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Papers

(The median citation count of Human Fertility is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-11-01 to 2023-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The future of sperm: a biovariability framework for understanding global sperm count trends	20
COVID-19 and hypogonadism: secondary immune responses rule-over endocrine mechanisms	20
Management of recurrent implantation failure: British Fertility Society policy and practice guideline	16
Microsurgical varicocelectomy effect on sperm telomere length, DNA fragmentation and seminal parameters	16
Live birth rate following undisturbed embryo culture at low oxygen in a time-lapse incubator compared to a high-quality benchtop incubator	14
Seminal oxidation–reduction potential and sperm DNA fragmentation index increase among infertile men with varicocele	13
Probiotic effects on sperm parameters, oxidative stress index, inflammatory factors and sex hormones in infertile men	13
Relationships between infertility-related stress, family sense of coherence and quality of life of couples with infertility	12
Seminal inflammasome activity in the adult varicocele	12
Women’s vitamin D levels and IVF results: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis, considering three categories of vitamin status (replete, insufficient and deficient)	11
Experiences of involuntary childlessness and treatment in the UK: what has changed in 20 years?	10
Thyroid autoimmunity markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and controls	10
The importance of the junctional zone of the endometrium in human reproduction	10
Effectiveness of the flexible progestin primed ovarian stimulation protocol compared to the flexible GnRH antagonist protocol in women with decreased ovarian reserve	10
Meeting multiple same-donor offspring: psychosocial challenges	9
Changes in the T-helper 1 and 2 cell populations during pregnancy in tacrolimus-treated women with repeated implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss	9
Infertility and perceived stress: the role of identity concern in treatment-seeking men and women	9
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility care: a qualitative systematic review	9
Hysteroscopy and female infertility: a fresh look to a busy corner	8
In vitro rescue immature oocytes – a literature review	8
Endometrial miRNome profile according to the receptivity status and implantation failure	8
Should artificial shrinkage be performed prior to blastocyst vitrification? A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis	8
Socioeconomic status and fertility treatment outcomes in high-income countries: a review of the current literature	7
Construction and cryopreservation of an artificial ovary in cancer patients as an element of cancer therapy and a promising approach to fertility restoration	7
Pronuclear and blastocyst morphology are associated age-dependently with embryo ploidy in in vitro fertilization cycles	6

Two-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography compared to three/four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography for the assessment of tubal occlusion in women with infertility/subfertility:	6
‘Battery hens’ or ‘nuggets of gold’: a qualitative study on the barriers and enablers for altruistic egg donation	6
The link between infertility-related distress and psychological distress in couples awaiting fertility treatment: a dyadic approach	6
The pros and cons of fertility awareness and information: a generational, Swedish perspective	6
The microbiome and male infertility: looking into the past to move forward	6
Risk of embryo aneuploidy is affected by the increase in sperm DNA damage in recurrent implantation failure patients under ICSI-CGH array cycles	6
Taking fertility for granted – a qualitative exploration of fertility awareness among young, childless men in Denmark and Sweden	5
The intrauterine perfusion of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) before frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with two or more implantation failures	5
The effect of obesity on human reproductive health and foetal life	5
Role of endometriosis in defining cardiovascular risk: a gender medicine approach for women’s health	5
The novel use of fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) treatment subscale to assess treatment acceptability in social egg freezing	5
‘Womb for work' experiences of Thai women and gestational surrogacy practice in Thailand	5
Previous caesarean section is associated with lower subsequent in vitro fertilization live birth rates	5
What do Sunni Muslims think about religiously forbidden reproductive options?	5
SARS-CoV-2 effects on male reproduction: should men be worried??	5
Fertility awareness and parenting intentions among Mexican undergraduate and graduate university students	5
Endometrial scratching in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (UK): a follow-up survey	5
Quality of life and related constructs in a group of infertile Hungarian women: a validation study of the FertiQoL	5
‘Doing it in the right order’: childless men’s intentions regarding family formation	5
A review of varicocele treatment and fertility outcomes	5
The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women	4
Survey of fertility counselling provision in UK licensed treatment centres during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	4
The relationship between endometriosis and diet	4
Is low anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level a risk factor of miscarriage in women <37 years old undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)?	4
Motivations for egg donation to previously unknown recipients: donation as a personal, relational act of giving	4
Does the ultrasound appearance of the endometrium during treatment with assisted reproductive technologies influence pregnancy outcomes?	4
Maternal and child-health outcomes in different endometrial preparation methods for frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a retrospective study	4
Elective single versus double blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in women aged 36 years or older: a retrospective cohort study	4
Maternal spindle transfer for mitochondrial disease: lessons to be learnt before extending the method to other conditions?	4
Prevalence of subtle distal Fallopian tube abnormalities and their association with endometriosis in infertility patients: a prospective cohort study	4
Sperm DNA fragmentation on the day of fertilisation is not associated with assisted reproductive technique outcome independently of gamete quality	4
Strictly selected Mono- and non-pronuclear blastocysts could result in appreciable clinical outcomes in IVF cycles	4
Endometrial compaction is associated with the increased live birth rate in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	4
All aboard the ARCS	4
Fertility knowledge and its related factors among married men and women in Zanjan, Iran	3
CFTR gene variants as a reason for impaired spermatogenesis: a pilot study and a Meta-analysis of published data	3
Effectiveness of a video-based education on fertility awareness: a randomized controlled trial with partnered women	3
A thank you to Jane Denton!	3
Diagnostic value of miR-199a and miR-21 in the plasma of infertile women with dysregulated AMH levels	3
Multiple pregnancy rate in patients undergoing treatment with clomifene citrate for WHO group II ovulatory disorders: a systematic review	3
Anogenital distance and anti-Müllerian hormone combined improves the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Pregnancy and birth outcomes of single versus multiple embryo transfer in gestational surrogacy arrangements: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The effects of tobacco and cannabis use on semen and endocrine parameters in infertile males	3
Genetic variants in varicocele-related male infertility: a systematic review and future directions	3
Fertility preservation decisions in young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study of health care professionals’ views and experiences	3
Management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in females	3
Fertilisation and early embryonic development of immature and rescue in vitro-matured sibling oocytes	3
Identification of long non-coding RNA biomarkers and signature scoring, with competing endogenous RNA networks- targeted drug candidates for recurrent implantation failure	3
‘How did you cope with such concerns?’: insights from a monitored online infertility peer support forum	3
The first 25 years of Human Fertility	3

Performance of ovarian response prediction index (ORPI) in predicting ovarian response and livebirth in the in-vitro fertilisation cycle using a standard stimulation with corifollitropin alpha in a Gn	3
Exploring Swedish single women’s decision to choose motherhood through medically assisted reproduction – a qualitative study	2
Lockdown	2
Human Fertility gets bigger!	2
Cumulative live birth rates among gestational surrogates in altruistic surrogacy arrangements	2
A cross-sectional study of the genital duct and renal anomalies in Egyptian cases of congenital absence of the vas deferens	2
Sexual function and quality of life in Chinese couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment: a prospective cohort study	2
In vitro effects of pentoxifylline and coenzyme Q10 on the sperm of oligoasthenoteratozoospermia patients	2
Occupational health issues experienced by UK embryologists: informing improvements in clinical reproductive science practice	2
Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) participates in the progression of implantation via the hsa_circ_0001550-miRNA-mRNA interaction network	2
Motherhood and motivations for bariatric surgery – a qualitative study	2
Editorial board members of Human Fertility 1998 to 2022	2
Gene pathway analysis of the endometrium at the start of the window of implantation in women with unexplained infertility and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: is unexplained recurrent pregnancy l	2
Exploring fertility knowledge amongst healthcare professional and lay population groups in the UK: a mixed methods study	2
The impact of emotional health on assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Sperm donors versus long-term mates: a comparison of preferences of heterosexual and lesbian women	2
Comparison of the ongoing pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilisation following tubal occlusion by microcoil placement versus laparoscopic tubal ligation for hydrosalpinges	2
2019 Impact factor	2
Impact of the duration of oestradiol treatment on live birth rate in Hormonal Replacement Therapy cycle before frozen blastocyst transfer	2
Cost-effectiveness modelling of three different hysterosalpingography diagnostic strategies in addition to standard fertility management for couples with unexplained infertility in the United Kingdom	2
Comparison of the assisted reproductive technology outcomes between conventional IVF and ICSI with donor oocytes in normozoospermic patients	2
Step-by-step decision-making process in third party assisted reproduction: a qualitative study	2
A UK-wide cross-sectional survey of practice exploring current trends in endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo replacement	2
Clinical features of isolated Fallopian tube torsion: evidence from a large series	2
Fertility preservation discussions, referral and follow-up in male-to-female and female-to-male adolescent transgender patients	2
The effect of alpha lipoic acid supplementation on sperm functions in idiopathic asthenozoospermic patients: a case-controlled study	2
Does being conceived by assisted reproductive technology influence adult quality of life?	2
Prediction of significant OHSS by ovarian reserve and ovarian response – implications for elective freeze-all strategy	2
Choosing genes without jeans: do evolutionary psychological mechanisms have an impact on thinking distortions in sperm donor preferences among heterosexual sperm recipients?	2
2020 Impact factor	1
Fertility preservation provision in the NHS: a national assessment of care policies	1
A scoping review of the information provided by fertility smartphone applications	1
Analyses of human granulosa cell vitality by fluorescence activated cell sorting after rapid cooling	1
Young men’s perceptions and attitudes towards two fertility awareness interventions and preferences for future initiatives	1
Is there a role for phosphodiesterase inhibitors in the treatment of male subfertility?	1
24 years of policy statements, guidelines, and policy and practice articles in Human Fertility	1
Oocyte yield in social, medical and donor oocyte cryopreservation cycles	1
Counselling challenges associated with donor conception and surrogacy treatments – time for debate	1
Varicoceles and other controversies	1
Elective egg freezing and male support: a qualitative study of men’s roles in women’s fertility preservation	1
Mapping intentions to adopt fertility protective behaviours: the role of couple congruence and the importance of relationship and fertility awareness	1
The effect of hyoscine-N-butylbromide on pain perception during and after hysterosalpingography in infertile women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	1
Fertility and pregnancy complications following chorioamnionitis	1
Screening by single-molecule molecular inversion probes targeted sequencing panel of candidate genes of infertility in azoospermic infertile Jordanian males	1
Fertility 2021Barriers and breakthroughs6–10th January 2021 Online	1
Swimming upstream: how theory and interdisciplinary inquiry matter for responsible, empirically robust science	1
The nexus between self-perception and behavioural responses of gestational surrogates’ risk experiences	1
Patterns of sex hormone receptor expression in stimulated endometrium from oocyte donors	1
Choosing the optimal blastocyst by morphology score versus developmental rate in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	1
Human oocyte cryopreservation: revised evidence for practice	1
Clinical pregnancy rates among anovulatory and oligoovulatory women after letrozole versus hormone replacement therapy in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	1
Mid-luteal uterine artery Doppler indices in the prediction of pregnancy outcome in nulliparous women undergoing assisted reproduction	1
Ethnic variation in the live birth rate and perinatal outcomes following frozen embryo transfer: an analysis of the HFEA database from 2000 to 2016	1
Genetic andin silicoanalysis show a role ofSMAD3on recurrent pregnancy loss	1
The use of ICSI in ART: evidence for practice	1
Response to Hasdemir et al. (2023) COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels	1
A comparison of embryo culture strategies for women of advanced age with four or fewer available D3 embryos: a single centre retrospective analysis of 556 patients	1
Response to Boulicault et al. (2022) from women in the field	1
Research funding for male reproductive health and infertility in the UK and USA [2016 – 2019]	1
Chromosomal polymorphisms in assisted reproduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Ambivalence experienced by infertile couples undergoing IVF: a qualitative study	1
Zooming in on the endometrial factor of recurrent implantation failure	1
Maternal hypothyroidism and its effect on placental histopathology in singleton live births resulting from in vitro fertilization treatment	1
Identification of miRNAs and the target genes related to male infertility and smoking using bioinformatics approaches	1
Investigation of the risk of paternal cell contamination in PGT and the necessity of intracytoplasmic sperm injection	1
Reproductive rights where conditions apply: an analysis of discriminatory practice in funding criteria against would-be parents seeking funded fertility treatment in England	1
Time to full effect, following treatment with combined oral contraceptives (cyclic versus continuous administration) in patients with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery: a prospective cohort stu	1
Association between infertility and mental health of offspring in the United States: a population based cohort study	1
Impact of maternal depression and anxiety-related disorders on live birth rate in women with recurrent pregnancy loss	1
The role of myo-inositol supplement in assisted reproductive techniques	1
The importance of the ‘family clock’: women’s lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic	1
Endometriosis screening in patients attending an IVF clinic: a proof-of-concept retrospective cohort study	1
Digital support tools for fertility patients – a narrative systematic review	1
Identification of potential key genes related to idiopathic male infertility using RNA-sequencing data: an in-silico approach	1
Time to re-evaluate the guidance on sexual infections in fertility services	1
Retrospective analysis of the endometrial preparation protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfers in women with endometrial polyps	1
Down-regulation of HLA-DRs and HLA-DPs reflects the deficiency of antigen-presenting cells in endometrium from infertile women with and without ovarian endometriosis	1
EMLA (lidocaine–prilocaine) cream for pain relief during hysterosalpingography: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials	1