A. Benfenati

No ORCID on file · 17 papers in corpus · active 2012-2017

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  • article 17

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 17
  • die_deep_infiltrating 9
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • adenomyosis 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2017
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.076
article 2017
·doi:10.1002/uog.17991

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) seems to be associated with pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic disorder, while no data are reported for women with ovarian endometriosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the PFM morphometry of wo…

article 2017
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.18924

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies comparing women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and healthy controls have underlined an association between pelvic floor muscle (PFM) hypertonic dysfunction and deep lesions. The aim of this study was…

article 2017
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/01443615.2017.1349083

Ureteral endometriosis (UE) can be classified as severe when there is obstruction to urinary flow (ureteral compression (UC)). In this retrospective study on 205 patients, we evaluated intraoperatively the frequency of severe ureteral endom…

article 2016
·doi:10.1002/uog.16152

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction seems to play an important role in pathophysiology of pain symptoms and pelvic organs' alterations in women with pelvic syndromes, including deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).The aim of the present study …

article 2015
The journal of family planning and reproductive health care ·doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2014-100993

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM: To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of end…

article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.05.022

Objective(s)Sexual function is negatively influenced by endometriosis and women with endometriosis show less sexual and partnership satisfaction compared to patients with other gynaecological disorders. This study aims to compare sexual fun…

article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.08.016

Objective(s)To evaluate the prevalence of adenomyosis in patients undergoing surgery for endometriosis.Study designRetrospective study including 1618 women with preoperative clinical and ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis. As preoperativ…

article 2014
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.05.012

Study objectiveTo analyze bowel and urinary function in patients with posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) >30 mm in largest diameter at transvaginal ultrasound before and after surgical nerve-sparing excision.DesignProspective o…

article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.090
article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.025
article 2013
·doi:10.5301/je.5000168

Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic and anamnestic characteristics of women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) on the quality of life and sexual function. Methods It is a prospective cohort st…

article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.120
article 2013
The journal of sexual medicine ·doi:10.1111/jsm.12133

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with a significant reduction of quality of life (QOL) and sexual function. AIMS: This study aims to objectively evalu…

article 2012
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61253-3
article 2012
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61256-9
article 2012
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)60614-6