Fertility and Sterility On Air

Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:  
Articles:
Male factor infertility diagnoses, but not male age, significantly affects the yield of usable embryos in donor oocyte cycles
Preconception dietary patterns in association with live birth and pregnancy loss: a couples-based approach
Systemic assessment of allele dropout in preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders: incidence, detection, and clinical testing strategies
Infertility treatment associated with peripartum hysterectomy: a population-based cross-sectional study
Deconstructing triglyceride glucose-body mass index in normal-weight women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
 
View October 2026 Volume 126 Issue 4 of Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(26)X2009-X
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Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility and Sterility! Articles discussed this month are: 
(02:58) Optimal counseling and treatment of patients undergoing therapeutic donor insemination        
(04:20) Do we still have a Scientific Mission?      
(05:31) Propensity score matching is too good to be true            
(06:30) ASRM Position Statement on Rho(d) Immune Globulin Administration in the First Trimester       
(08:16) Artificial intelligence in the in vitro fertilization laboratory: a committee opinion; 
Clinical Embryology in the United States: Current Landscape and Considerations for Professional Development and Standardization         
(10:07) Segmental aneuploidy in human embryos is frequently mosaic with evidence of meiotic origin: insights from trophectoderm and inner cell mass analyses  
(21:51) Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy in Donor Egg Recipients Does Not Decrease Number of Embryo Transfers Needed to Achieve Live Birth  
(35:40) Reproductive Outcomes in Programmed Ovulatory versus Modified Natural Cycle FET: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis of Prospective and Retrospective Cohorts 
(43:05) The efficacy of frozen-thawed oocytes compared to fresh oocytes: real-world evidence      
(50:03) Intergenerational fecundity and infertility: a cohort study  
 
View September 2026 Volume 126 Issue 3 of Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(26)X2008-8
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Fertility and Sterility on Air is at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 42nd Annual Meeting in London (Part 3)! In this episode, our hosts Micah Hill and Eve Feinberg cover:
(00:56) Cost-to-baby as a percentage of median household income predicts population-level access to assisted reproductive technology: a global health economics analysis of affordability with Steve Rooks 
(12:50) Intrapatient variability in the number of retrieved oocytes and ovarian response categories between consecutive in vitro fertilization cycles with Ariel Hourvitz
(30:11) Restoring Shugoshin-1 prevents chromosomal errors in aging human oocytes with Agata Zielinska
(45:32) Restoring fertility after gonadotoxic treatment: first successful autologous transplant of immature cryopreserved testicular tissue in the human with Veerle Vloeberghs and Ellen Goossens

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 42nd Annual Meeting in London (Part 2)! In this episode, our hosts Eve Feinberg, Kate Devine, and Yannick Hurni cover: 
(00:56) Trends in first-cycle and cumulative live birth rates in the United States with Alexandra Herweck, SREI Landmark Articles podcast host
(09:05) Impact of health optimization on reproductive outcomes and looking ahead to new REI innovations with Jim Toner, ASRM Vice President
(20:07) Multiple sonographic markers of endometrial receptivity are significantly altered after hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) use among reproductive-aged women with proven fertility with Said Daneshmand
(32:22) Effect of natural versus programmed cycle on the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy following frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer: a randomized clinical trial in ovulatory women with Fang Gu
(40:51) A look ahead to the 2026 ASRM Annual Meeting and impact of lifestyle factors on ART with Amy Sparks, ASRM President-Elect
(47:19) Evaluating the safety and efficacy of IVF add-ons with Sarah Lensen
(56:33) Clinical relevance of high-level mosaicism after PGT-A: mosaic segmental aneuploidies drive unexpected live birth outcomes with Francesca Spinella
(01:06:23) Letrozole versus clomifene, with or without metformin, for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (LOCI): a multicentre, 2x2 factorial design, randomised controlled trial with Pedro Melo
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Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:  
Articles:
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of early pregnancy loss after euploid frozen embryo transfer
Testosterone-to-follicle stimulating hormone ratio predict sperm retrieval success in men with idiopathic nonobstructive azoospermia
Postfertilization telomere marker testing in human embryos: a pilot study of a novel embryo evaluation assay
Prognostic utility of serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin level following single euploid embryo transfer for live birth
Emulating a target trial of surgical removal of uterine fibroids and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Perceived weight gain and oral contraceptive pill discontinuation among women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome in a national survey
View August 2026 Volume 124 Issue 2 of Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0008-X
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