Prof. Martha Dirnfeld

Research & Publications:

• Effect of local endometrial injury on pregnancy outcomes in ovum donation cycles.

  , Fertility and sterility

  Authors: Dain L, Ojha K, Bider D, Levron J, Zinchenko V, Walster S, Dirnfeld M

• Thin endometrium in donor oocyte recipients: enigma or obstacle for implantation?

  12 2013, Fertility and sterility

  Authors: Dain L, Bider D, Levron J, Zinchenko V, Westler S, Dirnfeld M

• Effects of treatment of ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate or salpingectomy in the subsequent IVF cycle.

  11 2013, Reproductive biomedicine online

  Authors: Wiser A, Gilbert A, Nahum R, Orvieto R, Haas J, Hourvitz A, Weissman A, Younes G, Dirnfeld M, Hershko A, Shulman A, Tsafrir A, Holzer H, Shalom-Paz E, Tulandi T

Advanced paternal age and reproductive outcome.

05 2012, Asian journal of andrology

Authors: Wiener-Megnazi Z, Auslender R, Dirnfeld M

[Oxidation and female reproduction: the good, the bad and what's between].

06 2011, Harefuah

Authors: Wiener-Megnazi Z, Reznick AZ, Lahav-Baratz S, Shiloh H, Koifman M, Grach B, Arnon T, Avraham L, Auslander R, Dirnfeld M

Oxidative parameters of embryo culture media may predict treatment outcome in in vitro fertilization: a novel applicable tool for improving embryo selection.

04 2011, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Wiener-Megnazi Z, Shiloh H, Avraham L, Lahav-Baratz S, Koifman M, Reznick AZ, Auslender R, Dirnfeld M

The effect of paternal age on assisted reproduction outcome.

01 2011, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Dain L, Auslander R, Dirnfeld M

Is there a place for adjuvant therapy in IVF?

07 2010, Obstetrical & gynecological survey

Authors: Segev Y, Carp H, Auslender R, Dirnfeld M

In vitro fertilisation policy in Israel and women's perspectives: the more the better?

09 2008, Reproductive health matters

Authors: Birenbaum-Carmeli D, Dirnfeld M

Safety of drugs used in assisted reproduction techniques.

08 2006, Drug safety : an international journal of medical toxicology and drug experience

Authors: Al-Shawaf T, Zosmer A, Dirnfeld M, Grudzinskas G

A multicenter study evaluating the flowcytometric-based kit for semen analysis.

06 2005, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Shai S, Roudebush W, Powers D, Dirnfeld M, Lamb DJ

Oxidative stress indices in follicular fluid as measured by the thermochemiluminescence assay correlate with outcome parameters in in vitro fertilization.

11 2004, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Wiener-Megnazi Z, Vardi L, Lissak A, Shnizer S, Reznick AZ, Ishai D, Lahav-Baratz S, Shiloh H, Koifman M, Dirnfeld M

Early embryo-endometrial signaling modulates the regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-3.

11 2004, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Lahav-Baratz S, Shiloh H, Koifman M, Kraiem Z, Wiener-Megnazi Z, Ishai D, Dirnfeld M

Decreased level of the cell cycle regulator p27 and increased level of its ubiquitin ligase Skp2 in endometrial carcinoma but not in normal secretory or in hyperstimulated endometrium.

07 2005, Molecular human reproduction

Authors: Lahav-Baratz S, Ben-Izhak O, Sabo E, Ben-Eliezer S, Lavie O, Ishai D, Ciechanover A, Dirnfeld M

ART in recurrent miscarriage: preimplantation genetic diagnosis/screening or surrogacy?

01 2005, Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Authors: Carp HJ, Dirnfeld M, Dor J, Grudzinskas JG

Oxidative stress indices in seminal plasma, as measured by the thermochemiluminescence assay, correlate with sperm parameters.

04 2004, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Lissak A, Wiener-Megnazi Z, Reznick AZ, Shnizer S, Ishai D, Grach B, Lahav-Baratz S, Shiloh H, Koifman M, Dirnfeld M

Analyzing factors affecting the success rate of frozen-thawed embryos.

07 2004, Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

Authors: Lahav-Baratz S, Koifman M, Shiloh H, Ishai D, Wiener-Megnazi Z, Dirnfeld M

A prospective randomized controlled study of the effect of short coincubation of gametes during insemination on zona pellucida thickness.

02 2004, Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Shiloh H, Bider D, Harari E, Koifman M, Lahav-Baratz S, Abramovici H

The impact of cigarette smoking on zona pellucida thickness of oocytes and embryos prior to transfer into the uterine cavity.

08 2004, Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Authors: Shiloh H, Lahav-Baratz S, Koifman M, Ishai D, Bidder D, Weiner-Meganzi Z, Dirnfeld M

Inverse relationship between Skp2 ubiquitin ligase and the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 in prostate cancer.

07 2003, The Journal of urology

Authors: Ben-Izhak O, Lahav-Baratz S, Meretyk S, Ben-Eliezer S, Sabo E, Dirnfeld M, Cohen S, Ciechanover A

Decreased expression of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases in follicular fluid from women with polycystic ovaries compared with normally ovulating patients undergoing in vitro fertilization.

04 2003, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Lahav-Baratz S, Kraiem Z, Shiloh H, Koifman M, Ishai D, Dirnfeld M

Morphometrical quantification of spermatogonial germ cells with the 57B anti-MAGE-A4 antibody in the evaluation of testicular biopsies for azoospermia.

10 2003, Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM / official publication of the Society for Applied Immunohistochemistry

Authors: Yakirevich E, Sabo E, Dirnfeld M, Sova Y, Spagnoli GC, Resnick MB

Immunosuppressive properties of follicular fluid and media conditioned by zygotes correlate with subsequent conception in in vitro fertilization.

04 2003, American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Lahat N, Daniel-Spiegel E, Wiener-Megnazi Z, Goldman S, Abramovici H, Shalev E

Impact of cryopreservation and subsequent embryo transfer on the outcome of in vitro fertilization in patients at high risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

07 2002, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Wiener-Megnazi Z, Lahav-Baratz S, Rothschild E, Abramovici H, Dirnfeld M

The value of sperm pooling and cryopreservation in patients with transient azoospermia or severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia.

03 2002, Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Authors: Lahav-Baratz S, Rothschild E, Grach B, Koifman M, Shiloh H, Ishai D, Dirnfeld M

Endometrial ablation for the postmenopausal woman.

01 2002, The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Authors: Lissak A, Lavie O, Dirnfeld M, Sharon A, Brandes-Klein O, Abramovici H

A randomized, double-blind clinical trial using fixed daily doses of 100 or 200 IU of recombinant FSH in ICSI cycles.

08 2001, Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Authors: Out HJ, David I, Ron-El R, Friedler S, Shalev E, Geslevich J, Dor J, Shulman A, Ben-Rafael Z, Fisch B, Dirnfeld M

Pure follicle-stimulating hormone as an adjuvant therapy for selected cases in male infertility during in-vitro fertilization is beneficial.

11 2000, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Katz G, Calderon I, Abramovici H, Bider D

Subsequent successful pregnancy and delivery after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in a patient with XY gonadal dysgenesisms.

02 2000, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Bider D, Abramovicia H, Calderon I, Blumenfeld Z

Shortened exposure of oocytes to spermatozoa improves in-vitro fertilization outcome: a prospective, randomized, controlled study.

11 1999, Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Bider D, Koifman M, Calderon I, Abramovici H

Cessation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-a) upon down-regulation versus conventional long GnRH-a protocol in poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization.

10 1999, Fertility and sterility

Authors: Dirnfeld M, Fruchter O, Yshai D, Lissak A, Ahdut A, Abramovici H