Fabio Barra

No ORCID on file · 136 papers in corpus · active 2017-2026

Study types

  • article 55
  • review 35
  • book-chapter 15
  • letter 12
  • other 10

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 122
  • bowel_endometriosis 13
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 11
  • infertility 11
  • dysmenorrhea 11
  • adenomyosis 10
  • endometrioma 7
  • dyspareunia 7
  • die_deep_infiltrating 6
  • bladder_endometriosis 2
article 2020
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.603
article 2020
Diagnostics ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics10040252

(1) Objectives: In patients with symptoms suggestive of rectosigmoid endometriosis, imaging techniques are required to confirm the presence and establish the extent of the disease. The objective of the current study was to compare the perfo…

article 2020
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.583
other 2020
Expert opinion on investigational drugs ·doi:10.1080/13543784.2020.1842356

INTRODUCTION: Pharmacotherapy has a key role in endometriosis treatment and management, however, a significant proportion of patients have only intermittent or limited benefits with current treatment options. Therefore, novel therapeutic ap…

article 2020
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.697
article 2020
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.579
review 2020
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.05.008
book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_9
letter 2020
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2020.5876

In the recent original research published on International Journal of Fertility and Sterility the association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) genetic polymorphisms and endometriosis in 150 Iranian patients suffered this disease.…

book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_6
book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_2
article 2020
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.12.003
book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_16
article 2020
·doi:10.21037/gpm-20-23

Abstract: Endometriosis is a chronic condition determined by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma. The disease affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age and 35-50% of women with chronic pelvic pain and/or infer…

preprint 2020
·doi:10.22541/au.159809461.19005892

Objective: To investigate the changes in the psychological status of infertile women and men who had infertility treatment interrupted or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Cross-sectional study (NCT04400942) performed betw…

article 2020
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm9010154

Background: Rectosigmoid endometriosis is a severe form of deep endometriosis, which may be responsible for pain symptoms and a wide range of intestinal complains such as diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramping. The primary objective…

review 2020
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/j.mric.2019.08.006

Intestinal endometriosis occurs in 4% to 37% of women with deep endometriosis (DE). Noninvasive diagnosis of presence and characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriosis permits the best counseling of patients and ensures best therapeutic pla…

article 2020
Journal of computer assisted tomography ·doi:10.1097/rct.0000000000001031

OBJECTIVES: Rectosigmoid involvement by endometriosis causes intestinal symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, and dyschezia. A precise diagnosis about the presence, location, and extent of bowel implants is required to plan the most appr…

book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_8
article 2020
·doi:10.1002/uog.22287

To evaluate the effects of long-term treatment with dienogest (DNG) on ultrasonographic features of adenomyosis and symptoms. This prospective study included women with adenomyosis diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) and dysmeno…

article 2020
·doi:10.1002/uog.22312

Ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is associated with a significant rise in serum estrogens, which may have detrimental effects on endometriosis. This study investigates the impact of repeated ovarian stimulations on …

article 2020
·doi:10.1002/uog.22339

Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have similar performance in diagnosing deep endometriosis (DE). The diagnosis of DE recurrence may be more challenging because of the presence of postoperative fibrosis…

review 2020
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.05.011
book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50446-5_3
article 2020
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.589