Dr. Le Minh Tam graduated with his medical degree from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Hue, Vietnam, and has been working in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2001. He earned his master's degree in OB/GYN at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy between 2002 and 2004. He was awarded a DAAD (German Academy of Exchange Service) long-term fellowship for joining the University of Freiburg's Ph.D. program in OB/GYN from 2006 to 2009. Since 2001, he has served as a University Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Center for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (HUECREI), Vice Chairman of the Department of OBGYN, executive committee member of the Vietnam Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (VAGO), general secretary of the Vietnamese Journal of OB/GYN, and vice president of the Vietnam Society for Sexual Medicine (VSSM).
Dr. Tam received training in reproductive medicine at a variety of institutions, including Shady Groove Fertility in Maryland (2014), the University Hospital Tartu in Estonia (2013), the PREG center in Greenville, South Carolina, and Memphis, Tennessee, the United States of America (2012), the OBGYN program at the University of Tsukuba in Japan (2011), the Freiburg Women's Hospital in Freiburg (2006-2009), the University Hospital of Guangzhou in China (2006), and a one-year IVF training course in 2003
Dr. Tam has over 100 publications in Vietnamese journals (first or corresponding author > 75%), 45 international publications, and 20 conference presentations.
His primary research interests include the following:
1. Gynecologic endocrinology disorders and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in infertility.
2. Male infertility and sperm quality: sperm freeze techniques, DNA sperm fragmentation
3. Assisted reproductive techniques and embryo culture.
4. Gynecologic Infection, including Human Papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions
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7. Tam Le M, Nguyen Nguyen D, Bach Nguyen H, Quynh Tram Ngo V, Quoc Huy Nguyen V. Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium detection and sperm quality: A cross-sectional study in Vietnam. International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM). 2022:185-194. doi: 10.18502/ijrm.v20i3.10710
8. Hoang-Thi A, Dang-Thi A, Phan-Van S, et al. The Impact of High Ambient Temperature on Human Sperm Parameters: A Meta-Analysis. Iranian Journal of Public Health. 2022. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v51i4.9232
9. Nguyen HTT, Dang HNT, Nguyen TTT, et al. Correlations between abnormalities of morphological details and DNA fragmentation in human sperm. Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine. 2022;49(1):40-48. doi: 10.5653/cerm.2021.04777
10. Le MT, Tran MT, Nguyen TNT, Tran DT, Truong QV, Huy Vu Nguyen Q. Characteristics of maternal cardiac disease and pregnancy outcomes: results from a 4-year observational cohort survey in Central Vietnam. Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2022;49(1):1. doi: 10.31083/j.ceog4901013
11. Lam T, Nguyen D, Le QT, et al. Combined Gap-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Improve α- and β-Thalassemia Carrier Screening in Pregnant Women in Vietnam. Hemoglobin. 2022;46(4):233-239. doi: 10.1080/03630269.2022.2096461
12. Nguyen ATC, Le Nguyen NT, Hoang TTA, et al. Aerobic vaginitis in the third trimester and its impact on pregnancy outcomes. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022;22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04761-5
13. Le MT, Dang HNT, Nguyen TV, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen QHV, Cao NT. Effects of sperm preparation techniques on sperm survivability and DNA fragmentation. Journal of International Medical Research. 2022;50(5):030006052210974. doi: 10.1177/03000605221097492
14. Nguyen-Thanh T, Dang-Van P, Dang- Ngoc P, Kim W, Le-Minh T, Nguyen-Vu Q. Chronic scrotal heat stress causes testicular interstitial inflammation and fibrosis: An experimental study in mice. International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM). 2022:569-580. doi: 10.18502/ijrm.v20i7.11559
15. Lam Huong L, Thi Phuong Dung N, Hoang Lam V, Tran Thao Nguyen N, Minh Tam L, Vu Quoc Huy N. The Optimal Cut-Off Point of the Andex Model for the Prediction of the Ovarian Cancer Risk. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2022;23(8):2713-2718. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.8.2713
16. Le MT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TV, Dang HNT, Nguyen QHV. Blastocyst transfer after extended culture of cryopreserved cleavage embryos improves in vitro fertilization cycle outcomes. Cryobiology. 2021;100:26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2021.04.003
17. Le MT, Nguyen HTT, Dang HNT, Nguyen TTT, Van Nguyen T, Nguyen QHV. Impact of metabolic syndrome on the viability of human spermatozoa: a cross-sectional descriptive study in men from infertile couples. Basic and Clinical Andrology. 2021;31(1). doi: 10.1186/s12610-021-00142-8
18. Le, N. S. V., Le, M. T., Nguyen, N. D., Tran, N. Q. T., Nguyen, Q. H. V., & Cao, T. N. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Study on Potential Ovarian Volume and Related Factors in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome from Infertile Couples. In International Journal of Women’s Health: Vol. Volume 13 (pp. 793–801) doi: 10.2147/ijwh.s329082
19. Nguyen, Q. H. V., Le, H. N., Ton Nu, V. A., Nguyen, N. D., & Le, M. T. (2021). Lower genital tract infections in preterm premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor: a case-control study from Vietnam. In The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (Vol. 15, Issue 06, pp. 805–811). Journal of Infection in Developing Countrie doi: 10.3855/jidc.13244
20. Nguyen Thanh T, Nguyen Tran BS, Hoang Thi AP, et al. HER2Ile655Val Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Associated with Early-Onset Breast Cancer Susceptibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2021;22(1):11-18. doi: 10.31557/apjcp.2021.22.1.11
21. Le MT, Nguyen TV, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen HTT, Le DD, Nguyen VQH. Predictive Significance of Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing in Early Pregnancy Loss in Infertile Couples Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Research and Reports in Urology. 2021;Volume 13:313-323. doi: 10.2147/rru.s315300
22. . Uterine torsion in a 25-week pregnant female with congenital uterine didelphys and intraoperative complication of uterine atony: a report of a rare clinical case. Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021;48(1):185. doi: 10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2230
23. Tran DT, Vo VK, Le MT, Chuang L, Nguyen VQH. Copenhagen Index versus ROMA in preoperative ovarian malignancy risk stratification: Result from the first Vietnamese prospective cohort study. Gynecologic Oncology. 2021;162(1):113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.05.001
24. Ho TTH, Truong QV, Nguyen TKA, Le MT, Nguyen VQH. Antenatal dexamethasone use and respiratory distress in late preterm infants: results from first Vietnamese matched cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2021;21(1). doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04019-6
25. Hoang QH, Ho HS, Do HT, Nguyen TV, Nguyen HP, Le MT. Therapeutic effect of prolonged testosterone pretreatment in women with poor ovarian response: A randomized control trial. Reproductive Medicine and Biology. 2021;20(3):305-312. doi: 10.1002/rmb2.12383
26. Le MT, Tran NQT, Nguyen ND, Nguyen QHV. The Prevalence and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Men from Infertile Couples and Its Relation on Semen Analysis. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 2021;Volume 14:1453-1463. doi: 10.2147/dmso.s302575
27. Ho TTT, Le MT, Truong QV, Nguyen VQH, Cao NT. Validation of the Vietnamese Translation Version of the Female Sexual Function Index in Infertile Patients. Sexual Medicine. 2020;8(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.09.004
29. Ho TTT, Le MT, Truong QV, Nguyen VQH, Cao NT. Psychological Burden in Couples with Infertility and Its Association with Sexual Dysfunction. Sexuality and Disability. 2020;38(1):123-133. doi: 10.1007/s11195-019-09612-4
30. Thanh TN, Van PD, Cong TD, Minh TL, Vu QHN. Assessment of testis histopathological changes and spermatogenesis in male mice exposed to chronic scrotal heat stress. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology. 2020;8(3):174-180. doi: 10.31893/jabb.20023
31. Le MT, Nguyen DN, Tam Nguyen TT, et al. Should Scrotal Color Doppler Ultrasound Be Routinely Indicated in Fertility Evaluation of Non-Azoospermic Men?. Current Urology. 2020;14(4):211-218. doi: 10.1159/000499236
32. Le MT, Nguyen DN, Le DD, Tran NQT. Impact of body mass index and metabolic syndrome on sperm DNA fragmentation in males from infertile couples: A cross-sectional study from Vietnam. Metabolism Open. 2020;7:100054. doi: 10.1016/j.metop.2020.100054
33. Le MT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen DN, Tran TNQ, Nguyen VQH. Endocrine Tests and/or Testicular Volume are Not Predictive of Successful Sperm Retrieval by Conventional Multiple Testicular Sperm Extraction in Nonobstructive Azoospermia. Fertility & Reproduction. 2020;02(04):160-167. doi: 10.1142/S266131822050019X
34. Le MT, Le VNS, Le DD, Nguyen VQH, Chen C, Cao NT. Exploration of the role of anti-Mullerian hormone and LH/FSH ratio in diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Endocrinology. 2019;90(4):579-585. doi: 10.1111/cen.13934
35. Le MT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TT, et al. Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa by vitrification versus conventional rapid freezing: Effects on motility, viability, morphology and cellular defects. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2019;234:14-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.01.001
36. Le MT, Nguyen DN, Zolton J, et al. GnRH Agonist versus hCG Trigger in Ovulation Induction with Intrauterine Insemination: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2019;2019:1-6. doi: 10.1155/2019/2487067
37. Tam Le M, Van Nguyen T, Thanh Nguyen T, et al. Does polycystic ovary syndrome affect morphokinetics or abnormalities in early embryonic development?. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X. 2019;3:100045. doi: 10.1016/j.eurox.2019.100045
38. Le MT, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen TT, et al. Does conventional freezing affect sperm DNA fragmentation?. Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine. 2019;46(2):67-75. doi: 10.5653/cerm.2019.46.2.67
39. Ho TTT, Le MT, Truong QV, Nguyen VQH, Cao NT. Premature Ejaculation and Erectile Dysfunction in Male Partners of Infertile Couples: Prevalence and Correlation. Fertility & Reproduction. 2019;01(03):126-130. doi: 10.1142/S2661318219500129
40. Cao NT, Le MT, Nguyen VQH, et al. Defining polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype in Vietnamese women. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 2019;45(11):2209-2219. doi: 10.1111/jog.14097
41. Le MT, Nguyen TLN, Le DD, et al. Is genital tract infection related to tubal diseases in infertile Vietnamese women?. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2019;13(10):906-913. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11632
42. Quoc Huy NV, Phuc An LS, Phuong LS, Tam LM. Pelvic Floor and Sexual Dysfunction After Vaginal Birth With Episiotomy in Vietnamese Women. Sexual Medicine. 2019;7(4):514-521. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.09.002
43. Le MT, Nguyen TAT, Nguyen HTT, et al. Does sperm DNA fragmentation correlate with semen parameters?. Reproductive Medicine and Biology. 2019;18(4):390-396. doi: 10.1002/rmb2.12297
44. Le M, Nguyen V, Nguyen T, et al. Prolonged post-thaw culture of embryos does not improve outcomes of frozen human embryo transfer cycles: A prospective randomized study. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction. 2019;8(6):260. doi: 10.4103/2305-0500.270103
45. Le TM, Nguyen LH, Phan NL, et al. Maternal serum uric acid concentration and pregnancy outcomes in women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2018;144(1):21-26. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12697
46. Le MT, Nguyen VQH, Truong QV, Le DD, Le VNS, Cao NT. Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Syndrome among Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study from Central Vietnam. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018;33(4):447. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2018.33.4.447
47. Nguyen VQH, Ngo VQT, Le MT, et al. Community-based prevalence versus hospital-based incidence of genital Human Papillomavirus infection in Central Vietnam. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2018;12(07):568-572. doi: 10.3855/jidc.10297
48. Le MT, Nguyen TTA, Nguyen TTT, et al. Thinning and drilling laser-assisted hatching in thawed embryo transfer: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine. 2018;45(3):129-134. doi: 10.5653/cerm.2018.45.3.129
49. Huy NVQ, Tam LM, Tram NVQ, et al. The value of visual inspection with acetic acid and Pap smear in cervical cancer screening program in low resource settings – A population-based study. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2018;24:18-20. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.02.004
50. Huy NVQ, Van Khoa V, Tam LM, et al. Standard and optimal cut-off values of serum ca-125, HE4 and ROMA in preoperative prediction of ovarian cancer in Vietnam. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2018;25:110-114. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.07.002
51. Beikert FC, Le MT, Koeninger A, Technau K, Clad A. Recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis: focus on the vulva. Mycoses. 2011;54(6):e807-e810. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02030.x