Publications by authors named "Marcos Aurelio Coelho Sampaio"
The impact of extremely brief meditation and brief mindfulness interventions on assisted reproductive technologies success rates: A randomised controlled trial.
Explore (NY)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Scientists wanted to see if short meditation could help women get pregnant while using special treatments.
- They had different groups of women listen to calming audio or join weekly meditation sessions while waiting for pregnancy test results.
- The study found that neither type of meditation made a difference in how many women got pregnant.
Objective: The objective of our study was to compare the osmolality in sequential and single step culture media, used for in vitro human embryo culture, covered with mineral oil and paraffin, in dry and humid incubators.
Methods: We performed a prospective observational study. A total of 120 Petri dishes, with 960 droplets of culture media, were evaluated.
Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the semen of patients submitted to assisted reproductive technology treatment in a private clinic in Brazil.
JBRA Assist Reprod
August 2019
Objective: The aim of our study was to identify the prevalence of HPV in the semen of men submitted to ART treatment and look into the possible impacts of the virus on sperm parameters.
Methods: Thirty-five patients treated for infertility from March to August 2016 were invited to join the study. Samples with a minimum concentration of 40x106 spermatozoa per milliliter were included in the study.