FERTILITY

This study tested whether a simpler hormone schedule (two shots of corifollitropin alfa) works as well as the standard approach (one shot plus daily injections) for egg freezing in healthy women. 194 women aged 18-40 with normal ovarian reserve took part. The goal was to see if t…

This study looked at whether eating two ounces of walnuts each day can improve sperm count, movement, and shape in men with fertility problems. 80 men took part, and the walnut group was compared to a group taking a standard multivitamin. The goal was to see if a simple diet chan…

This study looked at 160 men with azoospermia (no sperm in their semen) to see if a special PET scan (FDG PET-CT) could tell which men would have sperm found during a testicular biopsy. The goal was to find a non-invasive way to predict successful sperm extraction, helping couple…

This study looked at whether less invasive methods, like a vaginal swab or collecting fluid from the womb, can give the same information as a standard biopsy when analyzing the microbiome (the community of bacteria) in the reproductive tract. Fifty-seven women aged 18-50 provided…

This study looked at whether multiple sclerosis (MS) and its treatments affect a woman's egg supply, measured by a hormone called AMH. Researchers analyzed blood samples from over 800 women with MS or a related condition, aged 18 to 35. The goal was to help doctors decide when to…

This study looked at how the fertility drug Pergoveris is absorbed and processed in the body of 24 healthy women of Japanese or Caucasian origin. Participants took the drug once after a month of hormone suppression. The goal was to measure drug levels and safety, not to treat inf…