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Our Editor-In-Chief, Professor Gab Kovacs, will be specifically selecting some of the recommended manuscripts published in every F&R issue.

Keep a regular look out on this space as we bring to you some of our finest selection!

F&R Volume 5

F&R Vol. 5 Issue #1

  • Role of Artificial Intelligence in Quality Assurance in ART: A Review
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  • Implementation of Noninvasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy with Spent Blastocyst Medium into Clinical and Laboratory Practice: The First Successful Experience in Taiwan
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F&R Vol. 5 Issue #2

  • Sexual Dysfunction in Infertile Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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  • Differences in Follicle Development and Hormone Dynamics Between Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) Using Follitropin Delta and that Using Follitropin Alfa
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F&R Vol. 5 Issue #3

  • ASPIRE Guidelines for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Laboratory Practice in Low and Medium Resource Settings
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  • How Should We Assess the Endometrium of Infertile Patients? What Does the Future Look Like?
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F&R Volume 4

F&R Vol. 4 Issue #1

  • IVF Outcome in Patients with Different Stages of Endometriosis: Can AMH Be a Predictor?

    By Amarpreet Kaur Marwaha

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F&R Vol. 4 Issue #2

  • Are Clinical Outcomes of Micro-TESE in Non-obstructive Azoospermic Men Affected by the Use of Fresh or Frozen Gametes?

    By Fabrizzio Horta, Dhanushi Fernando, Daniel Lantsberg, Sandra Holden, Darren J. Katz, Mark P. Green, Robert McLachlan, Deirdre Zander-Fox and Luk Rombauts

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F&R Volume 3

F&R Vol. 3 Issue #1

  • An Audit of Management of Ectopic Pregnancy in a Major Tertiary Healthcare Service

    By Krystle Y. Chong, Yee K. Mak, Beverley Vollenhoven and Ben W. Mol

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F&R Vol. 3 Issue #2

  • Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes of 3,028 Singletons Born After Advanced ART Techniques: Ejaculated Sperm Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, Artificial Oocyte Activation, in Vitro Maturation and Testicular Sperm Extraction

    By Hiromitsu Hattori, Yuko Atsumi, Yukiko Nakajo, Nobuya Aono, Masae Koizumi, Mayumi Toya, Hideki Igarashi and Koichi Kyono

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F&R Vol. 3 Issue #3

  • 1. COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Decision-Making and Psychosocial Behavior in Women Seeking Fertility Treatment in APAC—an ASPIRE Patient Experience Report

    By Budi Wiweko, Tuong M. Ho, Atsushi Tanaka, Vanessa Raggio, Jung-Ryeol Lee, Milind Patil, Carina Chi-Wai Chan, Teraporn Wutayavanich, Feiyang Diao, Suresh Nair and Rudie Frederick Mendiola

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    2. The Role of Testosterone in Menopause Management: A Review of Literature

    By Eileen M. Manalo, Ina S. Irabon and Shayne S. Fajutagana

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F&R Vol. 3 Issue #4

  • Uterine Natural Killer Cells and Implantation

    By Gendie E. Lash

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F&R Volume 2

F&R Vol. 2 Issue #1

  • Is Chlamydia trachomatis PCR Detection from Cervical Canal Swabs Associated with Tubal Obstruction?

    By Minh Tam Le, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen, Le Na Thi Nguyen, Viet Quynh Tram Ngo, Hoang Bach Nguyen and Ngoc Thanh Cao

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  • Oocyte Vitrification: A Comparative Analysis Between Fresh and Cryopreserved Oocytes in an Oocyte Donation Program

    By Deepa Talreja, Chirag Gupta, Hrishikesh Pai and Nandita Palshetkar

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  • Ovulation Rate after Metformin and Clomiphene vs Clomiphene Alone in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    By Georgia Heathcote, Clare Boothroyd, Kevin Forbes, Alan Lee, Margaret Gregor and Georgina Luscombe

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F&R Vol. 2 Issue #2

  • Comparison of Hysterosalpingography and Laparoscopy as Diagnostic Tool for Tubal Infertility in Bangladesh

    By T. S. Chowdhury, M. M. Shume and T. A. Chowdhury

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F&R Vol. 2 Issue #3

  • Association between vitamin D levels and fertility outcomes in patients undergoing IVF/ICSI

    By Anh N. Ha, Toan D. Pham and Lan N. Vuong

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  • Assessing peristalsis at the endometrial- myometrial junctional zone: a reproducible ultrasound technique?

    By Sarah Hunt, Xin Low, Michelle Dunn, Fabricio Da Silva Costa, Beverley Vollenhoven, Ben W. Mol and Luk Rombauts

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F&R Vol. 2 Issue #4

  • SARS-CoV-2 and Assisted Reproductive Technology Practice: An Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) Position Paper

    By Budi Wiweko, Tuong M. Ho, Rong Li, Tin-Chiu Li, Chii-Ruey Tzeng, Gab Kovacs, Atsushi Tanaka, Jung Ryeol Lee, Hrishikesh Pai, Haroon Latif Khan and on behalf of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE)

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F&R Volume 1

F&R Vol. 1 Issue #1

  • Zika Virus Infection and Implications for Reproduction

    By Michelle L. Giles and Stephen Cole

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  • Practical Considerations in Providing Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies (PGT-A)

    By Queenie S.Y. Yeung, Ying Xin Zhang, Jacqueline P.W. Chung, Yvonne K.Y. Kwok, Baoheng Gui, Kwong Wai Choy and Tin Chiu Li

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  • Using Deep Learning with Large Dataset of Microscope Images to Develop an Automated Embryo Grading System

    By Tsung-Jui Chen, Wei-Lin Zheng, Chun-Hsin Liu, Ian Huang, Hsing-Hua Lai and Mark Liu

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  • Blastocoel Fluid Biopsy

    By Luca Gianaroli, Cristina Albanese, Carla Tabanelli, Andor Crippa and Maria Cristina Magli

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  • Vitamin D and Infertility: The Evidence

    By Mark D. Hornstein

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F&R Vol. 1 Issue #2

  • The Influence of Day 2 Blastomere Symmetry on Blastocyst Grade and Ploidy Status

    By Diana Chieh Xing Tain, Michelle Sheng Rong Lim, Bee Lian Ng, Elizabeth Hammond and Pak Seng Wong

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  • Cutting Edge of Reproductive Medicine

    By Budi Wiweko

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  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Versus Human Chorionic Gonadotropin for Ovulation Induction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    By Anh N. Ha, Toan D. Pham, Vinh Q. Dang, Lan N. Vuong and Tuong M. Ho

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F&R Vol. 1 Issue #3

  • Health and Disease After Assisted Reproductive Technology

    By Cathy Allen

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  • Premature Ejaculation and Erectile Dysfunction in Male Partners of Infertile Couples: Prevalence and Correlation

    By Thanh Tam Thi Ho, Minh Tam Le, Quang Vinh Truong, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen and Ngoc Thanh Cao

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F&R Vol. 1 Issue #4

  • Live birth rate after transfer of fresh or frozen poor quality day-3 embryos only

    By Lan N. Vuong, Toan D. Pham, Bao G. Huynh, Quynh N. Nguyen, Tuong M. Ho, Robert J. Norman and Ben W. Mol

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  • Reproductive outcomes of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome following in-vitro fertilization – A meta-analysis and systematic review

    By I-Ferne Tan, Audrey J. R. Lim, Inthrani R. Indran, Michael S. Kramer and Eu-Leong Yong

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