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This page showcases selected papers from current volumes and other highlights from the journal.
RBMO Volume 50 Hot Topics
Use and understanding of AI in the ART laboratory: an international surve
Giles Anthony Palmer, Omar Paredes, Andrew Drakeley, Alejandro Chavez-Badiola, Thomas E. Woolley, Katerina Kaouri, Jacques Cohen
RBMO Editors’ comments: This interesting study reveals a high awareness and positive attitude towards AI among ART professionals but highlights ethical and practical uncertainties: questions remain about the full integration and impact of AI in clinical settings.
This interesting study reveals a high awareness and positive attitude towards AI among ART professionals but highlights ethical and practical uncertainties: questions remain about the full integration and impact of AI in clinical settings.
Clinical outcomes of vitrified-warmed autologous oocyte cycles with 15-year follow-up at a single UK centre: consistent and predictable results
Jemma Garratt, Trina Shah, Anna Mclaughlin, Balsam Al-Hashimi, Nick Macklon, Elena Linara-Demakakou, Kamal K. Ahuja
RBMO Editors’ comments: Many eggs are frozen, but few are used. Here, treatment outcome for 299 women returning to use their eggs from more than 3000 elective oocyte vitrification cycles in a single UK clinic is reported. As expected, age at cryo was the key determinant of success, with only 5% LBR/ET in women over 40 at freezing. However when combined with PGT-A a very encouraging cumulative LBR of 42% was achieved in that age group.
Periconceptional maternal and paternal alcohol consumption and embryonic and foetal development: The Rotterdam periconception cohort
Melissa van der Windt, Elmar Tobi, Ibtissam Chidi, Sam Schoenmakers, Lenie van Rossem, Régine Steegers-Theunissen, Melek Rousian
RBMO Editors’ comments: The adverse effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy are well recognized, but this study extends this to reveal an impact of moderate maternal alcohol consumption in the periconception period on fetal growth. Paternal consumption is also identified to have an impact. These findings emphasize the need for both parents to avoid alcohol before as well as after conception for healthier embryonic and fetal development.
Effort in manual operation of reproductive health cryostorage facilities
Alicia Broussard, Bill Venier, Abeer Salhia Rafati, Angeline Beltsos, Joseph Lee, Jessica Bailey, Denny Sakkas, Michael G. Collins
RBMO Editors’ comments: Time and motion studies are sorely missing in embryology. This study highlights the time-consuming and fatiguing nature of many everyday tasks performed by embryologists: can these tasks be simplified or even removed by automation and technology?
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Cairo Consensus on Accreditation as the Basis for Future-Proofing the ART Laboratory
An international consensus meeting was convened to discuss globally applicable strategies for ‘future-proofing’ ART laboratories. The central theme was how the application of the foundational principles of laboratory accreditation enables any centre to create an ethos and framework that will support future-proofing in all regards. Discussions focussed on ART laboratory services from egg retrieval and semen specimen receipt to embryo transfer, as well as pertinent cryobanking activities. Issues related to whether ART treatment should be considered an essential service, overall clinic operations, general patient care, and the provision of clinical treatment, were not included as they fall under the purview of physicians and public health authorities. This report details the 16 core consensus points reached, which are supported by extensive practical recommendations that cover the gamut of ART laboratory operations.
Sustainability in the IVF Lab: an interview with Alpha Scientists and International IVF Initiative
Mina Alikani, Giles Palmer, Jacques Cohen, and Francesca Farlie from Alpha Scientists and the International IVF Initiative, lead authors and the organizing team behind recent paper ‘Sustainability in the IVF laboratory: recommendations of an expert panel’, sat down with RBMO for an interview to discuss the genesis of the project, the issues they are tackling and their recommendations for the future of green IVF.