Síndrome de Hiperestimulação Ovárica: Experiência de um Centro de Medicina da Reprodução 2005-2011 by Mariana Lima, Mário Sousa, Cristiano Oliveira, Joaquina Silva, José Teixeira Da Silva, Mariana Cunha, Paulo Viana, Alberto Barros

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Correlation of the position and status of the polar body from the fertilized oocyte to the euploid status of blastocysts by Yongle Yang, Wei Tan, Changsheng Chen, Lei Jin, Bo Huang

“…Therefore, in the process of clinical embryo selection, embryologists should not predict the euploidy of blastocysts based on the state of polar bodies, thus affecting embryo selection.…”
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Fertility preservation in oncologic patients by Martina Ribič Pucelj

“…The indication for fertility preservation should take into account type of cancer, prognosis of the disease, age (≤ 38 let), planned therapy, such as type of surgical procedure, gonadotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents and irradiation dose, and therefore cooperation of oncologists, reproductive gynecologists and embryologists is mandatory, because each indication must be carefully taken into consideration.…”
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An annotated human blastocyst dataset to benchmark deep learning architectures for in vitro fertilization by Florian Kromp, Raphael Wagner, Basak Balaban, Véronique Cottin, Irene Cuevas-Saiz, Clara Schachner, Peter Fancsovits, Mohamed Fawzy, Lukas Fischer, Necati Findikli, Borut Kovačič, Dejan Ljiljak, Iris Martínez-Rodero, Lodovico Parmegiani, Omar Shebl, Xie Min, Thomas Ebner

“…To assess this potential, clinical embryologists routinely work with static images (morphological assessment) or short video sequences (time-lapse annotation). …”
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Transplants in annelids, nemerteans and planarians: a tool for embryology, immunology, endocrinology and regeneration research by EE Zattara

“…I describe how transplantation paradigms have uncovered fundamental principles regarding the embryology, immunology, endocrinology and regeneration biology of representative species within these three groups. In particular, embryologists have used blastomere transplantations to show that both mosaic and regulative development occurs in animals within the phyla. …”
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Follicular fluid content and oocyte quality: from single biochemical markers to metabolomics by Massobrio Marco, Molinari Emanuela, Casano Simona, Piane Luisa, Revelli Alberto, Rinaudo Paolo

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>The assessment of oocyte quality in human in vitro fertilization (IVF) is getting increasing attention from embryologists. Oocyte selection and the identification of the best oocytes, in fact, would help to limit embryo overproduction and to improve the results of oocyte cryostorage programs. …”
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Biopsy Procedure and Preparation (Including Biopsy Medium and Biopsy Dish) by Tiencheng Arthur Chang

“…In conclusion, this lecture offers a valuable platform for embryologists to enhance their knowledge and skills in performing blastocyst biopsies with precision and confidence.…”
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Transplants in annelids, nemerteans and planarians: a tool for embryology, immunology, endocrinology and regeneration research by E E Zattara

“…I describe how transplantation paradigms have uncovered fundamental principles regarding the embryology, immunology, endocrinology and regeneration biology of representative species within these three groups. In particular, embryologists have used blastomere transplantations to show that both mosaic and regulative development occurs in animals within the phyla. …”
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Recent advances in oncofertility care worldwide and in Japan by Yasushi Takai

“…Along with the regional oncofertility networks, the creation of “oncofertility navigators” from healthcare providers who are familiar with oncofertility, such as nurses, psychologists, and embryologists, could be useful for supplementing oncofertility care coordination, overcoming the issues in individual regions.…”
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Performance of a deep learning based neural network in the selection of human blastocysts for implantation by Charles L Bormann, Manoj Kumar Kanakasabapathy, Prudhvi Thirumalaraju, Raghav Gupta, Rohan Pooniwala, Hemanth Kandula, Eduardo Hariton, Irene Souter, Irene Dimitriadis, Leslie B Ramirez, Carol L Curchoe, Jason Swain, Lynn M Boehnlein, Hadi Shafiee

“…Furthermore, a CNN trained to assess an embryo’s implantation potential directly using a set of 97 euploid embryos capable of implantation outperformed 15 trained embryologists (75.26% vs. 67.35%, p&lt;0.0001) from five different fertility centers.…”
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Predicting Cell Cleavage Timings from Time-Lapse Videos of Human Embryos by Akriti Sharma, Ayaz Z. Ansari, Radhika Kakulavarapu, Mette H. Stensen, Michael A. Riegler, Hugo L. Hammer

“…Assisted reproductive technology is used for treating infertility, and its success relies on the quality and viability of embryos chosen for uterine transfer. Currently, embryologists manually assess embryo development, including the time duration between the cell cleavages. …”
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Revealing the secret life of pre-implantation embryos by time-lapse monitoring: A review by Azita Faramarzi, Mohammad Ali Khalili, Giulietta Micara, Azam Agha- Rahimi

“…In order to improve the pregnancy rate for SET, embryologists need reliable biomarkers to aid their selection of embryos with the highest developmental potential. …”
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Spina Bifida: Pathogenesis, Mechanisms, and Genes in Mice and Humans by Mohd-Zin, S.W., Marwan, A.I., Abou Chaar, M.K., Ahmad-Annuar, A., Abdul-Aziz, N.M.

“…In this review paper, we define spina bifida and discuss the phenotypes seen in humans as described by both surgeons and embryologists in order to compare and ultimately contrast it to the leading animal model, the mouse. …”
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Blastocyst Biopsy - Genetics Lab Perspective by Kathryn Gebhardt

“…A lesser considered impact is the detrimental effect of biopsy on the preimplantation genetic testing result. Embryologists are faced with the delicate balance of performing a biopsy which yields a suitable sample for downstream testing, while minimising any harm to the developing embryo. …”
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When Does the Human Embryonic Heart Start Beating? A Review of Contemporary and Historical Sources of Knowledge about the Onset of Blood Circulation in Man by Jörg Männer

“…A small number of direct observations on the heart activity of aborted human embryos were reported since the 19th century, but did not receive much recognition by embryologists.…”
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A review on automatic analysis of human embryo microscope images. by Filho, E, Noble, J, Wells, D

“…The principal challenge faced by doctors and embryologists is the identification of the embryo with the greatest potential for producing a child. …”

AI, Time-lapse and Biomarkers: What Can We Expect in the Next Decade? by David K. GARDNER

“…This approach increases the speed of assessment, while decreasing variation typically associated with the subjective analysis of individual embryologists. Therefore, AI represents a means to increase both accuracy and standardisation of embryo selection. …”
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Cut and Paste: The Mexican Axolotl, Experimental Practices and the Long History of Regeneration Research in Amphibians, 1864-Present by Christian Reiß

“…In experimental embryology, regeneration in axolotls was used in three different ways: it was studied as a phenomenon in its own right: more importantly, it served as a macroscopic model for normal development and, together with other techniques like grafting, became a technical object in the experimental systems of embryologists. In my paper, I will look into how the axolotl became an experimental animal in regeneration research, the role of practices and infrastructures in this process and the ways in which regeneration in the axolotl oscillated between epistemic thing and technical object.…”
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‘Focusing and Unfocusing’—Cognitive, Evaluative, and Emotional Dynamics in the Relationship with Human Embryos among ART Beneficiaries by Luís Gouveia, Catarina Delaunay

“…This article uses data gathered from a study conducted in Portugal to examine the (plural and composite) conceptions that doctors, embryologists, and beneficiaries of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have of the in vitro human embryo. …”
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From Biosphere to Semiosphere to Social Lifeworlds. Biology as an Understanding Social Science by Günther Witzany

“…It is increasingly able to provide better answers to these questions than firmly established, traditional, mechanistic biology: (1.) a semiotics that transcends Peirce, James and Morris to serve as a basis for the interpretation of sign processes in biosemiotics (Kull 2005), (2.) developmental biologists, embryologists and epigeneticists who have turned the paradigm “DNA-RNA-Protein-everything else” (Arthur Kornberg) on its head and who try to understand protein bodies as context-dependent interpreters of the genetic text, (3.) a philosophy that reconstructs biology as an understanding social science which describes the rule-governed sign-mediated interactions of cell individuals to mega-populations in their lifeworlds.…”
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