Antunes RA

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus · active 2016-2025

Study types

  • case-report 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
other 2025
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20250003

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Dydrogesterone's effectiveness in PPOS protocols for IVF/ICSI or oocyte cryopreservation, focusing on LH surge suppression and metaphase II oocyte yield. METHODS: A retrospective, comparative, single-center study of …

2024
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20240044
2024
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20240005

ObjectiveVitamin D (VD) is a fat-soluble steroid hormone, synthesized by the skin, most known for its role in bone mineral balance. Vitamin D receptors (VDR) are also found in the female reproductive system, but their role remains unclear. …

case-report 2023
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20230043

The Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) is characterized by the triad of uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and renal agenesis. The typical clinical presentation involves chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and palpable abdominal …

2023
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39514-7

Hashimoto thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease characterized by hypothyroidism and a high level of anti-thyroid autoantibodies. It has shown to negatively impact female fertility; however, the mechanisms are unclear. Ovarian follicular flui…

2020
Journal of the Endocrine Society ·doi:10.1210/jendso/bvaa064

Studies have reported a possible association between the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers in follicular fluid (FF) and infertility treatment outcomes. FF analysis can provide important information about oocyte quality. This study aimed…

2019
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20180086

IntroductionMore than one million fertilization cycles are performed every year. The incidence of serious complications associated with transvaginal oocyte pick-up is low, but the procedure is not risk-free. Risks are inherent to procedures…

2018
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20180013

ObjectiveGenital and sexual pain is still neglected. Consequences may be dramatic, since infertility and sexual dysfunction may be reciprocally linked. This is the first study to focus on the identification of cases of vaginismus in the ART…

2018
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2018.00252

PurposeCalcitriol, or 1,25-hydroxycholecalciferol, is the active form of vitamin D. It binds and activates vitamin D receptor (VDR). Infertility and defective folliculogenesis have been observed in female vdr-knockout mice; however, whether…

2016
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20160029

ObjectiveVitamin D deficiency has been largely related to infertility in animals. However, data demonstrating a direct association between hypovitaminosis D and infertility in humans are still conflicting. Increased body weight and an eleva…

2016
JBRA assisted reproduction ·doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20160043

ObjectiveThis paper aims to assess a qualitative aspect of ovarian response in terms of metaphase II oocytes according to different serum Anti-Müllerian hormone levels in antagonist ICSI cycles. A prediction index might contribute to the in…