2023
Inhibition of checkpoint kinase prevents human oocyte apoptosis induced by chemotherapy and allows enhanced tumour chemotherapeutic efficacy
Meng Wu, Liru Xue, et al.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead145
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Chemoprotection of the ovary: a leading role or a complementary strategy in fertility preservation?
33 - 27-28 October 2023
Discard or not discard, that is the question: an international survey across 117 embryologists on the clinical management of borderline quality blastocysts
Viviana Chiappetta et al,
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead174
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Agree to disagree: reaching consensus amongst embryologists on the clinical management of low-quality blastocysts
32 - 29-30 September 2023
Anti-Müllerian hormone predicts positive sperm retrieval in men with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia—findings from a multi-centric cross-sectional study
Edoardo Pozzi et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead125
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Is AMH a promising predictive biomarker for mTESE success in iNOA patients?
26 June 2023
Live Journal Club at the ESHRE Annual meeting: Unravelling the enigma of unexplained infertility: an interdisciplinary discussion
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Understanding and addressing unexplained infertility: from diagnosis to treatment
31 - 26-27 May 2023
A comparison of 12 machine learning models developed to predict ploidy, using a morphokinetic meta-dataset of 8147 embryos
Thomas Bamford et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead034
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Unpacking the artificial intelligence toolbox for embryo ploidy prediction
30 - 28-29 April 2023
Effects of trying to conceive using an every-other-day strategy versus fertile window monitoring on stress: a 12-month randomized controlled trial
Mariana V Martins et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac228
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: From stress to success: exploring methods addressing psychosocial stress in couples trying to conceive
29 - 31 March - 1 April 2023
Childhood cancer and hematological disorders negatively affect spermatogonial quantity at diagnosis: a retrospective study of a male fertility preservation cohort
Ieva Masliukaite et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead004
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Going back to the start: do cancer and haematological disorders affect germ cells in prepubertal boys?
28 - 24-25 February 2023
Clinical factors associated with low serum progesterone levels on the day of frozen blastocyst transfer in hormonal replacement therapy cycles
C Maignien et al
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac199
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Progesterone in HRT-FET cycles: a game of hide and seek
27 - 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
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Balancing the scales: the interplay of diet, exercise, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and obesity in shaping male reproductive health
26 - 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
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Mind the gap: deciphering the role of anti-Müllerian hormone in follicular development—from animal studies toward clinical application
25 - 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
Read the #ESHREjc report in Human Reproduction: Mother’s PCOS: a blueprint for children’s health?
24 - 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
23 - 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