Konstantinos Dafopoulos
ORCID: 0000-0001-9991-8097
· 10 papers in corpus
review
2026
The hallmark feature of empty follicle syndrome (EFS) is failure to retrieve oocytes from apparently mature follicles despite adequate ovarian stimulation and appropriate ovulation triggering. Although considered uncommon, with a reported p…
review
2025
Background/Objectives: Infertility in both men and women can be significantly influenced by oxidative stress (OS), which occurs due to an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the body's antioxidant defenses. In women, OS disr…
review
2025
Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Its Impact on Reproductive Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications
The human gut microbiome is integral to maintaining systemic physiological balance, with accumulating evidence emphasizing its critical role in reproductive health. This review investigates the bidirectional interactions between the gut mic…
observational
2024
BACKGROUND: this study aims to assess the effect of embryo transfer (ET) performance parameters of a technical nature on IVF outcome. METHODS: A total of 1417 ETs from a single IVF center were included in this prospective observational stu…
review
2024
Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive hereditary chronic hemolytic anemia characterized by a partial or complete deficiency in the synthesis of alpha- or beta-globin chains, which are essential components of adult hemoglobin. Mutations in t…
meta-analysis
2023
Abstract Study question Can non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) serve as sensitive biomarkers to differentially diagnose endometriosis accurately and precisely? Summary answer Non-coding RNAs appear to be promising biomarkers for endometriosis diagnos…
other
2021
Metabolomics emerged to give clinicians the necessary information on the competence, in terms of physiology and function, of gametes, embryos, and the endometrium towards a targeted infertility treatment, namely, assisted reproduction techn…
rct
2017
BACKGROUND/AIM: Mild stimulation protocols have been implemented to be offered to subfertile patients who respond poorly to ovarian stimulation. We aimed to compare the efficacy of mild versus conventional gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn…
observational
2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to measure serum and follicular fluid 25-OH vitamin D and glucose levels in women who underwent IVF-ET treatment and to further investigate whether the circulating 25-OH vitamin D and glucose lev…
nonrandomized-trial
2006
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a severe complication of ovarian stimulation. No reliable test exists to predict the syndrome. The objective of the present prospective observational study was to examine vascular endothelial grow…