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The core definition of endometriosis is when endometrial glands and stoma are identified outside the uterine cavity. It is estimated to affect 2-10% of women in their reproductive age, and 50% of patients complain of infertility. Ovarian en…

The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the changes in volume and in ultrasound features of ovarian endometriomas after treatment with dienogest. Twenty-seven patients, in childbearing age, were selected based on prescription …

OBJECTIVE: To compare bipolar coagulation and suturing of the ovary in terms of postoperative ovarian adhesions after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING: Departmen…

In the last decade, ''fertiloscopy'', a new mini-invasive diagnostic technique, is becoming more and more popular: it is a good alternative to the diagnostic laparoscopy, a standard procedure but surely not harmless, very often capable to d…

In the last years the entire scientific community has devoted remarkable resources to the understanding of endometriosis. In spite of this, endometriosis remains one of the most complex gynecological diseases, in nearly all of its physiopat…

The objective of this study was to measure endometrial thickness by transvaginal ultrasonography during two regimens of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women and to compare these data with endometrial histology. Transva…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness in infertile couples with anovulatory, mild endometriosis-related and unexplained infertility of a personalized approach to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) (group A) on the b…

Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic pelvic denervation (uterosacral resection or presacral neurectomy) for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain with a predominant central-type localization in women with endometriosis or wit…

We describe a case of ovarian endometriosis in a 67 years old woman admitted to our hospital. After clinical examination and instrumental investigation, we opted for surgical operation including bilateral ovarosalpingolisis, bilateral hyste…