Here are the most current ESHRE Guidelines:

• Guideline on Ovarian Stimulation for IVF/ICSI

• Guidelines on Oocyte Retrieval

• Practice Recommendations for Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)

• Guideline for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

• Guideline for Endometriosis

• Guideline for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)

Here are the most current ASRM Guidelines:

• Prevention and Treatment of Moderate and Severe OHSS Guideline

• Guidance Regarding Gamete and Embryo Donation

• ICSI for Non-male Factor Indications: Committee Opinion

• Clinical Management of Mosaic Results From Preimplantation Genetic Testing For Aneuploidy (PGT-A) of Blastocysts: Committee Opinion

• The Use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing For Aneuploidy (PGT-A): Committee Opinion

• Blastocyst Culture and Transfer in Clinically Assisted Reproduction: Committee Opinion

• Comparison of Pregnancy Rates for Poor Responders Using IVF With Mild Ovarian Stimulation vs. Conventional IVF Guideline

• Guidance On The Limits to The Number of Embryos to Transfer: Committee Opinion

• International Evidence-based Guideline For The Assessment And Management of PCOS

• Evaluation And Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Committee Opinion

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men Guideline

Here is Specific and Current Literature:

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Ovarian Reserve Tests (ORT):

• An overview on ORT  [free full article]

Ovarian Stimulation Protocols:

• Overview on ORT responders- predicted

  • Differentiating clinical profiles: predicting good responders, poor responders, and hyper-responders [free full article]

• Anticipated Low Responders

  • Effective treatment protocol for poor ovarian response: A systematic review and meta-analysis [free full article]

  • Management of Poor Responders in IVF: Is There Anything New? [free full article]

• Anticipated High Responder

  • GnRH Antagonist IVF Protocol in PCOS [free full article]

  • In Vitro Fertilization for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome [free full article]

• Luteal Phase Support

  • Luteal Phase Support in In Vitro Fertilization [free full article]

OHSS:

• Cabergoline for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome [free abstract]

• Metformin for reduced OHSS in PCOS [free abstract]

• Prevention and treatment of moderate to sever OHSS [free abstract]

Fertilization/ICSI:

• IVF/ ICSI and risk for birth defects [free full article]

• Long term study on physical health- ICSI, IVF, natural conception [free full article]

• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for non-male factor indications [free abstract]

Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT):

• Blastocyst morphology, euploidy, and implantation [free full article]

• Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy versus morphology [free abstract]

• Aneuploidy with increasing age of the female partner [free full article]

• Diminished ovarian reserve and poor response to stimulation in patients <38 years old [free full article]

Embryo Transfer (Day 3 vs Day 5):

• Live Birth rate blastocyst transfer vs cleavage-stage [free full article]

• Blastocyst vs cleavage-stage embryo transfer [free full article]

• Blastocyst culture and transfer committee opinion [free abstract]

Embryo Transfer (Fresh vs Frozen):

• Impact of elective frozen vs. fresh embryo transfer strategies on cumulative live birth [free full article]

• Frozen versus fresh single blastocyst transfer in ovulatory women [free abstract]

Embryo Transfer (Natural vs Programmed):

• Outcomes of natural cycles versus programmed cycles [free abstract]

• Maternal and perinatal outcomes in programmed versus natural vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer cycles [free abstract]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) :

• Impact of Metformin on IVF Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [free abstract]

• Effect of body mass index and age on in vitro fertilization in polycystic ovary syndrome [free full article]

• Letrozole versus clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome [free full article]

• Delayed therapy, weight loss- PCOS [free full article]

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline [free full article]

Endometriosis:

• Analysis of IVF/ICSI Outcomes in Endometriosis Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure: Influence on Cumulative Live Birth Rate [free full article]

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency:

• Primary Ovarian Insufficiency [free full article]

• ESHRE Guideline: management of women with premature ovarian insufficiency [free abstract]

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss:

• Evaluation and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion [free full article]

• Luteal start vaginal micronized progesterone improves pregnancy success in women with recurrent pregnancy loss [free abstract]

• The Effect of Preconception-Initiated Low-Dose Aspirin on Human Chorionic Gonadotropin–Detected Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, and Live Birth [free full article]

• Chronic Endometritis Due to Common Bacteria Is Prevalent in Women With Recurrent Miscarriage as Confirmed by Improved Pregnancy Outcome After Antibiotic Treatment [free full article]

Male Factor Infertility:

• Sperm morphology, motility and concentration in fertile and infertile men [free full article]

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men: AUA/ASRM Guideline PART II [free full article]

• In Vitro Fertilization for Male Factor Infertility [free full article]

Unexplained infertility:

• FAST-T trial: A randomized clinical trial to evaluate optimal treatment for unexplained infertility: the fast track and standard treatment [free full article]

• Letrozole, Gonadotropic, Clomiphene for unexplained infertility [free full article]

IVF and advanced maternal age:

• Advanced Maternal Age in IVF: Still a Challenge? The Present and the Future of Its Treatment [free full article]

• Advanced maternal age and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis [free full article]

• FORT-T- A randomized clinical trial to determine optimal infertility treatment in older couples: the Forty and Over Treatment Trial [free full article]

Cervical Stenosis and IVF:

• Cervical dilatation has a positive impact on the outcome of IVF in randomly assigned cases having two previous difficult embryo transfers [free full article]

• Cervical stenosis and pregnancy rate after ultrasound guided cervical dilation in women undergoing saline infusion sonography [free full article]

• Hysteroscopic cervical canal shaving: a new therapy for cervical stenosis before embryo transfer in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization [free full article]

COVID-19 and IVF:

• SARS-CoV-2 spike protein seropositivity from vaccination or infection DOES NOT cause sterility [free full article]

• Sperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination showed NO significant differences in sperm characteristics after vaccination [free full article]

Complications :

• Obstetric outcomes:

  • Nomograms for predicting adverse obstetric outcome in IVF pregnancy: A preliminary study [free abstract]

• Placentation:

  • Cryopreserved embryo transfer is an independent risk factor for placenta accreta [free full article]

  • Endometrial preparation methods for frozen-thawed embryo transfer are associated with altered risks of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, placenta accreta, and gestational diabetes mellitus [free full article]

• Cord insertion:

  • Morphological anomalies in the placentae of IVF pregnancies: preliminary report of a multicentric study [free abstract]

  • Difference in the size of the placenta and umbilical cord between women with natural pregnancy and those with IVF pregnancy [free full article]

  • Velamentous cord insertion: results from a rapid review of incidence, risk factors, adverse outcomes and screening [free full article]

  • Clinical Significance of Pregnancies Complicated by Velamentous Umbilical Cord Insertion Associated With Other Umbilical Cord/Placental Abnormalities [free full article]

Last Reviewed: March 27, 2024