Publications by authors named "Luce A Kassi"

Objective: Follow-up study to evaluate perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination and booster with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and Omicron surge in women considering or undergoing fertility treatment.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional anonymous survey (N = 2558) from a single academic fertility center. Five hundred forty patients completed the survey (response rate = 21.

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Article Synopsis
  • A study looked at how women going through fertility treatment felt about getting a COVID-19 vaccine and their mental health during the pandemic.
  • Many women showed some worry about the vaccine, often because they didn't trust the medical system, and a lot were feeling mentally stressed.
  • It's important to help these women feel more secure about vaccines and to support their mental health during this tough time.
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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.

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