Francesco La Torre

• Adenomyosis shows a strong association with heavy menstrual bleeding. • Endometriosis is linked to more severe pain-related symptoms than adenomyosis. • Dyspareunia is common in both conditions and lacks discriminatory value. • Coexistenc…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of proliferative endometrial disorders in women with histologically confirmed adenomyosis and to evaluate the independent association between adenomyosis and each lesion type. DESIGN: Retrospective cohor…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of intraoperative transvaginal ultrasound in surgical planning for deep bowel endometriosis involving the rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and inferior sigmoid colon [1]. SETTING: Pilot study in the form of a d…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic endocrine and inflammatory disease commonly presenting with dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and/or infertility. Despite the importance of menstrual symptoms, the impact of menstruation on stress is still po…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder characterized by an inflammatory and hyperestrogenic state. Its association with endometrial cancer (EC) remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the correlation b…

Autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (RDs) are more prevalent in women and often affect gynecological health. Particularly, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and dysmenorrhea are more common in patients with RD. A link between RDs an…

PROBLEM: Immunological abnormalities are well recognized in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the co-existence of endometriosis with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease (CD), along with other systemic immune disorders, i…

PURPOSE: To describe a standardized intraoperative transvaginal ultrasound (IOTVUS) technique for assessing rectosigmoid deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to explore its potential advantages in guiding real-time surgical decision-m…

AIM: The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) and its long-term evolution following colorectal segmental resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and identify any associated ri…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder causing menstruation-related symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and dyspareunia. A long-term management of the disease is required. Hormonal drugs are the most used, i…

RESEARCH QUESTION: How do comorbidities and their prevalence differ between patients with adenomyosis alone and patients with both adenomyosis and endometriosis? DESIGN: A prospective observational study compared the presence of comorbidit…

BACKGROUND: Dienogest (DNG) improves endometriosis-associated pain (EAP) and patients' quality of life; however, the modern cornerstone of the management of endometriosis is the long-term adherence of the patient to medical treatment. OBJEC…

Endometriosis, a chronic gynecological disease, affects millions of women worldwide, significantly impacting their quality of life. A reported delay, ranging from 4 to 12 years, exists between the onset of symptoms and the formal diagnosis.…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Women with endometriosis are frequently affected by headache. How many of these have a clear diagnosis of migraine? Are the different forms of migraine related to the phenotypes and/or characteristics of endometriosis? D…

Objective To evaluate the different effects of a progestin-only contraceptive with desogestrel (DSG) vs combined oral contraceptives (COCs) for a first line long-term treatment of endometriosis-related pain among patients seeking hormonal c…