Antonio Cianci

Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent condition that commonly affects women during the reproductive age. Postmenopausal endometriosis is a rare condition because of the absence of estrogenic hormone production. Furthermore, extrapel…

Probiotics play a key role in maintaining the health of the female reproductive tract, representing a promising alternative to safeguard or restore the homeostasis of the vaginal microbiota. The present randomized double-blind placebo-contr…

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effects of a combined oral contraceptive containing 1.5 mg 17b-estradiol (E2) and 2.5 mg nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC) or 2 mg/daily dienogest (DNG) oral progestin on endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain (C…

Abstract Background: To evaluate the effects of a combined oral contraceptive containing 1.5mg 17b-estradiol (E2) and 2.5mg nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC) or 2 mg/daily dienogest (DNG) oral progestin on endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic …

Intrauterine pathologies are common in postmenopausal women and clinicians must identify signs and symptoms accurately to provide the adequate diagnosis and treatment. The quality of life (QoL) and sexuality of women are important outcomes …

Background: To evaluate the effects of a 24/4 regimen combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing 1.5 mg 17β-estradiol (E2) and 2.5 mg nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC) compared to on-demand nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on women…

Acute gynaecologic disorders are commonly encountered in daily clinical practice of emergency departments (ED) and predominantly occur in reproductive-age women. Since clinical presentation may be nonspecific and physical findings are often…

Due to the growing use of cross-sectional imaging in emergency departments, acute gynaecologic disorders are increasingly diagnosed on urgent multidetector computed tomography (CT) studies, often requested under alternative presumptive diag…

PURPOSE: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and sexual function of women affected by endometriosis pain treated with Dienogest (DNG) for 24 months. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-four women constituted the…

Salvatore Caruso,1,2 Marco Iraci,1 Stefano Cianci,1 Salvatore Giovanni Vitale,1 Valentina Fava,1,2 Antonio Cianci1,21Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; 2Research Group for …

In the last few years new oral contraceptives have been marketed showing a better safety profile for women. They are the result of important changes made to the old compounds. As far as the estrogenic component, with the aim of decreasing s…

OBJECTIVE: We illustrate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of endometriosis. BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition affecting women of reproductive age and may cause pelvic pain and infertility. It is c…

The Human Genome Project led to the discovery that about 80% of our DNA is transcribed in RNA molecules. Only 2% of the human genome is translated into proteins, the rest mostly produces molecules called non-coding RNAs, which are a heterog…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of a continuous regimen combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing 2 mg dienogest and 30 µg ethinyl estradiol (DNG/EE) compared to a 21/7 regimen on the quality of life (QoL) and sexual function in women a…

AIM: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effects of the association between palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and α-lipoic acid (LA) on quality of life (QoL) and sexual function in women affected by endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. ME…

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of dienogest (DNG) on quality of life (QoL) and sexual function of women affected by endometriosis pain. METHODS: Fifty-four women constituted the study group and were given 2 mg/da…

PROBLEM: Chronic endometritis (CE) is a poorly investigated and probably underestimated pathology, which may cause abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), pain, and reproductive failures. Due to undefined symptoms and the normal presence of leukoc…

L’endometriosi è una patologia benigna che colpisce dal 5% al 10% della popolazione femminile durante l’età riproduttiva ed è una tra le malattie croniche ginecologiche più comuni. Essa si associa ad una ricca varietà di sintomi tra cu…

INTRODUCTION: A new oral contraceptive containing the natural estrogen estradiol and a 19-nortestosterone derivate dienogest (DNG) in a four-phasic 28-day regimen may be used by women. AIM: To investigate the quality of sexual life of heal…

L’endometriosi è definita come la presenza di tessuto endometriale al di fuori della sua normale localizzazione uterina, che induce una reazione cronica infiammatoria. Tale condizione è più frequentemente riscontrata in età riproduttiva…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects after 10 days of an original treatment combining oral progestins with vaginal raloxifene to maximize the antiproliferative effect on the endometrium. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, clinical pilot study.…

A spontaneous uterus rupture occurred during the labour of a 37-week-pregnant woman showing a precocious rupture of membranes. It appeared enlarged and the cut surface of the myometrium showed coarse trabeculations. The histological examina…