Donna Summers-Chase
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
50 Papers
184 Citations
Donna Summers-Chase is an academic researcher from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Embryo transfer & Sperm. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 50 publications.
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Papers
Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation Adversely Affects Implantation Following In Vitro Fertilization–Embryo Transfer
TL;DR: Superior implantation rates and PRs in oocyte recipients versus donors were not related to better oocyte quality for recipients because of egg sharing or to a better uterine environment because of similar results with frozen ET in all three groups.
Effect of embryo quality on pregnancy outcome following single embryo transfer in women with a diminished egg reserve.
TL;DR: Six, seven, or eight-cell embryos have equal chances of implanting in women with day 3 elevated serum FSH and the key finding is that these embryos do better than those with <6 blastomeres.
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A comparison of the efficacy of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using ejaculated sperm selected by high magnification versus ICSI with testicular sperm both followed by oocyte activation with calcium ionophore.
TL;DR: It is possible that for successful fertilization with round-headed sperm there has to be at least enough acrosomal material to make some sperm-associated oocyte activating factor.
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A randomized study comparing the effect of standard versus short incubation of sperm and oocyte on subsequent pregnancy and implantation rates following in vitro fertilization embryo transfer.
TL;DR: Pregnancy and implantation rates with transfer of embryos formed by conventional overnight vs short (2-h) co-incubation of sperm and oocytes are evaluated and short incubation does not seem to impact any advantage over conventional co- incubation techniques in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization where the male factor is normal.
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Marked improvement in clinical pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer seen when transfer technique and catheter were changed.
TL;DR: The soft Wallace catheter is superior to the stiffer Frydman catheter when transferring embryos subjected to assisted embryo hatching during IVF cycles where at least one embryo had assisted hatching.
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