Silvia Chiarelli

Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) seems to be involved in the mechanism of insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients (PCOSs) in both muscular and adipose tissue. The observation that insulin stimulates glucose oxidation in…

The recurrence of endometriosis varies from 6% to 10% and, among the non-gynaecological sites, the bowel is involved in 12%-37%. Various symptoms, such as dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, diarrhoea, constipation, cyclic recta…

The Authors reviewed 284 cases of endometriosis; it interested all age ranges with prevalence of four and fifth decades and showed a range of 19-68 years. Favourite sites was ovary with 271 cases, remaining were: tubes, omentum, vagina, vul…