Jessica Ottolina
ORCID: 0000-0002-3798-7342
· 51 papers in corpus
observational
2021
BACKGROUND: Data about endometrioma ablation using energies with little thermal spread reported good results in terms of ovarian reserve and postoperative pregnancy rates. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of one step CO…
observational
2021
Abstract Study question To investigate differences in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)/Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) outcomes between endometriosis women who do or don’t have a concomitant autoimmune disease. Summary answer Despite a …
other
2021
review
2021
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis pathogenesis is still a matter of debate. It is now agreed that a complex cooperation of genetic, hormonal, immune and environmental factors is implicated. However, no consensus has been reached yet on what first…
other
2020
The presence of endometriosis determines an inflammatory response locally. The objective of this validation study and systematic review was to assess systemic levels of coagulation and inflammatory parameters in women with or without the di…
meta-analysis
2020
This meta-analysis aimed to offer a general picture of the available data on the effects of early-life factors on the risk of developing endometriosis in adult life. An advanced, systematic search of the online medical databases PubMed, EMB…
other
2020
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the postoperative likelihood of conception in patients with endometriomas managed by either CO2 laser vaporization or cystectomy. DESIGN: A retrospective study with prospective recording of data. SETTING: Univer…
2020
review
2019
Endometriosis-related fibrosis represents a complex phenomenon with underlying mechanisms yet to be clarified. Fibrosis is consistently present in all disease forms and contributes to classic endometriosis-related symptoms of pain and infer…
review
2019
The incidence of endometriosis in middle-aged women is not minimal compared to that in the reproductive age group. The treatment of affected women after childbearing age to the natural transition toward menopause has received considerably p…
other
2019
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess postoperative recurrence rates in patients with endometriomas managed by either "one-step" CO2 fiber laser vaporization or cystectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective study with prospective recording of data. SETTING: Uni…
other
2019
2019
guideline
2019
A network of endometriosis experts from 16 Italian academic departments and teaching hospitals distributed all over the country made a critical appraisal of the available evidence and definition of 10 suggestions regarding measures to be de…
rct
2018
STUDY QUESTION: Does CO2 laser vaporization offer better results in treating endometrioma in terms of ovarian reserve preservation compared to traditional cystectomy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Assessing both antral follicle count (AFC) and serum ant…
review
2018
Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease affecting 7-10% of women throughout their reproductive life. Few data are available regarding the age at menopause of women affected by this disease. Most of the available evidence, although scanty, …
nonrandomized-trial
2018
BACKGROUND: The advent of flexible CO2 laser fiber to gynecology arena might represent a turning point in the use of laser energy on a large-scale basis in gynecological surgery. However, there might be some concerns regarding the degree of…
review
2018
Endometrial cells perceive and respond to their microenvironment forming the basis of endometrial homeostasis. Errors in endometrial cell signaling are responsible for a wide spectrum of endometrial pathologies ranging from infertility to c…
observational
2017
Subtle alterations in coagulation and fibrinolysis have been recently reported in patients with endometriosis supporting a potential hypercoagulable status associated with the disease. This cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating some var…
case-report
2017
A 50-year-old woman on continuous oral estroprogestin therapy and with a history of endometriosis presented with gross hematuria and right reno-ureteral colic pain. Fifteen years before she had undergone total nephrectomy for loss of functi…
nonrandomized-trial
2017
Background In recent years, excisional surgery has been questioned as an ideal surgical approach for endometriomas because it is associated with potential removal of healthy ovarian tissue and loss of ovarian follicles with subsequent reduc…
2017
other
2017
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations among catamenial pneumothorax, pelvic endometriosis, and fertility status. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Obste…
2016
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis-associated infertility results in reduced ovarian response, fewer oocytes available for fertilization, compromised oocyte quality and higher miscarriage rates. A consistent proportion of women with endometriosis req…