Marco Palumbo

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of five combined oral contraceptives (COCs) - ethinylestradiol (EE) 30 μg/dienogest (DNG) 2 mg, EE 20 μg/drospirenone (DRSP) 3 mg, 17β-estradiol (E2) 1.5 mg/nomegestrol acetate (NomAc) 2.5 mg,estetrol (E4) …

Ovarian cancer (OC) remains a significant health challenge globally, with high mortality rates despite advancements in treatment. Emerging research suggests a potential link between OC development and genital dysbiosis, implicating alterati…

Hysteroscopy is considered not only a diagnostic instrument but also a therapeutic tool for many uterine pathologies. In the early 1990s, advances in technology and techniques made hysteroscopy less painful and invasive, allowing to increas…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Several authors have reported on the association between changes in inflammatory marker levels and the maintenanc…

INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a form of endometriosis characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in the myometrium. The correlation between anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) expression and adenomyosis is unclear. Few studies investigated…

IntroductionThe aim was to evaluate whether adding specific educational medical illustrations may help gynecologists to better understand the limits of parametrial resection in radical hysterectomy from type A to type C2. Study Design: rand…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to review current indications to diagnostic and/or operative hysteroscopy in primary and secondary infertility, as well as to determine its efficacy in improving fertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We gat…

PURPOSE: Segmental resection has been generally associated with increased peri-operative risk of major complications. While major complications are widely acknowledged, minor complications, such as slight, to moderate infections, peripheral…

Abstract Background BPA and DEHP are endocrine disruptors. BPA-G and MEHP are their main metabolites. The main exposure route for human is the diet. Endometriosis is a pathology with uncertain etiopathogenesis, characterized by disturbances…

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…

AIM: The chronic pelvic pain (CPP) linked to endometriosis, relatively frequent condition in women of reproductive age, often represents the main complaint for which the patient seeks medical advice. The purpose of this prospective study wa…

Purpose Even at the early stage endometriosis, may be associated with infertility, whose treatment, which is not always straightforward, is often controversial. This study intends to determine the effectiveness of laparoscopic ablation of l…

Obiettivo. Lo scopo del nostro studio è valutare il ruolo dell’endometriosi nel determinare una condizione di infertilità e, conseguentemente, \nstimare i risultati delle tecniche di fecondazione assistita nelle pazienti con endometriosi.…

PURPOSE: To investigate whether inhibin B and activin A serum and follicular fluid levels in infertile women undergoing induction of superovulation correlate with successful ovulation. METHODS: Infertile women (n = 16) (30-43 years of age)…