Maria Grazia Porpora

Il presente studio si propone di indagare la qualita della vita e la soddisfazione sessuo-affettiva in un campione di donne italiane affette da endometriosi. L’ipotesi di partenza e che la malattia abbia un forte impatto negativo su entramb…

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Ba c k g r o u n d: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10 % of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, b…

Endometriosis is a gynecological disease, which involves the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, commonly in the pelvic region. The etiology of the disease is unclear, but multiple factors may contribute to its pathogen…

Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing the involvement of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) in deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Methods Between July 2010 and July 2012, 42 women, age…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is frequently associated with high levels of CA125. This marker is therefore not useful for discriminating ovarian endometrioma from ovarian malignancy. The aim of this study was to establish a panel of complementa…

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is the ectopic localization of endometrial glands. Symptoms include a wide variety of chronic pelvic pain. Ovarian endometriosis represents the most frequent site of implantation followed by the Douglas pouch which…

L’endometriosi è una patologia ginecologica caratterizzata dalla presenza di tessuto endometriale al di fuori della cavità uterina, più frequentemente nella pelvi. L’eziopatogenesi di questa malattia non è ancora stata completamente chiarit…

Poster: ECR 2012 / C-1201 / Fiber tracking of the sacral nerves in female pelvis: a potential method to evaluate endometriosis-related fibres alteration? by: L. Manganaro, V. Vinci , F. Fierro, P. Lodise, M. E. Sergi, S. Bernardo, G. Vitto…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence of a gene-environment interaction between glutathione transferase (GST) gene polymorphisms (GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, and GSTA1) and serum polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels. This is suggested as pos…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis represents an important clinical problem in women of reproductive age with high impact on quality of life, work productivity and health care management. The aim of this study is to define the role of 3T magnetom …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate continuous (CON) compared with cyclic (CYC) administration of combined oral estroprogestins for 6 months after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas associated with pain. DESIGN: Multicenter, prospecti…

N-acetyl-L-cysteine exerts a complex action on endometrial cells, involving regulation of gene expression and protein activity and location, all converging into a decreased proliferation and a switch toward a differentiating, less invasive,…

OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic factors for pain and endometrioma recurrence after complete laparoscopic excision of endometrioma(s). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENT(S): One-…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, but a mult…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency of peritoneal natural killer (NK) cells expressing the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E receptor CD94/NKG2A in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PATI…

Endometriosis is a gynaecological disorder characterized by the presence and growth of endometrial tissue in ectopic sites. In this study we examined the immunological functions of patients with endometriosis and serum level of PCBs and p,p…

Endometriosis has been hypothesised to be linked to persistent and toxic organochlorinated chemicals. Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds have in particular been associated with the disease, mainly on the basis of experimental studies. Data i…

Compounds with dioxin-like toxicity are suspected to adversely affect human reproduction even at current background exposures. Endometriosis, a gynecological disorder often associated with infertility, has been hypothesized to be linked to …