Maternal age is a significant factor influencing in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. Oxidative stress (OS) is one of the major causes of age-related cellular and molecular damage. The purpose of this work was to investigate the correlation between maternal age with intrafollicular antioxidants and OS markers in follicular fluid (FF), and also to determine the OS status in patients of advanced age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The use of antioxidants is common practice in the management of infertile patients. However, there are no established guidelines by professional societies on antioxidant use for male infertility.
Materials And Methods: Using an online survey, this study aimed to evaluate the practice pattern of reproductive specialists to determine the clinical utility of oxidative stress (OS) testing and antioxidant prescriptions to treat male infertility.
Luteal estradiol pretreatment (LEP) to IVF protocols designed to improve follicle synchronization and retrieval of mature oocytes. We conducted a retrospective study including women undergoing IVF program who were given a course of 4 mg oral estradiol-17β daily from day 20 of the same cycle until day 1 of their next cycle before starting an antagonist protocol, forming LEP-group but control-group started on day 3 a stimulation without pretreatment. A total is divided into 2 groups (poor (group 1, = 148) and normal responders (group 2, = 244)).
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