Luigi Devoto

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..In this review, we aim to further the discussion of neuroendocrine changes taking place during the ovarian aging process that may impact reproductive function...

..The current trend towards simple stimulation protocols and the use of single-embryo transfers provide further opportunity to revisit HCG administration as luteal support...

..These findings suggest that levonorgestrel-containing minipills can be considered as an alternative to standard levonorgestrel tablets for use in emergency contraception...

..To determine the pharmacokinetics and endometrial tissue levels of levonorgestrel when taken as a single dose of 1.5 mg either orally or vaginally by healthy women in the periovulatory phase of their menstrual cycle...

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..hCG increased both the level of StAR expression and the level of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 within the late CL. We conclude that mRNA and protein expression of StAR and bcl-2 are important target elements for hCG during the CL rescue...

..To study in vivo the progesterone receptor (PR) expression levels in human granulosa cells (GCs) during the periovulatory period and the affect of the protein kinase A (PKA) pathway on PR expression and cathepsin-L expression-activation...

..To evaluate nuclear factor kappaB (NF-?B) activation and NF-?B-p65 subunit activation, immunolocalization, and expression in the endometrium of healthy women and endometriosis patients throughout the menstrual cycle...

..To assess the effect of clomiphene citrate (CC) on endometrial epithelial integrins and P receptors (PR) during the window of implantation...

..The natural process of luteolysis and luteal regression is induced by withdrawal of gonadotropin support...

..To examine the effects of a single-dose of 1.5 mg of levonorgestrel (commonly used as emergency contraceptive) on endometrial receptivity biomarkers through the oral or vaginal route...

..This study was designed to assess the diagnostic potency of different androgens in hyperandrogenaemia criterion on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) based on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves analysis...

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..Our aim was to examine the steroidogenic response, together with the simultaneous expression and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), in cultured human granulosa luteal cells (GLCs) following administration of TNF-alpha...

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..Moreover, a number of biopsies with absence of expression on BRCA1 showed negative detection of estrogen and progesterone receptors, a similar phenotype to BRCA1 mutated breast tumors...

..Other adverse effects include multiple pregnancies, an increase in the rate of multiple births, ovarian hyperstimulation and unsubstantiated claims of ovarian cancer...

..To assess frequency of male participation in psychologic support services during IVF treatments...

..To evaluate the role of nuclear factor-?B (NF-?B) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis...

..In Chile the National Institute of Statistics established that this age has remained around 23 years for more than two decades. Motherhood postponement may be modulated by socioeconomic status...

..The key factors involved in luteal steroidogenesis and several new exciting observations regarding regulation of luteal steroidogenic function are discussed in this review...

..It is concluded that human granulosa cells express functional the volume-sensitive outwardly rectifying Cl(-) channels that are activated by hCG, which are critical for plasma membrane potential changes, Ca2+ influx, and P4 production...

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