Carlo Foresta

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2023
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20220055

OBJECTIVE: Despite higher sperm DNA fragmentation may affect intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes, sperm selection protocols do not evaluate this parameter. Therefore, sperm's head birefringence has been suggested as an adjuvant…

review 2020
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2020.591837

CAPSULE: This expert opinion summarizes current knowledge on risk factors for infertility and identifies a practical clinical and diagnostic approach for the male and female partners of an infertile couple aimed to improve the investigation…

review 2019
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioy208

Telomeres are repeated DNA sequences whose main function is to preserve genome stability, protecting chromosomes ends from shortening caused by progressive loss during each cell replication or DNA damage. Telomere length regulation is norma…

review 2019
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-018-0449-4

Over the past two decades, public health has focused on the identification of environmental chemical factors that are able to adversely affect hormonal function, known as endocrine disruptors (EDs). EDs mimic naturally occurring hormones li…

other 2018
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19369-z

In this study we aimed to evaluate the effect on reproductive outcome of HPV vaccination in male subjects of infertile couples with HPV semen infection. In this single-center study, we retrospectively enrolled 151 infertile couples with det…

review 2017
Archives of toxicology ·doi:10.1007/s00204-016-1804-x

The objective was to provide the current state of the art regarding the role of vitamin D in chronic diseases (osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dementia, autism, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, male and female fertility).…