Rocco Rago
ORCID: 0000-0001-7898-2962
· 13 papers in corpus
observational
2026
Background/Objectives: Uterine fibroids are the most common benign neoplasms of the female genital tract, with a prevalence of 20% to 40% among women of reproductive age. Their management in the context of Assisted Reproductive Technologies…
other
2025
The presence of cellular defects of multifactorial nature can be hard to characterize accurately and early due to the complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. With this study, by bridging optically-induced dielect…
review
2024
BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a serious obstetric condition that can be life-threatening, with various risk factors contributing to its development. In particular, in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques may lead to an increased rat…
case-report
2024
Infertility is increasing worldwide, as well as in Italy, and fallopian tube pathology represents one of the most impacting causes of infertility for multiple women. Indeed, tubal patency assessment is a crucial step in medical evaluation f…
review
2024
Evaluation of the optimal number of embryos, their quality, and the precise timing for transfer are critical determinants in reproductive success, although still remaining one of the main challenges in assisted reproduction technologies (AR…
other
2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common female endocrine disorder, and it has two main pathological aspects: reproductive and metabolic. Overweight/obesity is a risk factor in terms of adverse effects during hormone stimulation,…
observational
2022
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare ovarian reserve, oocytes quality and pregnancy outcome of endometrioma treatment by laparoscopic stripping (LS) versus endometrioma ethanol sclerotherapy (EST) in infertile women awaiting in-…
observational
2022
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of breast cancer on the ovarian response and on oocyte quality following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). METHODS: This retrospective case-control study evaluated the …
observational
2022
ObjectiveTo observe the real-world utilization patterns, effectiveness and safety profile of follitropin delta in women ≥18 years naïve to ovarian stimulation undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI…
nonrandomized-trial
2021
Some 30% to 80% of male sub-fertility may be associated with oxidative stress that damages spermatozoa and can decrease success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques. This multicenter, longitudinal, prospective study aimed to investiga…
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: The beginning of 2020 was characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic. The world governments have adopted restrictive measures to reduce the spread of infection. These measures could affect the sexual function and quality of life of …
observational
2019
Background: We conducted a retrospective study on a cohort of couples attending the Department of Andrology and Reproductive Physiopathology at Sandro Pertini Hospital in Rome for Intracytoplasmatic Sperm Injection (ICSI)-assisted reproduct…
observational
2013
BACKGROUND: Tubal and uterine cavity diseases commonly compromise female fertility. At the present time, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy with chromopertubation and RX-Hysterosalpingography (RX-HSG) are widely accepted screening procedures enablin…