Venturini PL

INTRODUCTION: This patient preference prospective study was designed to compare patients' satisfaction in women with endometriosis treated either by an extended-cycle oral contraception (OC) or by norethindrone acetate (NETA). METHODS: Thi…

OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy of long-term treatment with norethindrone acetate (NETA) in patients with rectovaginal endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included 103 women with pain symptoms caused by rectovagin…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the response to superovulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in patients with unilateral endometriomas with diameter ≥5cm and in the contralateral healthy ovary. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective analysis of a prospe…

OBJECTIVES: Several studies have investigated the correlation between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, the role of adenomyosis as a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcome in women with endometriosis ha…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate spontaneous pregnancy rate (SPRs) of women with rectovaginal endometriosis (RV) with/without ovarian endometrioma (OMA) and treated with the use of expectant or surgical management. DESIGN: Retrospective study. S…

OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis, and compare precision in estimating the length of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance enema (MR-e) and rectal water-contrast transvaginal sonography (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: This prospective study included 286 patients of repr…

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic endometrial tissue is found in 2% to 6% 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, sym…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact on ovarian reserve of second laparoscopic surgery for recurrent unilateral endometriomas. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): This study included patients wh…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease defined by the growth of endometrial stroma and glands outside of the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that estrogen is essential for the growth of endometriosis. …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of two hormonal therapies in treating symptoms caused by bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Patient preference study. SETTING: University hospital. POPULATION: A total of 143 women with rectovaginal endometri…

INTRODUCTION: Dienogest (DNG) is an oral progestin, derivative of 19-nortestosterone, that has recently been introduced for the treatment of endometriosis. AREAS COVERED: This review examines the clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patient satisfaction at 6-months dienogest (DNG) treatment in women with symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis who had pain persistence and were unsatisfied after 6-months of norethisterone acetate (NETA) therapy. S…

STUDY QUESTION: Do endometriotic ovarian cysts influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriotic cysts, no matter what their volume, do not influence the rate of spontaneous ovulation in the affected ovary. WHAT I…

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy of multidetector computerized tomography enema (MDCT-e) and magnetic resonance enema (MRI-e) in determining the presence of sigmoid and rectal endometriotic nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 260 women (32.6 ±…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of norethisterone acetate (NETA; group N) or letrozole combined with NETA (group L) in treating endometriotic ovarian cysts. STUDY DESIGN: This patient-preference study included 20 patients in group N and…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate patient satisfaction at 6-month treatment in women with symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis and migraine without aura with (progestogen-only contraceptive pill, POP versus sequential combined oral contraceptives, COC)…

INTRODUCTION: Over the past 30 years, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) have been used to induce a hypoestrogenic status in women with endometriosis with the aim to cause an improvement in pain symptoms similar to that observ…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes in the volume of rectovaginal endometriotic nodules infiltrating the rectum during 12-month treatment with hormonal therapies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective, non-randomized, self-controlled clinic…

Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Several studies have found an epidemiological correlation between endometriosis and migraine, probably due to the association o…

PURPOSE: This study aims to present the clinical characteristics of a series of postmenopausal women with endometriosis and to evaluate the preferential location, extension and histopathological features of the lesions. METHODS: We retrosp…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether the suture of the ovary is superior to bipolar coagulation in preserving ovarian reserve in infertile women undergoing laparoscopic stripping of bilateral endometriomas. DESIGN: Randomized controlled tr…