Publications by authors named "Kathryn Humm"
Objective: To determine whether younger oocyte donor age is associated with better outcomes after in vitro fertilization (IVF) compared with older oocyte donor age.
Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Large academically affiliated infertility treatment center.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates whether non-contrast MRI can differentiate torsed from non-torsed stimulated ovaries in pregnant women.
- A total of 64 women who underwent ovarian stimulation were reviewed, with measurements taken from their ovaries to assess for signs of torsion.
- Results indicated that torn ovaries showed greater size differences and asymmetrical edema compared to normal or non-torsed stimulated ovaries, helping to improve diagnosis.
Objective: We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the influence of race and ethnicity on clinical pregnancy and live birth outcomes after in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Study: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, POPLINE, and Cochrane Central, and hand-searched relevant articles published through July 22, 2015.
Study Appraisal And Synthesis Methods: Two reviewers independently evaluated abstracts to identify studies that compared clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates for ≥2 racial and/or ethnic groups after nondonor IVF cycles.
In mammals, cytosine methylation is predominantly restricted to CpG dinucleotides and stably distributed across the genome, with local, cell-type-specific regulation directed by DNA binding factors. This comparatively static landscape is in marked contrast with the events of fertilization, during which the paternal genome is globally reprogrammed. Paternal genome demethylation includes the majority of CpGs, although methylation remains detectable at several notable features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe well documented increase in age that women conceive their first child has detracted from a similar change observed in males. As both males and females decide to conceive later, the question of whether this may impact their fertility individually and as a couple becomes even more crucial. A paternal age of over 40 years at the time of conception is a frequently quoted male age threshold, however, currently there is no clearly accepted definition of advanced paternal age or even a consensus on the implications of advancing male age.
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