The effect of maternal body mass index on embryo division timings in women undergoing in vitro fertilization.

Objective: To measure the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) on the morphokinetics of embryo development as monitored by a time-lapse system.

Design: A retrospective chart review of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles from September 2016 to January 2019.

Setting: Academic IVF practice.

Too much time? Time use and fertility-specific quality of life among men and women seeking specialty care for infertility.

Background: There are known gender differences in the impacts infertility has on quality of life and well-being. Less is known about how infertile couples spend time on fertility-related tasks and associations with quality of life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether time spent on tasks related to family-building decision-making (including research, reflection, discussions with partner, discussions with others, and logistics) were associated with fertility-specific quality of life or anxiety among new patients.