Publications by authors named "Montserrat Duran-Retamal"
Background: The advent of ovarian stimulation within an fertilization (IVF) cycle has resulted in modifying the physiology of stimulated cycles and has helped optimize pregnancy outcomes. In this regard, the importance of progesterone (P4) elevation at time of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) administration within an IVF cycle has been studied over several decades. Our study aimed to evaluate the association of P4 levels at time of hCG trigger with live birth rate (LBR), clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and miscarriage rate (MR) in fresh IVF or IVF-ICSI cycles.
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- The study aimed to examine the ovarian reserve in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations by measuring anti-mullerian hormone levels, and how these levels affect reproductive outcomes.
- It involved 135 women, including those with BRCA mutations and healthy controls, and the results showed mutation-positive women had lower anti-mullerian hormone levels compared to mutation-negative and other carriers.
- Despite the lower hormone levels in mutation-positive women, infertility rates did not significantly differ among the groups, suggesting that mutation status may not have a profound impact on fertility.
Introduction: Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) is one of the sperm selection techniques used for assisted reproduction which has been applied for a variety of indications including previously failed fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A Cochrane review found no difference in outcomes between either modality of sperm selection. Since the Cochrane review was published there have been a further two randomized controlled trials comparing IMSI and ICSI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the current evidence on the role of immunotherapy in IVF and in the management of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Setting: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE, PUBMED, CINAHL, and EMBASE until May 2017.
Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of avulsion and postnatal hiatal dimensions with delivery mode. These anatomical changes on pelvic floor muscle may be assessed by 3-4D ultrasonography.
Methods: This is a prospective observational study that included 164 women: 20 nulliparous, 20 primigravid, and 124 postpartum women (62 at 1 month, 62 at 9 months postpartum).