Elisabetta Baldi
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Impact of Diet on Gut Microbiota in Diverticular Disease of the Colon: An Exploratory Retrospective Study
Impact of Diet on Gut Microbiota in Diverticular Disease of the Colon: An Exploratory Retrospective Study Open
Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) is the primary clinical manifestation of diverticular disease (DD). Although gut microbiota (GM) perturbation and dietary habits are considered important factors in the development of t…
View article: Gut Microbiota Perturbation Are Linked to Endoscopic Severity of Diverticular Disease
Gut Microbiota Perturbation Are Linked to Endoscopic Severity of Diverticular Disease Open
Background and Aims: It is not known whether the gut microbiota (GM) may vary according to the endoscopic severity of diverticular disease (DD). We aimed to profile the GM in DD patients according to the severity of the diverticular inflam…
View article: P-028 Optimizing sperm selection: A comparison of the Microfluidic device and Swim-up technique in samples with compromised semen quality
P-028 Optimizing sperm selection: A comparison of the Microfluidic device and Swim-up technique in samples with compromised semen quality Open
Study question Does the microfluidic device select high-quality spermatozoa from samples with compromised semen quality? Summary answer Microfluidics selects high-quality spermatozoa compared to Swim-up technique, even in samples with comp…
View article: Microfluidic Sorting Can Be Applied for Assisted Reproduction Sperm Selection in Different Cases of Semen Abnormalities
Microfluidic Sorting Can Be Applied for Assisted Reproduction Sperm Selection in Different Cases of Semen Abnormalities Open
Sperm preparation is a critical step in assisted reproduction, aiming to isolate spermatozoa with optimal characteristics and high fertilizing potential. Traditional sperm selection methods involve centrifugation, which may cause sperm dam…
View article: Micro-encapsulated and colonic-release sodium butyrate modulates gut microbiota and improves abdominal pain in patients with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease
Micro-encapsulated and colonic-release sodium butyrate modulates gut microbiota and improves abdominal pain in patients with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease Open
The role of gut microbiota (GM) in the pathogenesis of Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease (SUDD) remains controversial. Here, we assessed the efficacy of a butyrate formulation in modulating GM and abdominal pain in patients wi…
View article: New developments in insomnia assessment and diagnosis: Self‐reported questionnaires, clinical interviews, and ecological momentary assessment
New developments in insomnia assessment and diagnosis: Self‐reported questionnaires, clinical interviews, and ecological momentary assessment Open
Summary Accurate and timely assessment is essential for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Over the past few years, new developments in the assessment of insomnia disorder have been outlined. This review aims to summarise the available i…
View article: Semen cryopreservation and storage in liquid nitrogen: Impact on chromatin compaction
Semen cryopreservation and storage in liquid nitrogen: Impact on chromatin compaction Open
Background Sperm cryopreservation is a consolidate option for long‐term male fertility preservation. The freezing/thawing procedure causes detrimental effects to spermatozoa, including damage to viability, motility, membrane composition, a…
View article: High sperm DNA fragmentation – finding a needle in the haystack: tips on selecting the best sperm for ICSI and ART
High sperm DNA fragmentation – finding a needle in the haystack: tips on selecting the best sperm for ICSI and ART Open
International audience
View article: Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Test Detects Sperm DNA Fragmentation Mainly Associated with Unviable Spermatozoa and Underestimates the Values with Respect to TUNEL Assay
Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Test Detects Sperm DNA Fragmentation Mainly Associated with Unviable Spermatozoa and Underestimates the Values with Respect to TUNEL Assay Open
Several clinical laboratories assess sperm DNA fragmentation (sDF) in addition to semen analysis in male infertility diagnosis. Among tests evaluating sDF, TUNEL (Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling) and SCD (Sperm…
View article: Effects of Benzo[a]pyrene on Human Sperm Functions: An In Vitro Study
Effects of Benzo[a]pyrene on Human Sperm Functions: An In Vitro Study Open
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is considered one of the most dangerous air pollutants for adverse health effects, including reproductive toxicity. It is found both in male and female reproductive fluids likely affecting spermatozoa after the selecti…
View article: Tip‐microVapour Fast Freezing: A novel easy method for cryopreserving severe oligozoospermic samples
Tip‐microVapour Fast Freezing: A novel easy method for cryopreserving severe oligozoospermic samples Open
Background Sperm cryopreservation is an important procedure for oligozoospermic subjects at risk of azoospermia and after surgical recovery of spermatozoa in non‐obstructive azoospermic men. Conventional procedures for sperm cryopreservati…
View article: Semen Cryopreservation for Men Banking for Oligozoospermia, Cancers, and Other Conditions: 24 Years’ Experience of an Italian Bank
Semen Cryopreservation for Men Banking for Oligozoospermia, Cancers, and Other Conditions: 24 Years’ Experience of an Italian Bank Open
Background: Sperm cryopreservation is recommended to preserve male fertility for cancer patients or other medical conditions at risk of sperm decline. Whether motility and viability recovery rates vary depending on the medical conditions r…
View article: P-056 Oxidative stress and human semen quality: new results for diagnostic process of male infertility
P-056 Oxidative stress and human semen quality: new results for diagnostic process of male infertility Open
Study question Is oxidative stress (OS) evaluated in human spermatozoa a predictive marker of better semen quality? Summary answer CellROX®Orange is a new fluorescent probe able to detect Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) identifying a viable …
View article: P-207 Are the time of expansion and morphology of the blastocyst after thawing, assessed by time-lapse technology, decisive for implantation?
P-207 Are the time of expansion and morphology of the blastocyst after thawing, assessed by time-lapse technology, decisive for implantation? Open
Study question Can blastocyst first expansion time after thawing, complete expansion, and morphology evaluated by time-lapse technology predict implantation? Summary answer Lower blastocyst expansion time after thawing and higher blastocys…
View article: Modulation of synapse-related gene expression in the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex of rats subjected to the contextual fear conditioning paradigm
Modulation of synapse-related gene expression in the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex of rats subjected to the contextual fear conditioning paradigm Open
The contextual fear conditioning (CFC) paradigm is the most productive approach for understanding the neurobiology of learning and memory as it allows to follow the evolution of memory traces of a conditioned stimulus and a specific contex…
View article: Cryopreservation of Human Spermatozoa: Functional, Molecular and Clinical Aspects
Cryopreservation of Human Spermatozoa: Functional, Molecular and Clinical Aspects Open
Cryopreservation is an expanding strategy to allow not only fertility preservation for individuals who need such procedures because of gonadotoxic treatments, active duty in dangerous occupations or social reasons and gamete donation for c…
View article: Decrease of air pollution during lockdown in Tuscany (Italy): An effect on sperm DNA fragmentation?
Decrease of air pollution during lockdown in Tuscany (Italy): An effect on sperm DNA fragmentation? Open
In March 2020, the Italian government imposed a national lockdown which was almost completely removed in June 2020. Due to the abrupt stop of human activities, emissions of air pollutants decreased. Air pollution is an environmental risk f…
View article: Semen Analysis
Semen Analysis Open
Semen is analyzed for both diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Whether spermatozoa are present, in what numbers and in what condition (viable, motile, morphologically normal), are useful indicators that reflect testicular, epididymal, and …
View article: Is oxidative stress evaluated in viable human spermatozoa a marker of good semen quality?
Is oxidative stress evaluated in viable human spermatozoa a marker of good semen quality? Open
Background Oxidative stress is defined as the unbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and antioxidant defences. Whereas low levels of ROS are necessary for physiological sperm functions, high levels impair fertility dama…
View article: Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology
Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology Open
Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications. This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen examination. Recently t…
View article: The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: An overview on male genital tract ultrasound reference ranges
The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: An overview on male genital tract ultrasound reference ranges Open
Background So far, male genital tract color‐Doppler ultrasound (MGT‐CDUS) was not standardized. Recently, the European Academy of Andrology (EAA) published the results of a multicenter study assessing the CDUS characteristics of healthy‐fe…
View article: O-001 Semen impairment and occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in semen after recovery from COVID-19
O-001 Semen impairment and occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in semen after recovery from COVID-19 Open
Background The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human semen and its role in virus contagion and semen quality after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still unclear. Recent repor…
View article: The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: Prostate‐vesicular transrectal ultrasound reference ranges and associations with clinical, seminal and biochemical characteristics
The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: Prostate‐vesicular transrectal ultrasound reference ranges and associations with clinical, seminal and biochemical characteristics Open
Background Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) parameters are not standardized, especially in men of reproductive age. Hence, the European Academy of Andrology (EAA) promoted a multicenter study to assess the TRUS characteristics of healthy‐fert…
View article: Persistent Male Genital Tract Inflammation and Semen Impairment: A Long-Term Effect of SARSCov-2 Infection
Persistent Male Genital Tract Inflammation and Semen Impairment: A Long-Term Effect of SARSCov-2 Infection Open
Male reproductive system is vulnerable to several viral infections, including those from ZIKA, Mumps, hepatitis B and C virus or human immunodeficiency virus, which exert different impacts on male fertility.
View article: What advances may the future bring to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of male sexual and reproductive health?
What advances may the future bring to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of male sexual and reproductive health? Open
Over the past 40 years, since the publication of the original WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, the laboratory methods used to evaluate semen markedly changed and benefited from improved precision and…
View article: Male reproductive system inflammation after healing from coronavirus disease 2019
Male reproductive system inflammation after healing from coronavirus disease 2019 Open
Background There is evidence that, after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, male reproductive function and semen quality may be damaged Objectives To evaluate a panel of inflammatory mediators in semen in patients r…