We report a rare case involving a 34-year-old woman with a 3-year history of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), referred to our infertility center for comprehensive evaluation, which included patient history, physical and ultrasound examinatio…
Study questionAre previously proposed vaginal microbial community state types (CSTs) valid predictors of IVF success, or do alternative microbial signatures provide stronger associations?Summary answerPreviously proposed CSTs as predictors …
PURPOSE: In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins typically commences on cycle day 2 or 3. Initiation of ovarian stimulation with a spontaneously occurring menstruation, however, poses significant organization…
The use of cetrorelix within ovarian-stimulation protocols demonstrates several advantages compared with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist-containing protocols, which include, for example, significantly less time for analogue tr…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the amount of regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) in follicular fluid (FF) of patients with and without endometriosis and to determine the…
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the pituitary secretion of both luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thus controls the hormonal and reproductive functions of the gonads. The blockade of the e…
During the past decade, macrophage-derived substances such as prostanoids, cytokines, growth factors and angiogenic factors have been detected in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. In particular, growth-promoting and angiogen…