Christina R. Ferreira

2015

Follicular fluid lipid fingerprinting from women with PCOS and hyper response during IVF treatment.

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-014-0375-0

PurposePolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine-metabolic disorder that leads to lower natural reproductive potential and presents a challenge for assisted reproductive medicine because patients may exhibit immature oocyte retrieval…

2012

The follicular microenviroment as a predictor of pregnancy: MALDI-TOF MS lipid profile in cumulus cells.

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-012-9859-y

PurposeThis research proposed to study the changes in lipid composition in cumulus cells (CCs) from women who achieved pregnancy compared with women who did not, after in vitro fertilization treatment. This approach has the potential to pro…

article 2010

Effect of endometriosis on the protein expression pattern of follicular fluid from patients submitted to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq102

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate protein expression profile and quantify the proteins present in follicular fluid (FF) samples from women with endometriosis and pregnant women without endometriosis. METHODS: A prospective c…