Vittorio Agrifoglio

STUDY QUESTION: How do the three most widely accessible large language models perform in terms of accuracy, consistency, and reliability when answering clinically relevant questions derived from the 2022 ESHRE guideline on endometriosis? S…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether junctional zone (JZ) adenomyosis adversely affects assisted reproductive technologies (ART) outcomes in infertile women undergoing their first single embryo transfer (SET) using donor oocytes. METHODS: This r…

This systematic review and meta-analysis (CRD42024588171) compared the effectiveness of surgery followed by IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) with direct IVF/ICSI (i.e. without previous surgery) on the reproductive outcomes of…

BACKGROUND: Poor ovarian response (POR) complicates a substantial proportion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles, frequently causing cycle cancellation and suboptimal reproductive outcomes. Conventional follicular-phase ovarian stimulati…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and quantify the impact of adenomyosis on maternal, neonatal, and obstetric outcomes. DATA SOURCES: A comprehensive, unrestricted search was conducted in MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, Literatura Latino-Americ…

PURPOSE: Despite various stimulation protocols and adjuvant treatments, optimizing the reproductive success of women with poor ovarian response (POR) undergoing assisted reproduction techniques (ART) remains a challenge. The aim was to eval…

BACKGROUND: To date, there are no clear guidelines available on the treatment of adenomyosis-associated pelvic pain (AAPP); however, numerous hormonal treatments (HTs) are currently being used off-label. We conducted a systematic review and…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease that affects mainly women of reproductive age. It is unclear whether each form of pelvic endometriosis is an independent entity and whether a spatial relationship between all three endome…

BACKGROUND: Embryo implantation and early survival in a synchronized, receptive endometrium are critical for establishing a successful pregnancy, but uterine pathologies can present challenges to reproductive success by significantly impact…

OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse health outcomes on individuals and communities. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated the admission rates in a tertiary-level hospital during the first wave of the pandemic (March 22, 2020 …