REFERENCES - IVFSTRAT

Research, Publications & Academic Contributions

28+ years of scholarship spanning clinical embryology, ART laboratory science, cryobiology, and emerging reproductive technologies — published across leading peer-reviewed journals worldwide.

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Speaking at the Academy of Clinical Embryologists Annual meeting, Pune, 2024

Presenting at Scientists in Reproductive Technology (SIRT) annual meeting Australia 2023

Post Doctoral Fellow and Training faculty at Reproductive Research Centre, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA

Leadership Roles & Professional Engagements

Fertility Associates

Director- Research & Innovation (C-Suite)

I3 – The International IVF Initiative

Awesome IVF's Quality Meeting: Part Two

Academy of Clinical Embryologists

Leadership & Scientific committee Chair

Aspire Embryology Certification

Course Faculty

Research Publications & Academic Contributions

Georgia Louise Rhodes; Alex Varghese; Ashleigh Storr; Robin Willink; Katharina Robichon; Melanie Reid; Aaron Stevens

Predicting Live Birth after First Embryo Transfer: Development and Geographic Validation in New Zealand 2026

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2026 (In communication)

A Varghese, S Savage, W Li, J Peek, D Davydova, N Knowlton

Are new machine learning (ML) models worth it: Equivalence of iDA, KIDscore, and Gardner Scoring in Predicting IVF Pregnancy 2024

Human Reproduction, Volume 39, Issue Supplement_1, July 2024, deae108.545

Daria Davydova, Dean E. Morbeck, Laura Sarcich, Alex C. Varghese

Impact of low lactate embryo culture medium on live birth and perinatal outcome 2023

Fertility and Sterility Vol. 120 Issue 4 Supplement e112–e113, October 2023

Maria Teresita W. Lao, Rashid Jabbar, Essam S.N. Michael, Alex C. Varghese

In vitro maturation, blastocyst development and clinical outcome of human metaphase-i oocytes retrieved from stimulated ICSI cycles

Fertility and Sterility 2021 Vol. 116 Issue 3 Supplement e146

S. Jindal, Esteves S, Hreinsson J, Varghese AC

Survey of IVF lab professionals from the North American IVF Clinics

Fertility and Sterility, 2021 Volume 116, Issue 3, e374

Raiza Ashraf, Dhannya Binoy, Sreesha Viswam, Alex C. Varghese, Noushin Abdul Majiyd, Mohamed Ashraf

Does culture media pH vary in a defined carbon dioxide setting within different benchtop incubator models

Fertility and Sterility 2021 Vol. 116 Issue 3 Supplement e132–e133

Maria Teresita Lao, Essam Michael, Alex C Varghese

Does continuous embryo culture with single step media in a time lapse incubator improve IVF outcome compared to conventional culture with sequential media and a bench top incubator in different age groups?

CFAS Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Sept 2019

Maria Teresita Lao, Rajput Isha, Essam Michael, Alex C Varghese, Kanna Jayaprakasan

Effect of Variation in Laboratory and Clinical Practices During the Last Decade on IVF Outcome

Fertility and Sterility Volume 112, Issue 3, Supplement September 2019 Page e180

Raiza Ashraf, Aswathy Shanavas, Alex C. Varghese, Sankalp Singh, Noushin Abdul Majiyd

IVF outcome in women with entire cohort of oocytes with coarse granulation in perivitelline space

Fertility and Sterility Volume 112, Issue 3, Supplement September 2019 Page e177

Alex C. Varghese, Maria Teresita Lao, Nnenna Maduabum, Essam S.N. Michael, Kanna Jayaprakasan

Does culturing embryos in the time lapse incubator improve the embryo quality and pregnancy outcome during IVF/ICSI treatment?

Fertility and Sterility, Volume 114, Issue 3, Supplement, 2020, Pages e556–e557

Dobson S, Lao MT, Michael E, Varghese AC, Jayaprakasan K

Can transfer of a poor quality embryo along with a top quality embryo influence outcome during fresh and frozen IVF cycles

Fertil Steril. 2018 Sep;110(4):655-660

Rocio M Rivera, Nicolas Garrido, Marcos Messeguer, Alex C Varghese

OMICS — current and future perspectives in reproductive medicine and technology

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences 7,2, April–June, 2014

Dhannya Binoy, Archana Lingampally and Alex C Varghese

Risks and complications of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in male infertility [E-learning Module]

BJUI Knowledge — doi.org/10.18591/BJUIK.0530

Makker K, Varghese AC, Murandi R, Desai N and Agarwal A (2009)

Cell phone usage — Modern man’s nemesis

RBM Online, 18, 148-157

Alex C Varghese, Stephen du Plessis, Tomasso Falcone, Ashok Agarwal (2008)

Cryopreservation of ovarian tissues and in vitro follicle culture: challenges for fertility preservation

Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology, 6, 47

Alex C Varghese, Peter Nagy and Agarwal A (2009)

Current trends, biological foundations and future prospects of human oocyte and embryo cryopreservation

RBM Online 19(1) 126-40

Agarwal A, Desai N, Makker K, Varghese A and Murandi R (2008)

Effect of cell phone radiation on sperm function, ROS and DNA integrity: an in vitro study

Fertility and Sterility — doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.022

Varghese AC, Amir Arsalan and Agarwal A (2009)

An update on developments and future prospects of ICSI

Arch Med Sci 2009; 5, 1A: S109–S114

Dyutiman Mukhopadhyay, Parag Nandi, Alex C. Varghese, Rohit Gutgutia, Samir Banerjee, Asok K. Bhattacharyya (2008)

The in-vitro effect of benzo-a-pyrene on human sperm hyperactivation and acrosome reaction

Fertility & Sterility — doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.031

Kathelene O’Brian, Varghese AC, Agarwal A (2010)

Advances in genetics of male infertility

Fertility & Sterility, Jan, (93)3; 1-12

Varghese AC, Kim Ly, Corbin C, Mendiola J and Agarwal A (2010)

Oocyte development competence and embryo development: Impact of lifestyle and environment and risk factors

RBM Online 22(5) 410-420 — doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.11.009