PURPOSE: To identify treatment-related factors influencing low oocyte maturation rates in standard ovarian stimulation (OS) cycles and patients' candidates for clinical studies on rescue-IVM. METHODS: Retrospective study including retrieva…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the performance of different embryo transfer (ET) operators in a strictly controlled scenario minimizing potential confounders. METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study analyzed vitrified-warmed single eu…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between semen parameters, assessed according to World Health Organization (WHO)-2021 criteria, and paternal body mass index (BMI) and age, with embryological and clinical outcomes in ICSI cycles involvi…
STUDY QUESTION: Is oral Vitamin D supplementation able to modify the intrauterine milieu in terms of cytokine/chemokine pattern? SUMMARY ANSWER: No significant differences were detected in cytokine and chemokine levels in endometrial secre…
In vitro fertilization can be an effective tool to manage the endometriosis-associated infertility, which accounts for 10% of the strategy indications. Nevertheless, a negative effect of endometriosis on IVF outcomes has been suggested. The…
Growing evidence supports a role of vitamin D (VD) in reproductive health. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in the ovary, endometrium, and myometrium. The biological actions of VD in fertility and reproductive tissues have been investi…