Fertility and Sterility On Air

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: efficacy of hCG in restoring spermatogenesis in men using non-prescribed androgens (1:31), assessing prediction models for the risk of OHSS in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (13:51), utilization of a 3D in vitro co-culture system to characterize embryonic mechanisms associated with implantation (25:09), and a look at TikTok's growing influence on supplement advice for patients with PCOS (33:38).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00050-9/fulltext F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(24)00043-4/abstract F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00022-9/abstract Consider this: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/tiktok-replacing-doctors-rise-pcos-supplement-advice-online

View the sister journals at:

• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society 2025 Annual Meeting in Indian Wells, CA!

In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine and Micah Hill talk with:

PCRS leadership Alexander Quaas and Jason Franasiak discussing this and future conferences (0:41),

Shannon Rainsford about Protamine 2 deficiency (9:54),

Andria Besser about mosaic and segmental PGT-A results (16:15),

Emily Patterson about comprehensive carrier screening (28:35),

Esther Chung about a low-cost progestin protocol for oocyte cryopreservation (32:23) and

Howard Li discussing the feasibility of microwave drying for long-term storage of human oocytes at non-freezing temperatures (41:28).

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Join current F&S editors Drs. Micah Hill, Kurt Barnhart, and Allison Eubanks in an engaging discussion with past Editors-in-Chief, Drs. Alan DeCherney, Craig Niederberger, and Antonio Pellicer!

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Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:

02:17 Effects of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy on embryo transfer outcomes in women of advanced reproductive age with no more than three retrieved oocytes

15:30 Using National IVF Registries to Validate Clinical Outcomes Following IVF Covered by Health Insurance

29:38 Impact of corpus luteum number on maternal pregnancy and birth outcomes: the Rotterdam Periconception Cohort

39:15 Systematic review and Meta-analysis of the impact of the re-freezing and re-biopsy embryos on reproductive outcomes in patients undergoing freeze-thaw embryo transfer

50:20 A blastocyst's implantation potential is linked to its originating oocyte cohort's blastulation rate: evidence for a cohort effect

01:02:56 Linzagolix rapidly reduces heavy menstrual bleeding in women with uterine fibroids: An analysis of the PRIMROSE 1 & 2 trials

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Join us for a special episode of F&S On Air: an interview discussing the seminal article, "Target trial emulation of preconception serum vitamin D status on fertility outcomes: a couples-based approach." Host Micah Hill interviews authors Julia DiTosto and Sunni Mumford.

Read the article: https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(24)01963-0/fulltext

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Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:

4:08 Classification system of human ovarian follicle morphology: recommendations of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - sponsored ovarian nomenclature workshop

12:32 Impact of Prednisone on Vasectomy Reversal Outcomes (iPRED Study): Results from a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

21:38 Triggering oocyte maturation in IVF treatment in normal responders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

33:57 Parental Balanced Translocation Carriers do not have Decreased Usable Blastulation Rates or Live Birth Rates Compared to Infertile Controls

45:28 A re-look at the relevance of TSH and thyroid autoimmunity for pregnancy outcomes: Analyses of RCT data from PPCOS II and AMIGOS

View Fertility and Sterility May 2025, Volume 123, Issue 5: https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0004-2

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Fertility & Sterility on Air brings you a panel discussion from Best of ASRM and ESHRE 2025. Join our host, Dr. Eve Feinberg and the following panelists:

1. Aleks Rajkovic - 01:04
2. Henriette Nielsen - 10:09
3. Thomas Ebner/Sangita Jindal - 20:20
4. Angela Lawson - 29:24
5. Antonio Capalbo/Catherine Racowsky - 46:24
6. Herman Tournaye - 01:02:00

Fertility & Sterility on Air brings you a panel discussion from AAGL 2024 in New Orleans, LA! We bring you a joint episode with ASRM and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Join Pietro Bortoletto, Rebecca Flyckt, Zaraq Khan, and Charles Miller discussing management of endometriosis and adenomyosis from the eyes of the reproductive surgeon.

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In this micro-episode, we bring you an interview with Richard Paulson and Pierre Comizzoli, editors of the F&S Reports Special Issue, "Bridging Studies in Wild Animal Species and Humans to Better Understand, Assist, and Control Reproduction." Join us to discuss the connection between wild animal research and reproductive medicine. This interview provides an overview of this special issue, which is a series of articles in F&S Reports on topics ranging from koala reproduction to rhino ovarian tissue cryopreservation, from the microbiome to stem cells.

View F&S Reports, April 2025, Volume 6, Supplement 1S1-66: https://www.fertstertreports.org/issue/S2666-3341(25)X0003-9

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• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: how attacks on abortion access can threaten IVF (1:58), the prevalence of adenoymosis in young people (12:58), and the impact of short-term Western-style diet and hyperandrogenism on ovarian function (26:02).

Consider This: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/writing-wall-ivf-access-could-follow-abortion-s-path

F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(24)00040-9/fulltext

F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00021-7/abstract

View the sister journals at:

• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org