Maria Ángeles Martínez‐Zamora

Purpose: To critically analyze the concept of empowerment in women with endometriosis, developing a clear theoretical and operational understanding as a core component of healthcare, and strengthening its theoretical and practical framework…

Introduction Endometriosis is a chronic disease traditionally associated with reproductive age; however, current data indicates that it can persist and, in some cases, become malignant during menopause. Hormone therapy, common during this s…

INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to compare the severity of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in hospitalized women with and without endometriosis, and to assess whether deep endometriosis is associated with worse clinical outcomes. MATERIA…

Introduction Shared Decision-Making Tools (SDMTs) play a pivotal role in facilitating active involvement in health-related decisions by integrating scientific evidence with individual preferences and values. Methods We designed an SDMT for …

STUDY QUESTION: What are the sonographic and clinical findings in women diagnosed with external and internal adenomyosis by ultrasound? SUMMARY ANSWER: Patients with external and internal adenomyosis phenotypes, diagnosed by ultrasound, pr…

Evidence suggests that immune system dysfunction and macrophages are involved in the disease establishment and progression of endometriosis. Among the factors involved in this alteration in macrophage activity, Small Extracellular Vesicles …

Nowadays, combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are successfully employed for the treatment of endometriosis (END) and adenomyosis (AD) in a large proportion of patients. However, literature focusing on the clinical and sonographic response t…

BACKGROUND: Vaccination can have an impact on menstruation, and this impact may be more notable in women with inflammatory gynecological pathologies such as endometriosis. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the impact of mRNA-based SARS-C…

There has been increasing interest in the study of new pathogenic mechanisms in endometriosis (END), including the coagulation/fibrinolysis system and its link with inflammation and tissue remodeling. It has been suggested that END patients…

Deep endometriosis (DE) can be more aggressive than other types of endometriosis, and may even lead to irreversible severe complications such as complete unilateral loss of renal function. We aimed to describe the clinical and radiologic ch…

Abstract Background: Deep endometriosis (DE) is usually associated with severe pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and other pain symptoms and can be more aggressive than other types of endometriosis, even leading to irreversible severe complications…

Deep endometriosis (DE) occurs in 15-30% of patients with endometriosis and is associated with concomitant adenomyosis in around 25-49% of cases. There are no data about the effect of the presence of adenomyosis in terms of surgical outcome…

Anhedonia is the diminished motivation and sensitivity to pleasurable stimuli. It has been reported to be more prevalent in patients with chronic pain as compared to healthy controls. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease…

Background: Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic inflammatory disease. The current SARS-COV2 pandemic has had an impact on the management of these patients. Tele-health care has been a relevant tool. The aim of this study was to analyze …

Abstract Background Deep endometriosis (DE) occurs in 15–30% of patients with endometriosis and is associated with concomitant adenomyosis in around 49% of cases. There are no data about the effect of the presence of adenomyosis in terms of…

BACKGROUND: The quality of life of women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is impaired and may improve with combined oral contraceptives (COCs). AIM: To compare the overall and sexual quality of life of patients diagnosed with DIE…

This study aimed to assess the impact of adenomyosis (AD) on different domains of sexual life. The study population included three groups: one composed of 68 women diagnosed with AD by transvaginal ultrasound, a second group comprised by 65…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We performed a long-term follow-up to quantify the impairment of sexual quality of life (SQL) and health-related QL (HRQL) in sexually active women after laparoscopic excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESI…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in diagnosing deep endometriosis (DE) involving the uterosacral ligaments (USLs), torus uterinus (TU) or posterior vaginal fornix (PVF) in women with suspected endometrios…

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effect of bowel preparation prior to transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) examination on the detection of bowel involvement and the description of rectosigmoid nodules of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to eva…

OBJECTIVE: To assess ovarian reserve through antral follicle count (AFC) and ovarian volume (OV) determination after decapsulation (stripping technique) or CO2 laser vaporization in the surgical treatment of patients with bilateral ovarian …