Establishing oncofertility care in limited resource settings: a narrative review.

Purpose: While the literature has addressed the implementation of oncofertility care at developed institutions, minimal advice exists for those seeking to build oncofertility programs in limited resource settings (LRS). Our research offers a promising conversation on establishing oncofertility care in such settings from the perspective of a practitioner working to establish care in Latin America. We propose practices that have the potential to significantly improve access to and quality of care in these challenging settings.

Uterine transposition in a patient with vulvar cancer.

Objective: To report the first uterine transposition for fertility preservation in a patient with vulvar cancer.Case: A 26-year-old nulliparous patient with stage IIIB vulvar cancer, which was resected with adequate margins and bilateral inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy.Laparoscopic transposition of the uterus to the upper abdomen, outside of the scope of radiation was performed to preserve fertility and ovarian function.

Fertility preservation in male cancer patients. Counseling and reproductive outcomes.

Advances in cancer treatments have determined an increase in survival rates. However, these lifesaving therapies may have a negative impact on reproductive health. To diminish the infertility risk; different fertility preservation strategies have been designed.

Body mass index, not race, may be associated with an alteration in early embryo morphokinetics during in vitro fertilization.

Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and embryo morphokinetics on time-lapse microscopy (TLM).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: All IVF cycles between June 2015 and April 2017 were reviewed.

Can embryo morphokinetic parameters predict euploid pregnancy loss?

Objective: To use time-lapse imaging to compare embryo morphokinetic parameters between embryos resulting in euploid pregnancy loss and euploid embryos resulting in live birth.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Single academic fertility center.

Non-invasive prenatal testing in the context of IVF and PGT-A.

The high incidence of chromosome aneuploidy in human gametes and embryos is a major cause of in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure and miscarriage. In order to improve live birth rates with single embryo transfer, the use of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) has significantly increased. PGT encompasses methods that allow embryos to be tested for inherited conditions or screened for chromosomal abnormalities.

Assessing the impact of delayed blastulation using time lapse morphokinetics and preimplantation genetic testing in an IVF patient population.

Purpose: There is clinical evidence that early cleavage timing parameters predictive of blastocyst development also correlate with embryo implantation potential. The aim of this study is to determine the developmental competency of embryos with delayed blastulation.

Methods: Retrospective study performed from 2015 to 2016 at the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwestern University.

The use of a virtual journal club to promote cross-cultural learning in the reproductive sciences.

Purpose: Scientific literacy and communication are critical skills in the biological sciences. Journal clubs, in which peer-reviewed academic literature is discussed, are traditionally used to teach students to evaluate the literature, review scientific findings, and learn about historical, controversial, or current topics.

Methods: We used a virtual journal club to facilitate the international interaction between two universities with master's degree programs in the reproductive sciences: the University of Murcia (Spain) and Northwestern University (USA).