FERRERO, SIMONE

Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in 2% to 6% of women of reproductive age, in up to 60% of those with dysmenorrhoea, and up to 30% of women with subfertility, with a peak incidence at around 40 years of age. However, symptoms may not cor…

Study question: Do endometriotic ovarian cyst influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation? \nSummary answer: Endometriotic cysts, independently from their volume, do not influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation in the affected ovary. \nW…

Study question: In women with symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis and mi- graine without aura which hormonal therapy (progestogen-only contraceptive pill, desogestrel, P versus sequential combined oral contraceptives, COC) causes higher …

Study question: Which is the risk of disease recurrence in patients with infiltrated resection margins at the time of colorectal resection for endometriosis? Summary answer: The presence of infiltrated resection margins at the time of color…

Objectives: To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement.\nMethods: After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from partic…

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in 1.5% to 6.2% of women of reproductive age, in up to 60% of those with dysmenorrhoea, and in up to 30% of women with subfertility, with a peak incidence at around 40 years of age. However,…

ABSTRACT: Objective: To determine the concentration of haptoglobin (Hp) in peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis and its correlation with the phase of the menstrual cycle. The expression of Hpβe (determined by two-di…