Panagiotis Drakopoulos

Both chronic endometritis and endometriosis are common entities in infertile patients. The association and the co-existence of these two entities are poorly evaluated. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the a…

Both chronic endometritis and endometriosis are common entities in infertile patients. The association and the co-existence of these two entities are poorly evaluated. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the a…

The study investigates whether a 3-day pretreatment course with a GnRH antagonist in the early follicular phase has an impact on the number of retrieved COCs in a GnRH antagonist stimulation protocol. This is a retrospective single center c…

A high ovarian response to conventional ovarian stimulation (OS) is characterized by an increased number of follicles and/or oocytes compared with a normal response (10-15 oocytes retrieved). According to current definitions, a high respons…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between steroid receptor expression and pain symptoms in endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional SETTING: University Hospital PATIENT(S): Women with endometriosis (N = 92). INTERVENTION(S): Tissue s…

Since the introduction of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists, an extensive amount of literature investigating the role of the downregulation protocols on pregnancy outcomes has been published. However, these studies were main…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the effect of vitamin D deficiency on the pregnancy rates following frozen embryo transfer (FET)?. SUMMARY ANSWER: Vitamin D deficiency does not affect pregnancy rates in FET cycles. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Although t…

Endocrine disorders contribute to the pathology of approximately 8% to 12% of recurrent pregnancy losses. Because embryo attachment and early implantation are controlled by the local hormonal milieu, endocrine-related pregnancy failures are…