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The reproduction rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 different variants recently circulated in human: a narrative review
SARS-COV-2 is responsible for the current worldwide pandemic, which started on December 2019 in Wuhan, China. On March 2020 World Health Organization...
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The Effects of Time Window-Averaged Mobility on Effective Reproduction Number of COVID-19 Viral Variants in Urban Cities
During epidemics, the estimation of the effective reproduction number (ERN) associated with infectious disease is a challenging topic for policy...
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Emerging trends in sperm selection: enhancing success rates in assisted reproduction
This comprehensive review explores the evolving landscape of sperm selection techniques within the realm of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)....
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The efficacy of intrauterine infusion of platelet rich plasma in women undergoing assisted reproduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPlatelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous platelet concentration recently used in the reproductive field. Studies had conflicting results...
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Quantifying the relationship between lockdowns, mobility, and effective reproduction number (Rt) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area
BackgroundThe effectiveness of lockdowns in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 has been the subject of intense debate. Data on the relationship...
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SARS-CoV-2 incidence monitoring and statistical estimation of the basic and time-varying reproduction number at the early onset of the pandemic in 45 sub-Saharan African countries
The world battled to defeat a novel coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19), a respiratory illness that is transmitted from person to person...
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Diagnosis and management of infertility: NICE-adapted guidelines from the Italian Society of Human Reproduction
In Italy the fertility rate is very low, and an increasing number of patients are infertile and require treatments. The Italian Law concerning the...
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Chronic kidney disease, female infertility, and medically assisted reproduction: a best practice position statement by the Kidney and Pregnancy Group of the Italian Society of Nephrology
Fertility is known to be impaired more frequently in patients with chronic kidney disease than in the general population. A significant proportion of...
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Spatiotemporal reproduction number with Bayesian model selection for evaluation of emerging infectious disease transmissibility: an application to COVID-19 national surveillance data
BackgroundTo control emerging diseases, governments often have to make decisions based on limited evidence. The effective or temporal reproductive...
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Clinical Application of Double Ovulation Stimulation in Patients with Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Asynchronous Follicular Development Undergoing Assisted Reproduction Technology
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the clinical effects of double ovulation stimulation (DouStim) applied during the follicular and luteal phases...
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Immediate visual reproduction negatively correlates with brain entropy of parahippocampal gyrus and inferior occipital gyrus in bipolar II disorder adolescents
BackgroundBrain entropy reveals complexity and irregularity of brain, and it has been proven to reflect brain complexity alteration in disease...
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Attitudes toward posthumous assisted reproduction in China: a multi-dimensional survey
BackgroundProfessional legislation and ethics guidelines for posthumous assisted reproduction (PAR) are lacking in China. This study aims to measure...
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Using time-dependent reproduction number to predict turning points of COVID-19 outbreak in Dalian, Liaoning province, China
ObjectivesTo forecast the development trend of current outbreak in Dalian, mainly to predict turning points of COVID-19 outbreak in Dalian, Liaoning...
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Reducing the basic reproduction number of COVID-19: a model simulation focused on QALYs, hospitalisation, productivity costs and optimal (soft) lockdown
Even if public health interventions are successful at reducing the spread of COVID-19, there is no guarantee that they will bring net benefits to the...
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Pathobiological analysis of African swine fever virus contact-exposed pigs and estimation of the basic reproduction number of the virus in Vietnam
BackgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF), caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a fatal disease affecting wild and domestic pigs. Since China...
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Infection fatality rate and infection attack rate of COVID-19 in South American countries
BackgroundThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hit South America badly with multiple waves. Different COVID-19 variants have been storming across the...
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Whither Reproduction? How to Insert Science into the Debate About How Societies Create Families
It sometimes appears that science is moving in one direction and society is moving in another. When we act as physicians, we are compelled to care...
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Myostatin: a multifunctional role in human female reproduction and fertility – a short review
Myostatin (MSTN) is member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily and was originally identified in the musculoskeletal system as a...
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A comparison of assisted human reproduction (AHR) regulation in Ireland with other developed countries
BackgroundAssisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment is not regulated in Ireland although it has been practiced since 1987. Thus, Ireland is one of...
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Estimation of exponential growth rate and basic reproduction number of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa
BackgroundSince the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa was detected on February 14, 2020, the cumulative confirmations...
