Professor -Med Center Line
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of OB/GYN

300 Pasteur Drive, HH-333
Stanford, CA 94305-5317
Tel: 650-498-7317

Research Interests

Infertility

Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Microsurgery and Endoscopic Surgery

Publications

1. Henne MB, Milki AA, Westphal LM "Monochorionic triplet gestation after in vitro fertilization using donor oocytes: case report and review." Fertil Steril 2005; 83: 3: 742-8:

2. Rao AK, Chitkara U, Milki AA "Subclavian vein thrombosis following IVF and ovarian hyperstimulation and IVF: a case report." Hum Reprod 2005;

3. Nezhat C, Littman ED, Lathi RB, Berker B, Westphal LM, Giudice LC, Milki AA "The dilemma of endometriosis: is consensus possible with an enigma?" Fertil Steril 2005; 84: 6: 1587-8:

4. Littman E, Giudice L, Lathi R, Berker B, Milki A, Nezhat C "Role of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis in patients with failed in vitro fertilization cycles." Fertil Steril 2005; 84: 6: 1574-8:

5. Aziz N, Lenzi TA, Milki AA "Severe intrauterine growth restriction associated with the development of a submucosal leiomyoma during pregnancy: a case report." J Reprod Med 2005; 50: 7: 553-6:

6. Hinckley MD, Milki AA "1000 office-based hysteroscopies prior to in vitro fertilization: feasibility and findings." JSLS 2004 Apr-Jun; 8: 2: 103-7:

7. Quintero RB, Sharara FI, Milki AA "Successful pregnancies in the setting of exaggerated endometrial thickness." Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 1: 215-7:

8. Henne MB, Milki AA "Uterine position at real embryo transfer compared with mock embryo transfer." Hum Reprod 2004; 19: 3: 570-2:

9. Lathi RB, Milki AA "Rate of aneuploidy in miscarriages following in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection." Fertil Steril 2004; 81: 5: 1270-2:

10. Jun SH, Milki AA "Assisted hatching is associated with a higher ectopic pregnancy rate." Fertil Steril 2004; 81: 6: 1701-3:

11. Milki AA, Hinckley MD, Westphal LM, Behr B "Elective single blastocyst transfer." Fertil Steril 2004; 81: 6: 1697-8:

12. Jensen JR, Walker JH, Milki AA, Westphal L, Behr B "The effect of a two-hour, room temperature incubation of human spermatozoa in TEST-yolk buffer on the rate of fertilization in vitro." J Assist Reprod Genet 2004; 21: 5: 169-73:

13. Dasig D, Lyon J, Behr B, Milki AA "Monozygotic twin birth after the transfer of a cleavage stage embryo resulting from a single pronucleated oocyte." J Assist Reprod Genet 2004; 21: 12: 427-9:

14. Behr B, Milki AA "Visualization of atypical hatching of a human blastocyst in vitro forming two identical embryos." Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 6: 1502-3:

15. Hinckley MD, Milki AA "Rapid reaccumulation of hydrometra after drainage at embryo transfer in patients with hydrosalpinx." Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 5: 1268-71:

16. Milki AA, Jun SH "Ectopic pregnancy rates with day 3 versus day 5 embryo transfer: a retrospective analysis." BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2003; 3: 1: 7:

17. Hinckley MD, Milki AA "Management of uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. A case report." J Reprod Med 2003; 48: 8: 649-51:

18. Milki AA, Jun SH, Hinckley MD, Westphal LW, Giudice LC, Behr B "Comparison of the sex ratio with blastocyst transfer and cleavage stage transfer." J Assist Reprod Genet 2003; 20: 8: 323-6:

19. Hinckley MD, Milki AA "Percutaneous oocyte retrieval from an inguinal ovary." Fertil Steril 2003; 80: 2: 445-6:

20. Littman ED, Rydfors J, Milki AA "Exercise-induced ovarian torsion in the cycle following gonadotrophin therapy: case report." Hum Reprod 2003; 18: 8: 1641-2:

21. Littman ED, Milki AA "The combination of urinary and recombinant HCG improves outcome in patients with decreased oocyte/follicle ratio in previous cycles." Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2003; 109: 1: 60-2:

22. Westphal LM, Rosencrantz M, Behr B, Milki AA "Significance of one pronucleus before fertilization." Fertil Steril 2003; 79: 4: 1031-3:

23. Westphal LM, Hinckley MD, Behr B, Milki AA "Effect of ICSI on subsequent blastocyst development and pregnancy rates." J Assist Reprod Genet 2003; 20: 3: 113-6:

24. Mooney SB, Milki AA "Effect of hysteroscopy performed in the cycle preceding controlled ovarian hyperstimulation on the outcome of in vitro fertilization." Fertil Steril 2003; 79: 3: 637-8:

25. Milki AA, Jun SH, Hinckley MD, Behr B, Giudice LC, Westphal LM "Incidence of monozygotic twinning with blastocyst transfer compared to cleavage-stage transfer." Fertil Steril 2003; 79: 3: 503-6:

26. Jacobson MT, Oesterling S, Milki A, Nezhat C "Laparoscopic control of a leaking inferior mesenteric vessel secondary to trocar injury." JSLS 2002 Oct-Dec; 6: 4: 389-91:

27. Lathi RB, Milki AA "Tissue sampling technique affects accuracy of karyotype from missed abortions." J Assist Reprod Genet 2002; 19: 11: 536-8:

28. Behr B, Gebhardt J, Lyon J, Milki AA "Factors relating to a successful cryopreserved blastocyst transfer program." Fertil Steril 2002; 77: 4: 697-9:

29. Milki AA, Hinckley MD, Gebhardt J, Dasig D, Westphal LM, Behr B "Accuracy of day 3 criteria for selecting the best embryos." Fertil Steril 2002; 77: 6: 1191-5:

30. Milki AA, Hinckley MD, Behr B "Comparison of blastocyst transfer to day 3 transfer with assisted hatching in the older patient." Fertil Steril 2002; 78: 6: 1244-7:

31. Tazuke SI, Milki AA "Endometrioma of uterine serosa in a woman with mosaic Turner's syndrome receiving hormone replacement therapy: case report." Hum Reprod 2002; 17: 11: 2977-80:

32. Lathi RB, Milki AA "Recombinant gonadotropins." Curr Womens Health Rep 2001; 1: 2: 157-63:

33. Milki AA, Hinckley MD, Grumet FC, Chitkara U "Concurrent IVF and spontaneous conception resulting in a quadruplet pregnancy." Hum Reprod 2001; 16: 11: 2324-6:

34. Krüssel JS, Behr B, Milki AA, Hirchenhain J, Wen Y, Bielfeld P, Lake Polan M "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA splice variants are differentially expressed in human blastocysts." Mol Hum Reprod 2001; 7: 1: 57-63:

35. Milki AA, Mooney SB "Failure to recover oocytes during IVF: case reports and suggestions for management." J Assist Reprod Genet 2001; 18: 6: 352-3:

36. Krüssel J, Behr B, Hirchenhain J, Wen Y, Milki AA, Cupisti S, Bielfeld P, Polan ML "Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA in human preimplantation embryos derived from tripronuclear zygotes." Fertil Steril 2000; 74: 6: 1220-6:

37. Behr B, Fisch JD, Racowsky C, Miller K, Pool TB, Milki AA "Blastocyst-ET and monozygotic twinning." J Assist Reprod Genet 2000; 17: 6: 349-51:

38. Milki AA, Hinckley MD, Fisch JD, Dasig D, Behr B "Comparison of blastocyst transfer with day 3 embryo transfer in similar patient populations." Fertil Steril 2000; 73: 1: 126-9:

39. Milki AA, Fisch JD, Behr B "Two-blastocyst transfer has similar pregnancy rates and a decreased multiple gestation rate compared with three-blastocyst transfer." Fertil Steril 1999; 72: 2: 225-8:

40. Fisch JD, Milki AA "Aspiration of a single dominant follicle leads to improved cohort development and pregnancy in a patient with poor response to in vitro fertilization treatment." Fertil Steril 1999; 71: 6: 1147-8:

41. Fisch JD, Milki AA, Behr B "Sibling embryo blastocyst development correlates with the in vitro fertilization day 3 embryo transfer pregnancy rate in patients under age 40." Fertil Steril 1999; 71: 4: 750-2:

42. Behr B, Pool TB, Milki AA, Moore D, Gebhardt J, Dasig D "Preliminary clinical experience with human blastocyst development in vitro without co-culture." Hum Reprod 1999; 14: 2: 454-7:

43. Milki AA, Tazuke SI "Comparison of carbon dioxide and air pneumoperitoneum for gamete intrafallopian transfer under conscious sedation and local anesthesia." Fertil Steril 1998; 69: 3: 552-4:

44. Milki AA, Fisch JD "Vaginal ultrasound probe cover leakage: implications for patient care." Fertil Steril 1998; 69: 3: 409-11:

45. Milki A, Jacobson DH "Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube. A case report." J Reprod Med 1998; 43: 9: 836-8:

46. Milki AA, Tazuke SI "Office laparoscopy under local anesthesia for gamete intrafallopian transfer: technique and tolerance." Fertil Steril 1997; 68: 1: 128-32:

47. Simón C, Frances A, Piquette G, Hendrickson M, Milki A, Polan ML "Interleukin-1 system in the materno-trophoblast unit in human implantation: immunohistochemical evidence for autocrine/paracrine function." J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994; 78: 4: 847-54:

48. Piquette GN, Crabtree ME, el-Danasouri I, Milki A, Polan ML "Regulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and -2 messenger ribonucleic acid levels in human cumulus and granulosa-luteal cells." J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1993; 76: 2: 518-23:

49. el-Danasouri I, Milki A, Gebhardt J, Louie D, Westphal L "Fluorescence staining of nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid allows for accurate assessment of the hamster egg penetration assay." Fertil Steril 1993; 59: 2: 470-2:

50. Milki AA, Hardy RI, el Danasouri I, Giudice LC, Lamb EJ "Local anesthesia with conscious sedation for laparoscopic intrafallopian transfer." Fertil Steril 1992; 58: 6: 1240-2:

51. el Danasouri I, Milki A "A new cervical introducer for embryo transfer with soft open-end catheters." Fertil Steril 1992; 57: 4: 939-41:

52. Giudice LC, Milki AA, Milkowski DA, el Danasouri I "Human granulosa contain messenger ribonucleic acids encoding insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) and secrete IGFBPs in culture." Fertil Steril 1991; 56: 3: 475-80:

53. Lamb EJ, Polansky F, Milki A, Giudice LC, Friedler S, Wu T, Shen E, Turner K, Ho L "Clinical results of Stanford University's in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer program." J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf 1987; 4: 3: 188-9: