About the Authors

Kenan Omurtag

omurtagk@wudosis.wustl.edu

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Amber Cooper

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Arnold Bullock

Affiliation Department of Urology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Cathy Naughton

Affiliation Metropolitan Urological Specialists, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Valerie Ratts

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Randall Odem

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Susan E. Lanzendorf

† Deceased.

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KO SL. Performed the experiments: KO AC AB CN VR RO SL. Analyzed the data: KO SL AC. Wrote the paper: KO AC AB CN SL.