Barbara Gardella
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· 14 papers in corpus
meta-analysis
2026
INTRODUCTION: Vulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition significantly affecting the quality of life. Its multifactorial etiology is not fully understood, and comprehensive pooled data on associated risk factors are lacking due to hetero…
case-report
2026
Endosalpingiosis (ES) is a benign, nonneoplastic condition of the Müllerian system characterized by the ectopic implantation of fallopian tube-like ciliated columnar epithelium. Unlike endometriosis, ES lacks endometrial stroma and therefor…
meta-analysis
2026
BACKGROUND: Several biomarkers have been studied to explore the possibility of a non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. The aim of this review is to explore the possible role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a biomarker in t…
meta-analysis
2026
Background Several biomarkers have been studied to explore the possibility of a non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. The aim of this review is to explore the possible role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a biomarker in th…
meta-analysis
2026
Background Several biomarkers have been studied to explore the possibility of a non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. The aim of this review is to explore the possible role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a biomarker in th…
observational
2024
OBJECTIVE: The main outcome of this study was the evaluation of clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and therapeutic approaches in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) aged from childhood to perimenopause. Secondly, it was intend…
observational
2024
Several mechanisms, including altered local and systemic immune system, apoptosis, and new angiogenesis, are responsible for the development and progression of endometriosis. Over the years many markers have been studied, like CA 125 and, r…
review
2023
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a benign chronic inflammatory disease responsible for debilitating pain and decreased quality of life. The traditional treatment is based on estroprogestins, progestins, GnRH analogs, and surgery. Recently, ar…
observational
2023
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the attitude of obstetricians/gynecologists toward indicating an elective cesarean delivery in pregnant patients with a previous myomectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Web-based multiple-c…
observational
2022
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder involved in the pathogenesis of chronic pelvic pain, based on a probable up regulation of the inflammatory system. The objective of the study is to investigate the peritoneal and serum level…
observational
2022
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical management, the outcomes, and the trend in hysterectomy rates (HR) in patients who underwent this procedure for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). METHODS: Multicentric retrospective observational …
observational
2020
OBJECTIVES: This study set out to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and comorbidities of chronic vulvar pain. Secondary goals were to identify the preferred approaches for managing vulvodynia in Italy. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-s…
review
2015
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic disease requiring long-term therapy. Therefore, the choice of medical treatment should be based on efficacy, preference of patients, incidence and severity of adverse effects and …
observational
2011
INTRODUCTION: Dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction are common in women with urological disorders. The study of comorbidity between interstitial cystitis (IC) and vulvodynia seems to be relevant to understand the mechanism generating pain in t…