Medically assisted reproduction in Italy, 2020 data from the Italian MAR Register.

Background: The Italian Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) Register (ItMARR) was established by the Decree of the Minister of Health issued on October 7, 2005. ItMARR has a crucial role in clearly and publicly disseminating epidemiological information on the MAR activities and outcomes.

Methods: ItMARR data is collected in aggregate form and is mandatory as set out in Law 40/2004.

Monozygotic twin rate among ART centers: a multicenter analysis of data from 18 Italian units.

Purpose: The risk of monozygotic twins (MZTs) is increased in couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments. Several systematic reviews have investigated the possible determinants linked to ART, but results obtained have not been conclusive. The study aims to investigate whether the incidence of MZT differed among ART centers.

Fertilization rate as a novel indicator for cumulative live birth rate: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of 9,394 complete in vitro fertilization cycles.

Objective: To appraise the fertilization rate as a predictive factor for cumulative live birth rate (CLBR).

Design: Multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Ten in vitro fertilization clinics, whose data were collected and processed by the assisted reproductive technology (ART) Italian National Registry.

Correction to: Contribution of cryopreservation to the cumulative live birth rate: a large multicentric cycle-based data analysis from the Italian National Registry.

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Contribution of cryopreservation to the cumulative live birth rate: a large multicentric cycle-based data analysis from the Italian National Registry.

Purpose: To estimate the contribution of cryopreservation to the cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) after law modification in Italy in the era of vitrification and freeze-all.

Methods: The Italian National Registry performed a cycle-based data collection. Nine Italian IVF clinics were involved incorporating a total of 10,260 fresh cycles performed between January 2015 and April 2016 resulting in 9273 oocyte retrievals and 3266 subsequent warming cycles from the same oocyte retrievals performed up to December 2016.

Cobalt catalyzed carbonylation of unactivated C(sp)-H bonds.

A general efficient regioselective cobalt catalyzed carbonylation of unactivated C(sp)-H bonds of aliphatic amides was demonstrated using atmospheric (1-2 atm) carbon monoxide as a C1 source. This straightforward approach provides access to α-spiral succinimide regioselectively in a good yield. Cobalt catalyzed sp C-H bond carbonylation is reported for the first time including the functionalization of (β)-C-H bonds of α-1°, 2°, 3° carbons and even internal (β)-C-H bonds.

ART results with frozen oocytes: data from the Italian ART registry (2005-2013).

Purpose: This study is a retrospective collection of aggregated data from all the Italian ART centers reporting to the Italian National Register from cycles started between January 2005 and December 2013.

Methods: Data from both slow freezing (SF) and vitrification (V) were assessed for the period 2007-2013, while during the years 2005-2006 cryopreservation was exclusively performed by SF.

Results: In the study period, a total of 2,526,024 oocytes were retrieved (from 378,543 retrievals), of which 1,346,061 (53.

Assisted reproductive technologies in Italy, 2005-2007: results from the Italian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Register.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies in Italy, from 2005 to 2007, collected by the Italian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Register (IARTR).

Methods: We analyzed, retrospectively, 121,708 ART treatments performed by Italian assisted reproductive technologies (ART) centres from 2005 to 2007.

Results: In the study period ART Italian centers were reporting data to the IARTR.

Analysis of oocyte cryopreservation in assisted reproduction: the Italian National Register data from 2005 to 2007.

This paper reports on oocyte cryopreservation efficacy in Italy with respect to successful IVF from 2005 to 2007, presenting data from 193 centres collected by the Italian National Register. Post-thawing survival rates, number of transferred embryos, implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates per transfer with respect to frozen/vitrified oocytes (FVO) were analysed. These numbers were compared with those obtained using frozen embryos or fresh oocytes.

Endometriosis and organochlorinated environmental pollutants: a case-control study on Italian women of reproductive age.

Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, but a multifactorial origin is considered to be most plausible.

Reliability of self-reported household pesticide use.

Household pesticide exposure has been associated with cancer risk in both adults and children. We investigated the reliability of reported lifetime household pesticide exposure through repeated administration of a standardized questionnaire. A questionnaire including detailed questions about lifetime frequency and duration of pesticide use in nonoccupational circumstances was administered on two occasions to 163 cutaneous melanoma cases and 113 controls.

The association between residential pesticide use and cutaneous melanoma.

Occupational pesticide exposure has been linked to cutaneous melanoma in epidemiological studies. We studied the association between cutaneous melanoma and the residential use of pesticides. This is a case-control study of cutaneous melanoma (287 incident cases; 299 controls).

Circulating CD8+ lymphocytes, white blood cells, and survival in patients with mycosis fungoides.

Background: There is a need for reliable, easily measurable laboratory markers that may help dermatologists to predict the course of mycosis fungoides (MF) when they first evaluate their patients.

Objectives: Our objective was to identify clinical, haematological or immunological parameters as predictors of mortality in patients with MF.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on a prevalent cohort of 124 patients with MF hospitalized at IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, from 1983 to 2001.

After-hours paediatric telephone triage and advice: the Neuchâtel experience.

Unlabelled: Delivery of paediatric primary care by call centres has emerged as a satisfactory system. It has been reported in the literature in the United States and Australia. European public-funded paediatric emergency departments (ED) have little epidemiological data to rely on to match the demand in care.

Recognition of depressive and anxiety disorders in dermatological outpatients.

Although mental disorders are frequent among dermatological patients, little is known about their recognition by dermatologists. This study aimed to assess dermatologists' ability to recognize depressive and anxiety disorders. All adult outpatients who visited four dermatologists on predetermined days (n=317) completed the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the section on depressive and anxiety disorders of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ).