Basim Abu Rafea, Western University

Research

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Latest papers

Good practice with fluid management in operative hysteroscopy.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
Optimal follicle size for human chorionic gonadotropin trigger in mono-follicular growth during letrozole-induced intrauterine insemination cycles: findings from a large retrospective study.
Fertility and sterility · 2025
Evaluating Autophagy in Preimplantation Embryos.
Autophagy reports · 2022

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Fit-for-Fertility: A Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Reproductive and Gestational Outcomes of Women with Obesity and Infertility; A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Detection of microRNAs in the conditioned culture medium as a non-invasive "miR-print" of human preimplantation embryo competence
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$719,100
Understanding and Treating Obesity Related loss of Embryo Developmental Competence
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$715,276

All 3 grants and awards

36 publications.

01

Good practice with fluid management in operative hysteroscopy.

Vilos GA, Vilos AG, Abu-Rafea B, Ternamian A, Laberge P, Munro MG

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2025

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15860 PMID: 39171580

02

Optimal follicle size for human chorionic gonadotropin trigger in mono-follicular growth during letrozole-induced intrauterine insemination cycles: findings from a large retrospective study.

Cameron K, Abu-Rafea B, Vilos A, Hollett-Caines J, Rebel M, Van Oirschot M, Mourad A

Fertility and sterility2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.03.010 PMID: 40113125

03

Evaluating Autophagy in Preimplantation Embryos.

Leung ZCL, Hunter HLM, Abu Rafea B, Watson AJ, Betts DH

Autophagy reports2022

DOI: 10.1080/27694127.2022.2101335 PMID: 40396045

04

Free fatty acid treatment of mouse preimplantation embryos demonstrates contrasting effects of palmitic acid and oleic acid on autophagy.

Leung ZCL, Abu Rafea B, Watson AJ, Betts DH

American journal of physiology. Cell physiology2022

DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00414.2021 PMID: 35319901

05

Bowel injury in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery; 19 medicolegal cases.

Vilos GA, Vilos AG, Abu-Rafea B, Jacob G, Oraif A, Edris F, Ternamian A

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.12.026 PMID: 34974932

06

In vitro fertilization cycles stimulated with follitropin delta result in similar embryo development and quality when compared with cycles stimulated with follitropin alfa or follitropin beta.

Haakman O, Liang T, Murray K, Vilos A, Vilos G, Bates C, Watson AJ, Miller MR, Abu-Rafea B

F&S reports2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2020.12.002 PMID: 34223270

07

Histopathology and Clinical Outcomes of 151 Women with Postmenopausal Bleeding Treated with Resectoscopic Surgery.

Vilos GA, AlJasser R, Vilos AG, Oraif A, Abduljabar H, Abu-Rafea B

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.06.004 PMID: 31202823

08

Impact of class III obesity on outcomes and complications of transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte pickup.

Liang T, Ruetz K, Haakman O, Vilos A, Vilos G, Abu-Rafea B

F&S reports2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2020.08.009 PMID: 34223255

09

Author's Reply.

Vilos GA, Vilos AG, Abu-Rafea B

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.06.008 PMID: 32535012

10

Uterine aquaporin expression is dynamically regulated by estradiol and progesterone and ovarian stimulation disrupts embryo implantation without affecting luminal closure.

de Oliveira V, Schaefer J, Abu-Rafea B, Vilos GA, Vilos AG, Bhattacharya M, Radovick S, Babwah AV

Molecular human reproduction2020

DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaaa007 PMID: 31977023

Fit-for-Fertility: A Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Reproductive and Gestational Outcomes of Women with Obesity and Infertility; A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice

Keywords: Fertility; Intervention; Lifestyle; Multicenter; Obesity; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Pregnancy; Randomized Controlled Trial; Weight Management; Women

$100,000

Detection of microRNAs in the conditioned culture medium as a non-invasive "miR-print" of human preimplantation embryo competence

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Betts, Dean H

Keywords: Aneuploidy; Developmental Competence; Extracellular Vesicles (Evs); Microrna; Non-Invasive Markers; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Pregnancy; Preimplantation Human Embryos; Synthetic Embryos ("Blastoids"); Trophoblast Stem Cells

$719,100

Understanding and Treating Obesity Related loss of Embryo Developmental Competence

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Watson, Andrew J

Keywords: Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Blastocyst; Embryonic Stress Pathways; Free Fatty Acids; Gene Expression; Obesity; Obstetrics And Gynaecology; Pregnancy; Preimplantation Development; Reproductive Biology

$715,276

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Medicine

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