Michèle Cioffi

ORCID: 0000-0003-3883-111X · 4 papers in corpus
review 2012
·doi:10.5772/30452

Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. This condition is mainly found in women of reproductive age, from all ethnic and social groups and i…

observational 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1786

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether CYP17 T>C polymorphism and polymorphisms C1558T and Val80 of CYP19 are related to endometriosis. DESIGN: Clinical study. PATIENT(S): Women affected with endometriosis (n = 104) and control group (n = 86).…

observational 2007
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.049

p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Italian women have a minor role in determining genetic susceptibility to endometriosis. The racial differences, in association with other risk factors, might be underlined in endometriotic disease.

diagnostic-accuracy 1996
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/0301-2115(95)02372-0

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical utility of CA-125 in the diagnosis of endometriosis and to compare the sensitivity of the serum and the peritoneal test as indicator of disease. STUDY DESIGN: Peritoneal fluid was obtained at laparoscopy…