Recording of live IVIRMA Journal Club. Dr. Nola Herlihy presents a randomized controlled trial recently published in Human Reproduction on the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in patients with poor ovarian response (POR). Drs. Manuel Muñoz and Emre Seli offer expert commentary on the use of PRP from the clinical and research perspectives, followed by Q&A from the audience.

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Recording of live IVIRMA Journal Club. Dr. Belén Aparicio presents an article comparing different machine learning algorithms involving embryo grading and morphokinetics to predict embryo euploidy. Drs. Laura Rienzi and Denny Sakkas comment on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in IVF and in the embryology lab, followed by Q&A from the audience.

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Today's episode is bit special! This is our 40th episode, and to celebrate this, we're exploring the new formation of IVIRMA's Global Research Alliance. We learn what it is and why it was created from three of its main leaders: Dr. Juan Garcia Velasco from IVI Madrid, Dr. Laura Rienzi from Genera in Italy, and Dr. Denny Sakkas from Boston IVF. They discuss the opportunities and challenges of this alliance for reproductive medicine research, created with the goal of improving the experience and ultimately the success of those struggling with infertility.

Live IVIRMA Journal Club from February 15th. Dr. Pavan Gill presents an article from JAMA on the role of Prednisone versus Placebo for Recurrent Implantation Failure. Drs. Elena Labarta and Filippo Ubaldi comment on the effect of prednisone and its potential harms, followed by Q&A from the audience including expert commentary by Dr. Diana Alecsandru.

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Dr. Antonio Capalbo, Chief Scientific Officer at JUNO Genetics, discusses everything PGT-A: from test validation to mosaicism. He covers the importance of PGT-A, the nuances of genetics research in reproductive medicine, the impact of embryo aneuploidy on IVF outcomes, and intermediate results such as embryo mosaicism and segmental aneuploidies.

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Live IVIRMA Journal Club from January 18th. Dr. Haley Genovese presents an article by Baris Ata et al. recently published in Fertility & Sterility. Drs. Jason Franasiak and Emre Seli comment on the effect of the endometrial thickness on the live birth rate after a euploid frozen embryo transfer, followed by Q&A from the audience including Antonio Pellicer, Thomas Molinaro, Kassie Bollig, and Filippo Ubaldi.

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We had coffee with Dr. Leon Speroff! The author of Speroff's Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility talks about how the most important textbook in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility came to be. Hear about the challenges and responsibilities of writing such a landmark book and listen to some personal anecdotes along the way!

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Dr. Craig Niederberger and Dr. Antonio Pellicer, co-editors-in-chief of ASRM's Fertility and Sterility journal, talk with Dr. Emre Seli about what it is like to run such a prestigious scientific journal and the challenges and benefits of being at the forefront of reproductive medicine and infertility research.

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Live Online Journal Club from June 16th. Dr. Amber Klimczak presents her very interesting scientific paper on the interpretation of NIPT in pregnancies conceived via in-vitro fertilization with pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). Introductions by Dr. Lee Shulman from the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University and Dr. Marie Werner of IVIRMA New Jersey. Panelists: Dr. George Patounakis, Dr. Richard Scott, Dr. Dagan Wells. Moderators: Dr. Andrés Reig and Dr. Emre Seli.

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Dr. Anne Davis of Pearl Mini-IVF and IVIRMA San Diego reviews minimal stimulation IVF cycles. In this episode, we go over the history of this ovarian stimulation method, its fertility success rates, which patients could benefit from it, and what effects this gentle stimulation protocol could have on the mental health and well-being of our infertility patients.

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