Publications by authors named "R Poe-Zeigler"
Objective: To describe the current practice indications, methodology, and outcomes from a real-world experience of intravaginal culture (IVC) using INVOCELL.
Design: A descriptive study outlining real-world experience with INVOCELL that addresses patient selection, ovarian stimulation, embryology laboratory practices, and outcomes.
Setting: Five fertility centers in Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Problem: The purpose of the present prospective multi-center study is to investigate the relationship between laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis and results of a serum antiendometrial antibody (AEA) assay.
Method Of Study: Indirect immunofluorescence detection of AEA was performed on serum specimens from patients presenting with dysmenorrhea or chronic pelvic pain and infertility (n = 2609) utilizing frozen sections of endometrium acquired on cycle days 18-21 from normally cycling women without endometriosis. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed within 1 year of AEA assay on 527 tested women.
Purpose: In the human, intracytoplasmic sperm injection is typically performed using "viable" sperm which has been mechanically rendered nonmotile. The purpose of the present study was to determine the ability of nonviable sperm to fertilize human oocytes and the early developmental normalcy of the resulting embryos.
Methods: In this study, immature, prophase I oocytes from a total of 27 consenting patients were matured in vitro and then randomized into two groups: injection with a viable human sperm or injection with a sperm rendered nonviable by freeze-thawing in liquid nitrogen.