Letizia Li Piani

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INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common, benign, chronic inflammatory disease with multiple consequences, from chronic pain to systemic comorbidities and poor quality of life. As it usually affects people of reproductive age, one of the mos…

BACKGROUND: In the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the search for reliable success predictors is ongoing, with novel biomarkers gaining increasing attention. Epigenetic clocks, mathematical models based on DNA methylation (DNAm) patt…

Advanced endometriosis is associated with a reduction of IVF success. Surgical damage to the ovarian reserve following the excision of endometriomas has been claimed as a critical factor in the explanation of this detrimental effect. Howeve…

To review the current evidence on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women with endometriosis, taking into account relevant confounders such as the higher frequency of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) conceptions. Da…

Endometriosis is a complex and chronic disease, whose multifactorial nature has encouraged a deep investigation on the role of lifestyle factors. A strong association between alcohol intake and endometriosis risk has already been shown. We …

Abstract Study question We aimed to verify whether endometriosis patients who succeeded in achieving a live birth through IVF were epigenetically younger than those who did not. Summary answer Applying peripheral blood epigenetic clock, end…

According to a rich body of literature, immune cell dysfunctions, both locally and systemically, and an inflammatory environment characterize all forms of endometriosis. Alterations in transcripts and proteins involved in the recruitment of…