Annibale Volpe
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· 10 papers in corpus
meta-analysis
2015
OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: A systematic review of all literature was done to assess the ability of the progestin dienogest (DNG) to influence the inflammatory response of endometriotic cells. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: In vitro and in vivo studies …
review
2015
Copyright © 2015 Giovanni Grandi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is p…
review
2015
Although endometriosis frequently involves multiple sites in the pelvis, malignancies associated with this disease are mostly confined to the ovaries, evolving from an endometrioma. Endometriomas present a 2-3-fold increased risk of transfo…
rct
2014
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a 91-day extended regimen combined oral contraceptive (150 μg levonorgestrel [LNG]/30 μg ethinylestradiol [EE] for 84 days, followed by 10 μg EE for seven days [Treatment 1]) compared with two tradition…
observational
2013
BACKGROUND: The FSH starting dose is usually chosen according to women's age, anamnesis, clinical criteria and markers of ovarian reserve. Currently used markers include antral follicle count (AFC), which is considered to have a very high p…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of ultrasound-estimated uterus position on the intensity of pelvic pain. DESIGN: Descriptive analytical study. SETTING: Tertiary university gynecology unit. POPULATION: 181 consecutive patients with pelvic…
2011
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rct
2005
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the influence of two medical treatments for endometriosis on insulin sensitivity. STUDY DESIGN: After surgery, 26 women with endometriosis were randomly allocated to a 6-month treatment with a GnRH agonist (Leuprore…
other
2005
OBJECTIVE: It was the purpose of the present study to investigate whether human endometrium expresses follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor mRNA and peptide, and whether this expression is regulated in a cycle-dependent manner in endo…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
ObjectiveIntravaginal estriol (E3) effectively improves postmenopausal genito-urinary disturbances, without stimulating endometrial proliferation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of intravaginal estriol (E3) plus nas…