Bibliography and glossary

Over the past few years, I have read thousands of articles, posts, blog posts, medical journal publications and books.

Here is a list of those which I have found to be particularly informative and/or helpful.

ARTICLES and JOURNAL REVIEWS:

• Aghsa MM; Rahmanpour H; Bagheri M; Davari-Tanha F; Nasr R. (2012). A randomized comparison of the efficacy, side effects and patient convenience between vaginal and rectal administration of Cyclogest(®) when used for luteal phase support in ICSI treatment. Archives of Gynacology and Obstetrics. Oct 286(4) 1049-54.
• Belva F; Bonduelle M; Roelants M; Verheyen G; Van Landuyt L. (2016). Neonatal health including congenital malformation risk of 1072 children born after vitrified embryo transfer. Human Reproduction. July 31(7) 1610-20.
• Cot, S. (2016). Next Generation Sequencing Brings New Opportunities For Noninvasive Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 29-33.
• Coughlan C.J; Harrity C; Laird, S.M; Li, T.C. (2015). Local Endometrial Trauma (Endometrial Scratch): A Treatment Strategy to Improve Implantation Rates (Peer Review Draft). Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
• Cutler, W.B; Schleidt, W.M; Freidmann, E; Preti, G; Stine, R. (1987). Lunar Influences on the Reproductive Cycle in Women. Human Biology. December 1987, Vol 59, 6.
• Dede, H; Dilbaz, S; Demir, B; Çınar, Ö; Dede, S; Göktolga, Ü. The effect of endometrial thickness and pattern on pregnancy outcome in IVF/ICSI cycles. Platinum Global Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. February 2015, 001-006.
• Dumoulin, J; Derhaag J: Bras, M; Van Montfoort, A; Kester, A; Evers J; Geraedts J; Coonen, E. (2005). Growth rate of human preimplantation embryos is sex dependent after ICSI but not after IVF. Human Reproduction. Feb 2005; 20(2), 484-91.
• Ferrari, R. (2016). Exploring Our Evolving Genetic World: How Genetic Screening Provides A New Era in Patient Care. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 24-28.
• Fishel S; Patel R; Lytollis A; Robinson J; Smedley M; Smith P; Cameron C; Thornton S; Dowell K; Atkinson G; Shaker A; Lowe P; Kazem R; Brett S; Fox, A. (2016). Multicentre study of the clinical relevance of screening IVF patients for carrier status of the annexin A5 M2 haplotype. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 36-43.
• Gleicher, N; Vidali, A; Braverman, J; Kushnir, V; Barad, D; Hudson, C; Wu, Y; Wang, Q; Zhang, L; Albertini, D; and the International PGS Consortium Study Group. (2016). Accuracy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) is compromised by degree of mosaicism of human embryos. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. Published 5 September 2016.
• Greenburg, J.A; Bell, S.J. (2011). Multivitamin Supplementation During Pregnancy: Emphasis on Folic Acid and l-Methylfolate. Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 4(3-4) 126-127.
• Hasan, R; Baird, D; Herring, A; Olshan, A; Jonsson Funk, M; Hartmann, K. (2009). Association Between First-Trimester Vaginal Bleeding and Miscarriage. Obstetrics & Gynecology. Oct 2009; 114(4), 860–867.
• Hasan, R; Baird, D; Herring, A; Olshan, A; Jonsson Funk, M; Hartmann, K. (2010). Patterns and predictors of vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Jul; 20(7), 524–531.
• Kara, R.J; Bolli, P; Karakikes, I; Matsunaga, I; Tripodi, J; Tanweer, O; Altman, P; Shachter, N.S; Nakano, A; Najfeld, V; Chaudhry, H.W. (2011). Fetal Cells Traffic to Injured Maternal Myocardium and Undergo Cardiac Differentiation. Circulation Research. 110: 82-93.
• Lane, B; Wong-You-Cheong, J. (2014). Imaging of vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy. Applied Radiology. 2014, September 5th.
• Marino, J.L; Moore, V.M; Willson, K.J; Rumbold, A; Whitrow, M.J; Giles, L.C; Davies, M.J. (2014). Perinatal Outcomes by Mode of Assisted Conception and Sub-Fertility in an Australian Data Linkage Cohort. PLOS ONE (open access).
• Miguel-Ecsalada, I. (2016). Current perspectives of Preimplantation Genetic Testing. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 34-35.
• Morin, L; Van den Hof, M. (2005). Ultrasound Evaluation of First Trimester Pregnancy Complications (downloadable pdf). Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Canada 2005; 27(6) 581–585.
• Nastri, C.O; Ferriani, R.A; Raine-Fenning, N; Martins, W.P. (2013). Endometrial scratching performed in the non-transfer cycle and outcome of assisted reproduction: a randomized controlled trial. International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Oct 13, 42(4) 375–382.
• O’Connor, A. (2016). Precision Reproductive Medicine: The Dawn of Pre-IVF Genetic Screening. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 6-11.
• Ombelet, W; Van Robays, J. (2015). Artificial insemination history: hurdles and milestones. Facts, Views & Vision in ObGyn. 7(2): 137–143.
• Papageorghiou, A; Kennedy, S; Salomon, L; Ohuma, E; Ismail, L; Barros, F; Lambert, A; Carvalho, M; Jaffer, Y; Bertino, E; Gravett, M; Altman, D; Purwar, M; Noble, J; Pang, R; Victora, C; Bhutta, Z; Villar, J. (2014). International standards for early fetal size and pregnancy dating based on ultrasound measurement of crown–rump length in the first trimester of pregnancy. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 Dec; 44(6): 641–648.
• Papaioannou, G; Syngelaki, A; Poon, L; Ross, J; Nicolaides, K. (2010). Normal Ranges of Embryonic Length, Embryonic Heart Rate, Gestational Sac Diameter and Yolk Sac Diameter at 6–10 Weeks (downloadable pdf). Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 2010 (28) 207–219.
• Parazzini, F; Cipriani, S; Bulfoni, G; Bulfoni, C; Frigerio, A; Somigliana, E; Mosca, F. (2015). The risk of birth defects after assisted reproduction. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. March 32(3) 379–385.
• Potdar, N; Gelbaya T; Nardo L. (2012). Endometrial injury to overcome recurrent embryo implantation failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. December, 25(6) 561-71.
• Qin C; Yuan Z; Yao J; Zhu W; Wu W; Xie, J. (2016). AMH and AMHR2 genetic variants in Chinese women with primary ovarian insufficiency and normal age at natural menopause. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 44-51.
• Rieger, D. (2016). An Overview of the Effects of Age on Fertility in Women. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 16-22. Reprinted from Fertility Magazine Volume 4, October, 2007.
• Strom, C.S; Bonilla-Guererro, R; Zhang, K; Doody, K.J; Tourgeman, D; Alvero, R; Cedars, M.I; Crossley, B; Pandian, R; Sharma, R; Neidich, J; Salazar, D. (2012). The sensitivity and specificity of hyperglycosylated hCG (hhCG) levels to reliably diagnose clinical IVF pregnancies at 6 days following embryo transfer. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. Jul 29(7) 609–614.
• Thach, T.S. (2009). Thach TS. Progestogen for preventing miscarriage : RHL commentary (last revised: 2 February 2009). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization.
• The Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. (2013). Blastocyst culture and transfer in clinical-assisted reproduction: a committee opinion. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 99(3) 667-672.
• Tscherner, A; Stalker, L; LaMarre, J. (2016). Is there a small RNA fingerprint of embryo quality and health in spent IVF media?. Fertility Genetics Magazine. Vol 2, 12-14.
• Varga, E.A; Sturm, A.C; Misita, C.P; and Moll, S. (2005). Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations. Circulation. May 17, 2005; Vol. 111, Issue 19, e289-e293.
• Vilella, F; Moreno-Moya, J.M; Balaguer, N; Grasso, A; Herrero, M; Martínez, S; Marcilla, A; Simón, C. (2015). Hsa-miR-30d, secreted by the human endometrium, is taken up by the pre-implantation embryo and might modify its transcriptome. Development. Sep 15; 142(18) 3210-3221.
• Wells, D; Alfarawati, S; Fragouli, E. (2011). A skewed sex ratio following blastocyst culture is a consequence of embryo grading systems that prioritise male embryos for transfer. BJOJ – An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Feb 2011, Vol 18, Issue 3, 381.

BOOKS:

• Anonymous, A. (2014). A Good Egg: All she wanted was a healthy donor. With good hair. (Kindle edition). Shebooks.
• Bainbridge, D. (2001). A Visitor Within: The Science of Pregnancy. Phoenix.
• Cohen, J. (2007). Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage. Rutgers University Press; annotated edition edition.
• Fett, R. (2014). It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage. Franklin Fox Publishing LLC.
• Jones, S. (2012). The Language of Genes. Fourth Estate; 2nd edition.
• Katauskas, F. (2015). The Amazing True Story Of How Babies Are Made. ABC Books, iTunes edition.
• Lamb, S. (2018). My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z. MFS Books Ltd.
• Regan, L. (2001). Miscarriage: What Every Woman Needs to Know. Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd).
• Wegner, C. (2011). Fertility Lab Insider. (Kindle edition). Zygote Science LLC.
• Winston, R. (2008). A Child Against All Odds. Bantam; New Ed edition.

OTHER LINKS:

• A Genetic Mutation That Can Affect Mental & Physical Health. Psychology Today.
• Age-related infertility may be caused by scarred ovaries. Northwestern University via EurekAlert.com.
• AMH and Your Fertility? Siobhán Boucher.com
• AMH – An Important Hormone Test for Women with PCOS. White Lotus Integrative Medicine.
• An amazing discovery revealed! There is a scientific evidence that babies born from donated eggs inherit the characteristics of the mothers. Please read more about epigenetics: IVF.travel.
• Aneuploidy. Wikipedia.
• Anti-Mullerian Hormone Testing of Ovarian Reserve. Advanced Fertility Centre of Chicago.
• Aspirin. Wikipedia.
• Baby’s Cells Can Manipulate Mom’s Body for Decades. Smithsonian.com.
• Barker Hypothesis. Oxford Reference.
• Blastocyst. Wikipedia.
• Blastocyst embryo grading pictures and photos from IVF, In Vitro Fertilization. Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago.
• Bleeding in Early Pregnancy: Am I Going to Miscarry? Sher Fertility.
• Bleeding in the First Trimester. Babble.com.
• BPA exposure in pregnant mice affects fertility in three generations. Illinios News Bureau.
• Can donor egg recipients ‘pass on DNA’ to their children? Bionews.
• Complications in Pregnancy. PlanABaby.com.
• Consult For Miscarriage: Tips On Making The Most Of Your Visit. Lora Shahine.
• Crown rump length. Radiopaedia.org.
• Cyclogest. Medicines.org.uk.
• Cytogenetics. Wikipedia.
• David Barker obituary. The Guardian.
• Day 3 or Day 5 embryo transfer. Attain Fertility.
• Differences between zygote, embryo and fetus. Invitra.
• Diminished Ovarian Reserve. What is DOR?, The Centre for Human Reproduction.
• Directly reprogramming a cell’s identity with gene editing. 3tags.org.
• Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disrupters – 12 Hormone-Altering Chemicals and How to Avoid Them. Environmental Working Group.
• Donor Eggs: But will the baby feel like mine? Briony Walker. The Guardian.
• Donor Options – Using Donor Egg. Resolve, the National Infertility Association.
• Dr.Organic.co.uk.
• Duphaston. Intekom.com.
• Early embryos can correct genetic abnormalities during development, researchers find. Science Daily.
• Ecover.com.
• Elective Single Embryo Transfer Appears Less Successful for Non-Caucasian Women Than for Caucasians. American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
• Embryo Grading and Success Rates. Embryoman at Remembryo.com.
• Embryo Transfer. Wikipedia.
• Embryogenesis – list of modules. Online course in embryology for medicine students developed by the universities of Fribourg, Lausanne and Bern (Switzerland) with the support of the Swiss Virtual Campus © Copyright protected. Embryology.ch.
• Endometrial Biopsy “Womb Scratching”: Can It Double Pregnancy and Birth Rates? FertilityAuthority.com.
• Endometrial Scratch – Information for patients (downloadable pdf). St Mary’s Hospital Reproductive Medicine Service (NHS).
• Endometrial Scratching (downloadable pdf). Midland Fertility Services.
• Endometrium. Wikipedia.
• Epigenetics – Fundamentals. WhatIsEpigenetics.com.
• Estradiol. Wikipedia.
• Estrogen – why do fertility patients need it? Your IVF Journey Ltd.
• Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception (ERPC). Women’s Hospital International & Fertility Centre.
• FAQ: Parabens and Breast Cancer. WebMD, LLC.
• Female embryos more likely to die in pregnancy than males, study claims. The Guardian, 30th March 2015.
• Fertility and Sterility. Issues and articles published by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
• Fertility Facts. Dr. Carol Redmond, Hannam Fertility Centre, Toronto.
• Fertility Medication Reference Guide. Arizona Center for Fertility Studies.
• Fertility Testing – How Laboratory Tests Contribute to Successful Infertility Treatments. American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
• Fetal pole. Radiopaedia.org.
• Fetus donates stem cells to heal mother’s heart. New Scientist.
• First Trimester Scans. Baby2See.com.
• First Trimester Ultrasound Notes for Trainees (downloadable pdf). Compiled by Dr. Phurb Dorji, Auckland University of Technology.
• France bans BPA. Food Packaging Forum.
• Frequently Asked Questions on IVF treatment answered by Dr. Charles MPL. Ivf-treatment.com.
• Gestational sac. Radiopaedia.org.
• Gestational sac. Wikipedia.
• Grandma’s Experiences Leave a Mark on Your Genes. Discover Magazine.
• Heterozygous and Homozygous. MakGene.com.
• hCG Calculator and hCG Levels Chart Tool. BabyMed.com.
• Homocysteine Reduction. Life Extension.
• Hormonal Fertility Tests. Reproductive Care Centre.
• Hormone Levels and Fertility Bloodwork. FertilityPlus.com.
• How IVF and egg donation are regulated at the legislative level in the different countries of the world. IVF Space.
• Human chorionic gonadotropin. Wikipedia.
• ICSI affects growth of female embryos. BioNews.org.uk.
• Infertile Mom’s Genetics, Via MicroRNAs, Get Passed On To Her Egg Donation Child. Medical Daily, IBT Media Inc.
• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Wikipedia.
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Health Day.
• Is Vitamin D the same as Vitamin D3? Drugs.com.
• IVF embryo quality and day 3 embryo grading after in vitro fertilization Cleavage stage embryo grading. Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago.
• IVF in the Czech Republic – what are the pros and cons? Invicta Clinics.
• IVF nutrients may dictate if the baby’s a boy or girl. New Scientist, 18th March 2015.
• IVF treatment used by 23,000 women in turmoil as shock report reveals that birth abnormalities have DOUBLED. Mail online.
• JĀSÖN Natural.
• Karyotype. Wikipedia.
• Lab-created sperm breeds healthy mice, raising hopes for end to male infertility. The Guardian.
• Lies, Damned Lies, and Miscarriage Statistics. ExpectingScience.com.
• Lesley Regan. Wikipedia.
• Love, Miscarriage, Growth, and Optimism. (blog post) KristyArnett.com.
• Maltese Numbers. Learn 101.
• Medical Protocol. Wikipedia.
• Menopause reversal restores periods and produces fertile eggs. New Scientist, 20th July 2016.
• Methylation for Dummies. IHateTicks.me.
• microRNA: A Revolution in Gene Expression. Journal of Young Investigators.
• Miscarriage is common. So why is it such an isolating experience? Katherine Martinelli, The Washington Post.
• Morula. Wikipedia.
• MTHFR methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Genetics Home Reference, US National Library of Medicine.
• MTHFR Mutation, Symptoms and Diet: What You Need to Know. DietvsDisease.org.
• New assessment reveals value of second embryo biopsy for women of advanced maternal age. Science Daily.
• New ‘Photo Op’ for ovaries may solve some mysteries of infertility. Northwestern University.
• Now we can make sperm, is this the end of men? The Guardian.
• OBGYN Skills Lab – Technical Training in Women’s Healthcare. Brookside Associates LLC.
• Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Wikipedia.
• Ovarian Reserve. Wikipedia.
• Ovarian Reserve (AMH) Test. IVF Australia.
• Pandora’s Baby. How a new type of prenatal genetic testing could predict your child. Time.com.
• Paraben. Wikipedia.
• Patau Syndrome. Wikipedia.
• Performing endometrial ‘scratching’ once during IVF treatment can increase clinical pregnancy by 20% (downloadable pdf). 23rd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oct 6-9th 2013, Sydney, Australia.
• Pescetarianism. Wikipedia.
• PHOTOESSAY: “Modern Conception” Perfectly Captures Queer Pregnancy, Features Michelle Tea. Erin Dow via Autostraddle. The Excitant Group, LLC.
• Phthalate. Wikipedia.
• Phthalates are everywhere, and the health risks are worrying. How bad are they really? The Guardian.
• PICSI.
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
• Prednisolone. Medicines.org.uk.
• Prednisolone – the fertility wonder drug? Your IVF Journey Ltd.
• Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator. Calculator.net.
• Pregnyl. Drugs.com.
• Risks of infertility treatments ‘overhyped’. NHS Choices.
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Wikipedia.
• Stillbirth – I am a mother without a baby. BBC News Resources.
• Switched embryos and wrong sperm: IVF mix-ups lead to babies born with ‘unintended parentage’. National Post.
• Test Tube Babies: Abnormal Preimplantation Embryos Can ‘Self-correct’. Science Daily.
• The International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Centuary. A global, multidisciplinary network of more than 300 researchers and clinicians from 27 institutions in 18 countries worldwide and coordinated from the University of Oxford. Intergrowth-21st.
• The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost.
• Trisomy. Wikipedia.
• Threatened Miscarriage (downloadable pdf). Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.
• Types of Combination Birth Control Pills. VeryWell.com.
• Ultrasound of Early Pregnancy (downloadable pdf). Creighton University School of Medicine.
• Ultrasound of Fetal Biometrics and Growth (downloadable pdf). Creighton University School of Medicine.
• Understanding Early Miscarriage. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Davis Health System.
• Understanding Embryo Grading. ArcFertility.com.
• Ureaplasma and Azithromycin for IVF. Fertility Associates.
• Using Donor Eggs? Your Body Is Still Influencing Your Baby’s Genes. Rachel Lehmann-Haupt.
• Using Donor Eggs & Epigenetics – The 411. Plan B Chronicles.com.
• Weighing ICSI Risks and Benefits. Attain Fertility.
• What Chemical Pregnancies Indicate. FertilityAuthority.com.
• What daily exposure levels to phthalates are considered safe? European Commission on Public Health.
• What does your FSH level say about you? Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh Inc.
• What is BPA, and what are the concerns about BPA? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
• What is Fetal Pole? VeryWell.com.
• What is IMSI (Intra-Cytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection)? UK Health Centre.
• What is intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and how does it work?. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
• What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous? MakGene.com.
• What It’s Like to Be Pregnant With a Donor Egg Baby. Risa Kerslake, Mom.me.
• When Can I Take A Pregnancy Test with hCG Shot? ConceiveEasy.com.
• Yolk sac. Radiopaedia.org.
• Yolk sac. Wikipedia.
• Zygote. Wikipedia.
• 100 Questions & Answers About Infertility. Dominion Fertility.

I will continue to edit this list as I find appropriate