Federica Di Guardo
Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
[ 1 ] - Male Equivalent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Hormonal, Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
Recent studies identified the presence of a male polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which mainly affects men whose female relatives are afflicted with PCOS, caused by genes responsible for the susceptibility of this syndrome in women. Similar hormonal, metabolic, and clinical alterations occurring in PCOS women have also been reported in their male relatives, suggesting a association between t...
[ 2 ] - Effects of Body Mass Index and Biochemical Lipid Levels on Reproductive Outcomes during An Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A Retrospective Study
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) and biochemical lipid values on reproductive outcomes of women undergoing Intra Cytoplasmatic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycles. MaterialsAndMethods The study was conducted in the Center of Human Reproductive Physiopathology of University of Catania between April 2017 and March 2018. In this retrospective observatio...