Marina Paula Andres

OBJECTIVE: To compare pain, menstrual flow, and quality of life (QoL) between women undergoing surgery for endometriosis only compared with women with endometriosis and coexisting adenomyosis. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, set in two t…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the efficacy of dienogest (DNG) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists in the management of endometriosis-related symptoms following surgical intervention, their relat…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory hormone-dependent condition that is characterized by the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. It affects 6%–10% of women of reproductive age and is associated with …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients undergoing endometriosis surgery in the public healthcare system, estimate the direct costs related to low- and high-complexity procedur…

Objective: To prospectively evaluate quality of life and symptom progression in patients before and after laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions, comparing outcomes across type of healthcare service (public vs private) and disease t…

Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecological condition affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age and up to 50% of those with infertility. It is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between genetic haplotypes associated with celiac disease (Human Leucocyte Antigen [HLA] DQ2 and DQ8) with the diagnosis, clinical presentation, and location of endometriosis in Brazilian women. METHO…

Endometriosis's pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, with evidence pointing towards a dysregulated immune response. Regulatory T (Treg) cells, pivotal in maintaining self-tolerance, may facilitate the survival of ectopic endomet…

Endometriosis can be classified into three phenotypes: superficial, ovarian, and deep. Deep endometriosis (DE) has been associated with more severe pain symptoms, although no large-scale studies have evaluated the association between pain i…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of preoperative ultrasound (US) in predicting the laparoscopically defined 2021 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) Endometriosis Staging. DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter stu…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of Ezrin and Phosphorylated Ezrin (Phospho-Ezrin) in endometriosis lesions and its relation to the menstrual cycle phase, stage of endometriosis, histological classification, and clinical symptoms. MAT…

To evaluate the frequencies of iNKT cells and their subsets in patients with deep endometriosis. A case-control study was conducted between 2013 and 2015, with 73 patients distributed into two groups: 47 women with a histological diagnosis …

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the correlations between coping strategies, depression, stress levels and pain perception in patients with endometriosis. Methods This prospective and exploratory study included 171 women undergoing treatment…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 10%-15% of women of childbearing age. Laparoscopic surgery is the preferred surgical approach. Recently, robotic surgery has been used for benign gynec…

The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on the human microbiome in association with endometriosis. PubMed/Medline, Cochrane, and Embase databases were searched for literature published from 1986 to August 202…