Cardiometabolic and Thrombotic Risk Profile in Women Undergoing Oocyte Donation for Assisted Reproduction.

The last two decades have seen a growing number of pregnancies in women who needed the donation of oocytes. With oocyte donation pregnancies, studies on obstetric outcomes among these women revealed an increased incidence of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Furthermore, several studies have found a higher incidence of low birth weight, preterm birth, and delivery by cesarean section in oocyte donation rather than in women subjected to assisted reproduction techniques (ART) with autologous oocytes.

COVID-19 pandemic and maternal mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression of women during pregnancy and perinatal period.

Methods: We systematically searched online databases to identify any report on maternal depression during pregnancy or postpartum using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Survey (EPDS) and maternal anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) until 5th July 2020. The random-effects model was used to pool the effect sizes and standardized mean differences (SMDs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Growth hormone cotreatment for poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization cycles: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of growth hormone (GH) supplementation in improving the in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes of poor responders.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Setting: Not applicable.

Severe recurrent endometriomas in a young woman with congenital von Willebrand disease.

The pathophysiology of severe endometriosis in young women remains unknown. Menorrhagia, or heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding, is the most common symptom experienced by women with von Willebrand disease (vWD) and represents a possible risk factor for developing endometriosis. A 17-year-old woman affected by vWD presented with severe dysmenorrhea and heavy menstrual bleeding.

Ongoing pregnancies in patients with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: adverse obstetric outcomes.

To investigate the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in couples with an unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) history, a retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2014 and 2015. The study group (A) included couples with an unexplained RPL, and the control group (B) was composed of couples who attended the Low-Risk Antenatal Unit during the same period. On the other hand, 53 couples were included in the study group (A) and on the other hand, 65 in the control group (B).

Adnexal masses: what is the role of ultrasonographic imaging?

Purpose: Adnexal masses represent a common finding among both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. This article will concentrate on the importance of an accurate preoperative diagnosis of adnexal masses that may be encountered in the course of an assessment of the female pelvis. The ultrasonographic modalities including two-dimensional, Doppler, three-dimensional and real-time four-dimensional approach, the accuracy of the technique, and the role of second-level exam will be discussed.

[Susceptibility rate to tigecycline and antibiotic-resistance among Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in Intensive Care Unit].

Antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is an increasing problem in a lot of hospitals. It is a public health emergency because it relates with high mortality rate among patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). From 1/1/2009 to 31/08/2010, in ICU of SS Annunziata Hospital of Taranto, 140 isolated Klebsiella pneumoniae strains were detected.

Varicella zoster virus encephalitis during treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agent in a psoriatic arthritis patient.

The introduction of targeted immunotherapies has greatly improved the therapeutic options of several inflammatory diseases such as psoriatic arthritis. However treatment-related opportunistic infections and viral reactivations may still occur. We describe a case of varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis due to the reactivation of latent VZV infection during a long therapy with the anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) drug Adalimumab.

[Encephalitis associated to novel influenza A virus infection (H1N1) in two young adults].

At today, neurologic desorders associated with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported only in children but not in adult. We report two cases of encephalitis associated to H1N1 virus infection occurred in females of age 28 and 37 years. In both cases disease was less severe without neurologic sequelae.

[Epidemiologic and clinical parameters in hospitalized patients with novel Influenza A (H1N1) in Taranto province, Italy].

The global spread of novel influenza A (H1N1) led the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic on June 11, 2009. Our study aimed to describe the epidemiologic and clinical parameters of hospitalized patients during the pandemic. Fifty-one persons with suspected influenza A H1N1 were hospitalized.

[No floroquinolone resistance in non typhoidal salmonellas from hospitalized persons in an endemic area of Apulia, Italy].

Non typhi-salmonella is the most common cause of hospitalization or death associated with acute diarrhea. It is usually a self limiting disease and antibiotic therapy is not required, but in immunocompromised people it is essential. Increasing antimicrobial resistance in salmonella, in future, would limit the therapeutic options.

[Myocardial infarction in the course of antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitor].

The use of protease inhibitors (PIs) in the antiretroviral therapy (ART) of HIV-1 infection has reduced the rate of morbidity and mortality; but, unfortunately, this therapy has several side effects and a long term toxicity. Unexpected lipid abnormalities and cardiovascular complications are observed. We report a case of myocardial infarction in a young man HIV-1 positive patient without a history of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular pathologies undergoing PI treatment.