About the Authors

Jemma Evans

Contributed equally to this work with: Jemma Evans, Natalie J. Hannan

jemma.evans@princehenrys.org

Affiliation Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Natalie J. Hannan

Contributed equally to this work with: Jemma Evans, Natalie J. Hannan

Affiliations Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cassandra Hincks

Affiliation Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Luk J. F. Rombauts

Affiliations Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Monash IVF, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lois A. Salamonsen

Affiliation Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: J.E, N.J.H., and C.H. have nothing to declare. L.R. and L.A.S. have received research grants for this research. The other authors have the following interests. Monash IVF, though its research foundation, contributed funding for the study and L.R is a shareholder and company board member. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials as detailed in the online guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JE NJH LJFR LAS. Performed the experiments: JE NJH CH. Analyzed the data: JE NJH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LJFR LAS. Wrote the paper: JE NJH. Provided intellectual input and edited the manuscript: LJFR LAS.