Maria Elena Malune

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2015-2019

Study types

  • article 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 2
  • endometriosis 2
  • mesh:D017699 1
  • endometrioma 1
article 2019
Is dienogest the best medical treatment for ovarian endometriomas? Results of a multicentric case control study
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2019.1640674

Ovarian endometriomas are common manifestations of endometriosis. Surgical excision has been shown to potentially decrease ovarian reserves. In this prospective study, we included 81 patients with ovarian endometriosis. 40 were treated with…

review 2016
Overview of elagolix for the treatment of endometriosis
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology ·doi:10.1517/17425255.2016.1171316

INTRODUCTION: Suppression of sex-steroid secretion is required in a variety of gynecological conditions. This can be achieved using gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists that bind pituitary gonadotropin receptors and antagonize the…

article 2015
Effect of Estradiol valerate plus dienogest on body composition of healthy women in the menopausal transition: a prospective one-year evaluation
·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1079175

In the menopausal transition (MT), combined oral contraceptive (COC) should be chosen accordingly to its neutrality on liver metabolism and to its ability to counter the increase of fat mass (FM) that occurs in this reproductive period of l…