Publications by authors named "Ivy L Lersten"
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- Scientists wanted to know if higher estradiol levels (a hormone) on the day of embryo transfer (ET) helped to have better pregnancy outcomes (like healthy babies).
- They looked at a lot of fresh ET cycles from different clinics and excluded patients with specific issues, finding that out of over 17,000 cycles, about 29% resulted in good pregnancy outcomes.
- The study showed that higher estradiol levels can lead to better outcomes, but after reaching 2000-2999 pg/mL, the benefits stopped increasing, meaning they stayed about the same for even higher levels.
The purpose of this review is to educate the reader on the role that cryopreservation has played and continues to play in the ever-evolving field of assisted reproductive technologies, specifically in clinical human fertility treatment. We discuss the science behind the cryopreservation methods and investigated some of the major considerations that any clinic or cryobank faces in terms of risks and liabilities, physical challenges that accompany the constantly growing collection of cryopreserved specimens, and what this means on the ethical and legal front. Finally, we take a glimpse in the future to explore what may be on the horizon for the preservation of gametes and reproductive tissues.
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