Maria Giovanna Vastarella

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2023-2025

Study types

  • article 3
  • meta-analysis 2
  • review 2
  • other 1
  • preprint 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 9
  • endometrioma 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
review 2025
·doi:10.36129/jog.2025.216

Objective.Ovarian endometriosis, or endometriomas, is a common manifestation and is typically treated via laparoscopic cystectomy.However, this method may compromise ovarian function.Ablation, involving thermal destruction of endometriosis …

article 2025
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2025.07.010

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of different ultrasonographic features of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) affected by endometriosis. DESIGN: Multicentric, observational, prospective, diagnostic study. SETTING: Two tertiary…

article 2025
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114683

OBJECTIVE: The AAGL 2021 classification assesses intraoperative surgical complexity using a four-stage scale based on lesion size and location. Despite its potential utility, no data currently assess its correlation with perioperative compl…

article 2025
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.08.007

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of various ultrasound morphologies of rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) nodules according to the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis consensus, and their potential association with distinct clin…

review 2025
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.70134

BACKGROUND: Hormone pre-treatment is still used before assisted reproductive technique (ART) in endometriotic women, but evidence supporting this recommendation is conflicting. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether hormone pre-treatment with gon…

other 2025
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn ·doi:10.52054/FVVO.2025.153

BACKGROUND: Accurate reporting of participants' race and ethnicity is essential for assessing the representativeness of study populations and for identifying potential disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To asses…

preprint 2024
·doi:10.20944/preprints202410.0240.v1

Endometriosis is a prevalent chronic gynecological disorder. It tends to affect approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. It is characterized by the presence of signs and symptoms of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity.…

meta-analysis 2024
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01707-4

Women with endometriosis were deemed more prone to COVID-19 infection in some reports. Considering that endometriosis-related aberrant immune response, understanding how COVID-19 vaccination influences its clinical status is crucial. The ai…

meta-analysis 2023
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) ·doi:10.3390/medicina59091643

Background and Objectives: The most common sites of implantation of endometriotic tissue are the ovaries. Endometriomas are present in most cases of endometriosis (up to 45%). Although laparoscopic cystectomy is the standard of care in endo…