F Chiaffarino
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· 6 papers in corpus
case-report
2023
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the presence of ectopic endometrium-like tissue in extrauterine sites (ovaries, uterosacral ligaments, fallopian tubes or peritoneum), affecting up to 10% of young women. Clinical ma…
observational
2014
OBJECTIVE: Cohort and case-control studies have suggested that adult physical activity (PA) may lower endometriosis risk and improve symptoms, but evidence is still controversial. To add information on leisure and occupational PA impact, if…
observational
2004
BACKGROUND: To offer data on the relationship between diet and risk of pelvic endometriosis, we analysed data collected in the framework of two case–control studies. METHODS: Data from two case–control studies con-ducted in Northern Italy b…
observational
2004
BACKGROUND: To offer data on the relationship between diet and risk of pelvic endometriosis, we analysed data collected in the framework of two case-control studies. METHODS: Data from two case-control studies conducted in Northern Italy b…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relation between selected dietary indicators and the risk of uterine myomas. METHODS: We used data from a case-control study on risk factors for uterine myomas conducted in Italy between 1986 and 1997. Cases inclu…
review
1998
The following review considers the main epidemiologic data on oral contraceptives (OC) and the risk of major benign gynecologic diseases. Earlier studies investigating the relationship between OC use and functional ovarian cysts indicated t…