Ida Strina

Background: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) remains one of the most challenging conditions in reproductive medicine. Although increasing evidence implicates chronic endometritis (CE) and alterations of the endometrial microbiota in imp…

Semaphorin 3A (SEMA3A) plays a crucial role in the development, differentiation, and plasticity of specific types of neurons that secrete Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and regulates the acquisition and maintenance of reproductive co…

INTRODUCTION: It is well recognized that the human uterus and adjoining tissues of the female reproductive tract exist in a non-sterile state where dysbiosis can impact reproductive outcomes. The endometrial microbiota is a part of this gre…

BACKGROUND: Specific polymorphisms might influence controlled ovarian stimulation in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). Data regarding possible interactions of these polymorphisms are still scanty. The aim of this a…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a chronic debilitating inflammatory pathology which interests females in their reproductive age. Its pathogenesis has not yet been clearly defined. Recent evidence linked chemical agents as endocrine-disrupting che…

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that exposure to benzene is associated to menstrual disorders, miscarriages and other disorders of the reproductive system. We performed an observational prospective pilot study to evaluate if levels o…

BACKGROUND: V-betaLH is a common genetic variant of LH caused by two polymorphic base changes in the beta subunit gene, altering the amino acid sequence (Trp8Arg and Ile15Thr). In a previous-preliminary trial performed in women undergoing I…

Many experimental and clinical findings indicate a disimmune pathogenesis of infertility associated with endometriosis. The most important modifications of cell-mediated immunity in endometriosis concern macrophage activity, increased both …