Pedro Melo

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2019-2025

Study types

  • book-chapter 2
  • other 2
  • review 2
  • meta-analysis 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • infertility 3
  • adenomyosis 2
  • endometrioma 1
book-chapter 2025
Female Infertility
·doi:10.1201/9781003221593-72

This chapter addresses some of ‘Knowledge Area 11 – Subfertility’ from the MRCOG Syllabus and Knowledge Requirements for Core Curriculum 2019. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to subfertility, including an…

book-chapter 2025
Male Infertility
·doi:10.1201/9781003221593-73

This chapter addresses some of the topics included in ‘Knowledge Area 11 – Subfertility’, from the MRCOG Syllabus and Knowledge Requirements for Core Curriculum 2019. Demonstrating appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to …

review 2024
P-330 The impact of adenomyosis on pregnancy outcomes, from conception to birth- a systematic review and meta-analysis
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae108.694

Abstract Study question What is the impact of adenomyosis and its phenotypes on spectrum of outcomes ranging from conception to birth? Summary answer Adenomyosis has a negative impact on implantation with reduced clinical pregnancy and live…

meta-analysis 2023
Prevalence of adenomyosis in women with subfertility: systematic review and meta-analysis
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.26159

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of adenomyosis in women with subfertility. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus, Google Scholar, PsycINFO and Web of Science Core Collection from database incepti…

other 2023
Shared IVF among female couples: clinical outcomes of the Reception of Oocytes from the Partner (ROPA) method
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103284

RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the population undergoing the ROPA (Reception of Oocytes from Partner) method and what are the outcomes of the technique? DESIGN: Case series of all ROPA treatments carried out between 2011 and 2020 in 18 fertili…

other 2022
The role of endometrial B cells in normal endometrium and benign female reproductive pathologies: a systematic review
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoab043

STUDY QUESTION: What are the similarities and differences in endometrial B cells in the normal human endometrium and benign reproductive pathologies? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometrial B cells typically constitute <5% of total endometrial CD45+ l…

2020
Surgical treatment for tubal disease in women due to undergo in vitro fertilisation.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002125.pub4

BackgroundTubal disease accounts for 20% of infertility cases. Hydrosalpinx, caused by distal tubal occlusion leading to fluid accumulation in the tube(s), is a particularly severe form of tubal disease negatively affecting the outcomes of …

2020
The use of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) versus no intervention in women with low ovarian reserve undergoing fertility treatment: a non-randomized interventional study.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01710-z

PurposeTo investigate the impact of a 3-month course of intracortical injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) upon ovarian reserve markers versus no intervention in women with low ovarian reserve prior to undergoing assisted rep…

review 2019
Long-term GnRH agonist therapy before in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for improving fertility outcomes in women with endometriosis
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013240.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is known to have an impact on fertility and it is common for women affected by endometriosis to require fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), to im…