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Johan Smitz is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and conducts research primarily within the field of medicine, with a significant focus on reproductive medicine. Their work covers several nuanced areas such as reproductive biology and fertility, ovarian function and disorders, as well as assisted reproductive technology.

Their academic output includes 95 publications in medicine, with 40 specifically related to reproductive medicine. They also have contributions in public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and genetics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ellen Anckaert, Lan N. Vuong, Tuong M. Ho, Nazlı Akin, and Anamaria-Cristina Herta, with collaboration counts ranging from 12 to 16 joint works.

Johan Smitz publishes regularly in notable journals such as Human Reproduction, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility and Sterility, Biology of Reproduction, and Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

Among the recent papers associated with their research field are:

  • The Role of Mitochondria in Oocyte Maturation, 2021, Cells
  • In-vitro maturation of oocytes versus conventional IVF in women with infertility and a high antral follicle count: a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial, 2020, Human Reproduction
  • Live births after oocyte in vitro maturation with a prematuration step in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, 2020, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
  • Oocyte in vitro maturation: physiological basis and application to clinical practice, 2023, Fertility and Sterility
  • A fresh start for IVM: capacitating the oocyte for development using pre-IVM, 2023, Human Reproduction Update

Best Publications

  • The Istanbul consensus workshop on embryo assessment: proceedings of an expert meeting

    Başak Balaban;Daniel Brison;Gloria Calderón;James Catt

  • High Fertilization and Implantation Rates After Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

    André C. Van Steirteghem;Zsolt Nagy;Hubert Joris;Jiaen Liu

  • Istanbul consensus workshop on embryo assessment : proceedings of an expert meeting

    Basak Balaban;Daniel Brison;Gloria Calderon;James Catt

  • Ovary and ovulation: In-vitro maturation, fertilization and embryo development of immature oocytes from early preantral follicles from prepuberal mice in a simplified culture system

    R. Cortvrindt;J. Smitz;A.C. Van Steirteghem

  • Effect of ovarian stimulation with recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone, gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonists, and human chorionic gonadotropin on endometrial maturation on the day of oocyte pick-up.

    Efstratios Kolibianakis;Claire Bourgain;Carola Albano;Kaan Osmanagaoglu

  • Molecular control of oogenesis.

    Flor Sánchez;Johan Smitz

  • Ovarian stimulation with HMG: results of a prospective randomized phase III European study comparing the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)-antagonist cetrorelix and the LHRH-agonist buserelin

    Carola Albano;R.e. Felberbaum;Johan Smitz;H. Riethmüller-Winzen

  • Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

    André Van Steirteghem;Zsolt Nagy;Jiaen Liu;Hubert Joris

  • Fertility preservation in women with cancer

    Michel De Vos;Johan Smitz;Teresa K Woodruff

  • Effects of aromatase inhibition on in vitro follicle and oocyte development analyzed by early preantral mouse follicle culture.

    Y. Hu;R. Cortvrindt;J. Smitz

  • The earliest stages of folliculogenesis in vitro

    Johan E J Smitz;Rita G Cortvrindt

  • Comparison of different doses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist Cetrorelix during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

    Carola Albano;Johan Smitz;Michel Camus;Hilde Riethmüller-Winzen

  • Current achievements and future research directions in ovarian tissue culture, in vitro follicle development and transplantation: implications for fertility preservation

    Johan Smitz;Marie Madeleine Dolmans;J. Donnez;J.e. Fortune

  • Roles of KIT and KIT LIGAND in ovarian function

    Marc-Antoine Driancourt;Karine Reynaud;Rita Cortvrindt;Johan Smitz

  • The luteal phase and early pregnancy after combined GnRH-agonist/HMG treatment for superovulation in IVF or GIFT

    J. Smitz;P. Devroey;M. Camus;J. Deschacht

  • Endometrial evaluation by aspiration biopsy on the day of oocyte retrieval in the embryo transfer cycles in patients with serum progesterone rise during the follicular phase.

    Filippo Ubaldi;Claire Bourgain;Herman Tournaye;Johan Smitz

  • The Vienna consensus: report of an expert meeting on the development of ART laboratory performance indicators

    Susanna Apter;Basak Balaban;Alison Campbell;Jim Catt

  • The role of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukins in the pathogenesis of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

    Botros Rizk;Mohamed Aboulghar;Johan Smitz;Raphael Ron-El

  • Endocrine profile in serum and follicular fluid differs after ovarian stimulation with HP-hMG or recombinant FSH in IVF patients

    J. Smitz;A.N. Andersen;P. Devroey;J.-C. Arce

  • Comparison between different routes of progesterone administration as luteal phase support in infertility treatments

    Asimina Tavaniotou;Johan Smitz;Claire Bourgain;Paul Devroey

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Devroey
Paul Devroey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A. Van Steirteghem
A. Van Steirteghem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Herman Tournaye
Herman Tournaye Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jeremy G. Thompson
Jeremy G. Thompson University of Adelaide
Teresa K. Woodruff
Teresa K. Woodruff Northwestern University
Jean Louis Vincent
Jean Louis Vincent Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jacques Donnez
Jacques Donnez Université Catholique de Louvain
Klaus Diedrich
Klaus Diedrich University of Lübeck
Richard A. Anderson
Richard A. Anderson University of Edinburgh
Gavin Kelsey
Gavin Kelsey Babraham Institute

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