Anna Rapani

ORCID: 0000-0001-7636-5848 · 13 papers in corpus
observational 2024
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm13051312

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 2022
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics12112611

Despite the advances in the field of reproductive medicine, implantation failure represents a challenging condition affecting 10-30% of patients subjected to in vitro fertilization (IVF). Research has focused on the identification of molecu…

review 2021
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines9030273

Endometriosis-related infertility describes a case of deteriorated fecundity when endometriosis is diagnosed. Numerous mechanisms have been proposed in an effort to delineate the multifaceted pathophysiology that induces impairment of repro…

rct 2021
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95072-w

The chronic nature of Chronic Endometritis (CE) along with the challenging management and infertility entailed, call for cutting-edge therapeutic approaches. This study introduces the novel treatment of intrauterine antibiotic infusion (IAI…

review 2021
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines9101425

Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells constitute a unique uterine leucocyte subpopulation facilitating implantation and maintaining pregnancy. Herein, we critically analyze current evidence regarding the role of uNK cells in the events entaile…

other 2020
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) ·doi:10.3390/medicina56050210

Background and Objectives: The evaluative strength of available bibliometric tools in the field of clinical embryology has never been examined in the literature. The aim is to bring insight regarding the identity of clinical embryology rese…

other 2020
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01743-4

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to provide data on the practice of Luteal Phase Oocyte Retrieval (LuPOR). The authors assess cell-free DNA levels in follicular fluid (ff cfDNA) from poor responders undergoing natural cycles, and comparing…

review 2020
Cell transplantation ·doi:10.1177/0963689720926154

Ovarian insufficiency is described as a multifaceted issue typically encountered in the field of assisted reproduction. The three main identified diagnoses of ovarian insufficiency include premature ovarian failure (POF), poor ovarian respo…

nonrandomized-trial 2020
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm9061809

Intraovarian platelet-rich plasma (PRP) infusion was recently introduced in the context of addressing ovarian insufficiency. Reporting on its effectiveness prior to adopting in clinical routine practice is imperative. This study aims to pro…

2019
·doi:10.21037/arh.2019.01.05

Abstract: Endometriosis depicts a chronic disease characterized by the invasion of endometrial—like tissues outside the uterine cavity, inducing female infertility. The idiopathic nature of endometriosis, the ambiguous invasive diagnosis—ma…

case-report 2019
In vivo (Athens, Greece) ·doi:10.21873/invivo.11504

BACKGROUND/AIM: Patients diagnosed with chronic endometritis (CE) may fail to respond to standard antibiotic treatment. The driver behind the approach reported here was the imperative need for alternative therapeutic solutions. CASE REPORT…

meta-analysis 2019
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms20040892

The role of autoantibodies in in vitro fertilization (IVF) has been discussed for almost three decades. Nonetheless, studies are still scarce and widely controversial. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive systematic review on…

other 2019
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm8040548

The present study aims to explore the effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery on women presenting with infertility, of unidentified aetiology according to the standard infertility investigation, and recurrent failed In Vitro Fertilization (IV…