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  1. The impact of high body mass index (BMI) on embryo and pregnancy outcomes in women using the PPOS (progestin-primed ovarian stimulation) protocol during their first frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles is not c...

    Authors: Xi Shen, Menghui Li, Yunhan Nie, Jiqiang Si, Yali Liu, Tiantian Wang, Hongyuan Gao, Kaibo Lin and Li Wang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:124
  2. As interest in deep space travel grows exponentially, understanding human adaptation in becoming an interplanetary species is crucial. This includes the prospect of reproduction. This review summarizes recent ...

    Authors: Olga Chaplia, Begum Aydogan Mathyk, Stephanie Nichols-Burns, Murat Basar and Cihan Halicigil
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:123
  3. Currently, there is no consensus on the optimal management of women with low prognosis in ART. In this Delphi consensus, a panel of international experts provided real-world clinical perspectives on a series o...

    Authors: Carlo Alviggi, Peter Humaidan, Robert Fischer, Alessandro Conforti, Michael H. Dahan, Antonio La Marca, Raoul Orvieto, Nikolaos P. Polyzos, Matheus Roque, Sesh K. Sunkara, Filippo Maria Ubaldi, Lan Vuong, Hakan Yarali, Thomas D’Hooghe, Salvatore Longobardi and Sandro C. Esteves
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:122
  4. Frozen embryo transfer (FET) is usually recommended for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing In vitro fertilization (IVF). While there is no consensus as to the optimal protocol of endometria...

    Authors: Yiqing Wu, Mixue Tu, Yifeng Liu and Dan Zhang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:121
  5. Infertility affects one in six couples worldwide, with advanced maternal age (AMA) posing unique challenges due to diminished ovarian reserve and reduced oocyte quality. Single vitrified-warmed blastocyst tran...

    Authors: Lidan Liu, Bo Liu, Ming Liao, Qiuying Gan, Qianyi Huang and Yihua Yang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:120
  6. To investigate the effects of different drug treatments on uterine artery blood flow parameters, serum placental growth factor (PLGF), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), and sFlt-1/PLGF in patients w...

    Authors: Xiaolu Lian, Yanyu Zhong, Ying Zhou, Fei Xia and Ru Sun
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:119
  7. Zearalenone (ZEA) is a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium fungi that has been shown to have adverse effects on human and animal health, particularly on the fertility of females. As a saponin derived from the medicina...

    Authors: Ge Gao, Hongyang Jiang, Hai Lin, Hongfeng Yang and Ke Wang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:118
  8. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of adding 4 mg estradiol valerate to progesterone for luteal support on pregnancy rates in IVF cycles following a long protocol with reduced luteal serum estradiol level...

    Authors: Na Li, Yu Huang, LiJuan Fan, Zan Shi, He Cai, JuanZi Shi and Hui Wang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:117
  9. Data sciences and artificial intelligence are becoming encouraging tools in assisted reproduction, favored by time-lapse technology incubators. Our objective is to analyze, compare and identify the most predic...

    Authors: Jorge Ten, Leyre Herrero, Ángel Linares, Elisa Álvarez, José Antonio Ortiz, Andrea Bernabeu and Rafael Bernabéu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:116
  10. Authors: Man-Xi Jiang, Lei Guo, Sen Li, Xiao-Feng Xiao, Wei Chen, Shao-Qing Chen, Nan-Qiao Chen, Yuan-Yuan Sun, Guang-Li Zhang, Xiao-Hai Zeng, Yan-Mei Xiao and Li-Hua Fan
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:115

    The original article was published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:96

  11. Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the most severe form of male infertility and affects approximately 1% of men worldwide. Fanconi anemia (FA) genes were known for their essential role in DNA repair and grow...

    Authors: Huan Yin, Zhixian Zhou and Chun Fu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:113
  12. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is the most effective method to treat infertility and the pathogenesis of implantation failure after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a challenging file...

    Authors: Weijue Su, Chaochao Gong, Haoyue Zhong, Huaqing Yang, Yuyan Chen, Xiaoyuan Wu, Jing Jin, Haitao Xi and Junzhao Zhao
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:111
  13. Authors: Xiaoying Fu, Xiaoyan Guo, Han Xu, Yini Li, Bihui Jin, Xirong Zhang, Chongyi Shu, Yuhang Fan, Yiqi Yu, Yuqing Tian, Jiao Tian and Jing Shu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:109

    The original article was published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:90

  14. Our aim was to explore the relationship between serum uric acid (UA) levels in early pregnancy and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to further explore whether there is a causal relat...

    Authors: Nuerbiya Xilifu, Rui Zhang, Yongling Dai, Miyeshaer Maimaiti, Zhangyan Li, Ju Yang, Shufei Zang and Jun Liu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:108
  15. Does luteinizing hormone (LH) levels on human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) trigger day (LHHCG) affect the clinical outcomes of patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) undergoing gonadotropin-releasing horm...

    Authors: Qianjie Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Yu Gao, Shaojing He, Yicen Meng, Lei Ming, Tailang Yin, Jing Yang, Shuang Wu, Zhongming Zhou, Wei Li and Saijiao Li
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:107
  16. Hormonal changes in pregnant and lactating women significantly affect bone metabolism and overall stress levels, positioning them as a unique group within the orthodontic population. Fluctuations in estrogen, ...

    Authors: Yujie Zhao, Shengqi Qian, Zhijun Zheng, Juxiang Peng, Jianguo Liu, Xiaoyan Guan and Chengcheng Liao
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:106
  17. Obesity is a global health issue with detrimental effects on various human organs, including the reproductive system. Observational human data and several lines of animal experimental data suggest that materna...

    Authors: Qi Zhu, Feng Li, Hao Wang, Xia Wang, Yu Xiang, Huimin Ding, Honghui Wu, Cen Xu, Linglin Weng, Jieyu Cai, Tianyue Xu, Na Liang, Xiaoqi Hong, Mingrui Xue and Hongshan Ge
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:105
  18. Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a clinical condition characterized by the cessation of ovarian function, leading to infertility. The underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear, and no predictable biomar...

    Authors: Zhen Liu, Qilin Zhou, Liangge He, Zhengdong Liao, Yajing Cha, Hongyu Zhao, Wenchao Zheng, Desheng Lu and Sheng Yang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:104
  19. DNA damage is a key factor affecting gametogenesis and embryo development. The integrity and stability of DNA are fundamental to a woman’s successful conception, embryonic development, pregnancy and the produc...

    Authors: Xiuhua Xu, Ziwei Wang, Luyi Lv, Ci Liu, Lili Wang, Ya-nan Sun, Zhiming Zhao, Baojun Shi, Qian Li and Gui-min Hao
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:103
  20. Vitamin D deficiency, a common occurrence among pregnant women, is an emerging public health concern worldwide. According to research, prenatal vitamin D deficiency is associated with various complications. Th...

    Authors: Qi Chen, Yuqing Chu, Ruixue Liu and Yang Lin
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:102
  21. To determine the factors influencing the likelihood of biochemical pregnancy loss (BPL) after transfer of a euploid embryo from preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) cycles.

    Authors: José A. Ortiz, B. Lledó, R. Morales, A. Máñez-Grau, A. Cascales, A. Rodríguez-Arnedo, Juan C. Castillo, A. Bernabeu and R. Bernabeu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:101
  22. Patients with endometriosis suffer with chronic pelvic pain and infertility, and from the lack of pharmacologic therapies that consistently halt disease progression. Differences in the endometrium of patients ...

    Authors: Julia Delenko, Xiangying Xue, Prodyot K Chatterjee, Nathaniel Hyman, Andrew J Shih, Robert P Adelson, Polona Safaric Tepes, Peter K Gregersen and Christine N Metz
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:100
  23. At present, a number of clinical trials have been carried out on GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, the effect of liraglutide on follicle developm...

    Authors: Min Zhao, Baoying Liao, Chuyu Yun, Xinyu Qi and Yanli Pang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:98
  24. Dual-person inspection in IVF laboratories cannot fully avoid mix-ups or embryo transfer errors, and data transcription or entry is time-consuming and redundant, often leading to delays in completing medical r...

    Authors: Man-Xi Jiang, Lei Guo, Sen Li, Xiao-Feng Xiao, Wei Chen, Shao-Qing Chen, Nan-Qiao Chen, Yuan-Yuan Sun, Guang-Li Zhang, Xiao-Hai Zeng, Yan-Mei Xiao and Li-Hua Fan
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:96

    The Correction to this article has been published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:115

  25. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have been validated in human and animal to solve reproductive problems such as infertility, aging, genetic selection/amplification and diseases. The persistent gap in ...

    Authors: Chiara Di Berardino, Alessia Peserico, Chiara Camerano Spelta Rapini, Liliana Liverani, Giulia Capacchietti, Valentina Russo, Paolo Berardinelli, Irem Unalan, Andrada-Ioana Damian-Buda, Aldo R. Boccaccini and Barbara Barboni
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:95
  26. Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) is a highly heterogeneous condition characterized by ovarian dysfunction in women occurring before the age of 40, representing a significant cause of female infertility. I...

    Authors: Linhang Nie, Xiaojie Wang, Songyuan Wang, Zhidan Hong and Mei Wang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:94
  27. This systematic review explores the level of oxidative stress (OS) markers during pregnancy and their correlation with complications. Unlike previous studies, it refrains from directly investigating the role o...

    Authors: Abubakar Ibrahim, Martina Irwan Khoo, Engku Husna Engku Ismail, Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain, Anani Aila Mat Zin, Liza Noordin, Sarimah Abdullah, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy and Nik Ahmad Zuky Nik Lah
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:93
  28. Endometriosis is a gynecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in abnormal locations, leading to severe symptoms, inflammation, pain, organ dysfunction, and infertility. Surgical ...

    Authors: Beatrice Belmonte, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Mangogna, Barbara Bortot, Giorgio Bertolazzi, Selene Sammataro, Simona Merighi, Anna Martorana, Gabriella Zito, Federico Romano, Anna Giorgiutti, Cristina Bottin, Fabrizio Zanconati, Andrea Romano, Giuseppe Ricci and Stefania Biffi
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:92
  29. Reduced endometrium thickness and receptivity are two important reasons for recurrent implantation failure (RIF). In order to elucidate differences between these two types of endometrial defects in terms of mo...

    Authors: Xiaoying Fu, Xiaoyan Guo, Han Xu, Yini Li, Bihui Jin, Xirong Zhang, Chongyi Shu, Yuhang Fan, Yiqi Yu, Yuqing Tian, Jiao Tian and Jing Shu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:90

    The Correction to this article has been published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:109

  30. For in vitro fertilization (IVF), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels in the trophectodermal (TE) cells of biopsied blastocysts have been suggested to be associated with the cells’ developmental potential. Howeve...

    Authors: Chun-I Lee, Ching-Ya Su, Hsiu-Hui Chen, Chun-Chia Huang, En-Hui Cheng, Tsung-Hsien Lee, Pin-Yao Lin, Tzu-Ning Yu, Chung-I Chen, Ming-Jer Chen, Maw-Sheng Lee and Chien-Hong Chen
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:89
  31. The objective of this retrospective cohort study is to investigate the impact of monitoring serum estradiol (E2) levels before progesterone administration within hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on pregnancy ...

    Authors: Jun Shuai, Qiaoli Chen, Siyan Wan, Xingyu Chen, Weiwei Liu, Hong Ye and Guoning Huang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:88
  32. Spermatogenesis is a temperature-sensitive process, and elevation in temperature hampers this process quickly and significantly. We studied the molecular effects of testicular heating on piRNAs and gene expres...

    Authors: Poonam Mehta, Shruti Sethi, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Gopal Gupta and Rajender Singh
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:87
  33. Reproductive aging not only affects the fertility and physical and mental health of women but also accelerates the aging process of other organs. There is an urgent need newfor novel mechanisms, targets, and d...

    Authors: Ying Yao, Bin Wang, Kaihua Yu, Ji Song, Liyan Wang, Xuehong Zhang and Yulan Li
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:86
  34. To summarize the findings of relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and conduct a meta-analysis to investigate the potential effect of aromatase inhibitors on preventing moderate to severe ovarian hypers...

    Authors: Linying Jiang, Yuhan Qiu, Lijuan Xu, Ruiqi Chang and Fan He
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:85
  35. Besides adenine triphosphate (ATP) production for sustaining motility, the mitochondria of sperm also host other critical cellular functions during germ cell development and fertilization including calcium hom...

    Authors: Minoo Vahedi Raad, Amir Masoud Firouzabadi, Maryam Tofighi Niaki, Ralf Henkel and Farzaneh Fesahat
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:83
  36. Exploring the molecular mechanisms of primordial germ cell (PGC) migration and the involvement of gonadal somatic cells in gonad development is valuable for comprehending the origins and potential treatments o...

    Authors: Xin Zhao, Chunbiao Fan, Tongtong Qie, Xinrui Fu, Xiaoshuang Chen, Yujia Wang, Yuan Wu, Xinyao Fu, Kesong Shi, Wenlong Yan and Haiquan Yu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:82
  37. The occurrence of blastocyst collapse may become an indicator of preimplantation embryo quality assessment. It has been reported that collapsing blastocysts can lead to higher rates of aneuploidy and poorer cl...

    Authors: Lei Jin, Keyi Si, Zhou Li, Hui He, Li Wu, Bingxin Ma, Xinling Ren and Bo Huang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:81
  38. In recent years, with benefits from the continuous improvement of clinical technology and the advantage of fertility preservation, the application of embryo cryopreservation has been growing rapidly worldwide....

    Authors: Qin-Yu Luo, Si-Wei Zhang, Hai-Yan Wu, Jia-Ying Mo, Jia-En Yu, Ren-Ke He, Zhao-Ying Jiang, Ke-Jing Zhu, Xue-Ying Liu, Zhong-Liang Lin, Jian-Zhong Sheng, Yu Zhang, Yan-Ting Wu and He-Feng Huang
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:80
  39. Dysfunctional uterine peristalsis seems to play a pivotal role in hindering embryo implantation among women diagnosed with adenomyosis. This research aims to investigate whether administering an oxytocin recep...

    Authors: Po-Wen Lin, Chyi-Uei Chern, Chia-Jung Li, Pei-Hsuan Lin, Kuan-Hao Tsui and Li-Te Lin
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:79
  40. To explore the optimal models for predicting the formation of high-quality embryos in Poor Ovarian Response (POR) Patients with Progestin-Primed Ovarian Stimulation (PPOS) using machine learning algorithms.

    Authors: Yu-Heng Xiao, Yu-Lin Hu, Xing-Yu Lv, Li-Juan Huang, Li-Hong Geng, Pu Liao, Yu-Bin Ding and Chang-Chun Niu
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:78
  41. Gestational hypertension (PIH), especially pre-eclampsia (PE), is a common complication of pregnancy. This condition poses significant risks to the health of both the mother and the fetus. Emerging evidence su...

    Authors: Fengying Deng, Jiahui Lei, Junlan Qiu, Chenxuan Zhao, Xietong Wang, Min Li, Miao Sun, Meihua Zhang and Qinqin Gao
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:77

    The Correction to this article has been published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:99

  42. The low live birth rate and difficult decision-making of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment regimen bring great trouble to patients and clinicians. Based on the retrospective clinical data of patients ...

    Authors: Liu Liu, Hua Liang, Jing Yang, Fujin Shen, Jiao Chen and Liangfei Ao
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:76
  43. Testis is an immune privileged organ, which prevents the immune response against sperm antigens and inflammation. Testicular cells responsible for immune tolerance are mainly Sertoli cells, which form the bloo...

    Authors: Alicja Kamińska, Laura Pardyak, Sylwia Lustofin, Karolina Gielata, Zbigniew Arent, Agnieszka Pietsch-Fulbiszewska and Anna Hejmej
    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2024 22:75

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