Publications by authors named "Marco Antonio Barreto Melo"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to find out how obesity affects the genes in the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) during a crucial time for implantation in women.
  • Researchers compared normal-weight women with groups of obese women who had different issues like infertility or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
  • The results showed that many genes in obese women were different from those in normal-weight women, especially when they had infertility, which could affect their ability to get pregnant.
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Objective: To verify whether the antral follicle count (AFC) could predict ovarian response, oocyte/embryo quality, and IVF outcome.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Instituto Universitario-Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Valencia, Spain.

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Objective: To evaluate the embryo quality in our program for human immunodeficiency type-1 virus (HIV-1) serodiscordant couples (SDCs) with the male infected in comparison with a tubal-factor infertility control group.

Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Setting: Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Valencia, Spain.

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Objective: To compare outcome parameters and cumulative pregnancy rates (PRs) in oocyte donation cycles over a period of 10 years.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University-affiliated assisted reproductive technology program.

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