Paola Anserini

Some 30% to 80% of male sub-fertility may be associated with oxidative stress that damages spermatozoa and can decrease success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques. This multicenter, longitudinal, prospective study aimed to investiga…

Approximately 6% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before the age of 40. Young age is an independent predictor of adverse outcome and most young breast cancer patients receive systemic treatment with chemotherapy, hormonal therapy o…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pregnancy rate after bowel resection for rectosigmoid endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-six symptomatic women with bowel endometriosis requiring c…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the changes in the peritoneal fluid proteome of women with endometriosis determined by the administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-a). STUDY DESIGN: Peritoneal fluid samples were collected du…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the peritoneal fluid (PF) proteome of fertile and infertile women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: PF samples were collected at laparoscopy from 26 fertile women and 26 infertile ones. Samples were subjected to 2-dim…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis has a wide range of severity but molecular factors associated with variable extension of the disease have not been widely investigated. The present study compares the peritoneal fluid (PF) proteome of 109 women with…

BackgroundMultifollicular ovarian stimulation (MOS) is widely used in IVF and the compliance to treatment is deeply influenced by the tolerability of the medication(s) used and by the ease of self-administration. This prospective, controlle…

This study aims to evaluate differences in the expression of proteins present in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis. PF samples were subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; protein spots of interest …

ObjectiveThis study aims to determine whether women with endometriosis have greater subclinical atherosclerosis than the general population.Study designThis case-control study included 66 women with endometriosis and 66 controls matched for…

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate asthma prevalence and severity in women with and without endometriosis. METHODS: Before laparoscopy, asthma prevalence was evaluated in 879 women of reproductive age, undergoing surgery because …

ObjectivePrevious studies did not establish a clear correlation between the presence of endometriosis and the values of body mass index (BMI).Study designThe BMI of 366 women with endometriosis was compared to that of 248 controls undergoin…

UNLABELLED: In the last few years, our understanding of the pathogenesis of endometriosis at the cellular and molecular levels has improved significantly. This may give us the opportunity to use new, specific agents for the treatment of thi…

ObjectiveTo estimate the expression of haptoglobin (Hp) beta chain isoforms in the peritoneal fluid (PF) and plasma (PL) of women with and without endometriosis.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)Seventy-two pa…

BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the completeness of full thickness disc resection in the treatment of deep endometriotic bowel lesions. METHODS: This study comprised 16 women with bowel endometriotic lesions requiring segmental rese…

ObjectiveTo characterize sexual function among women with endometriosis and deep dyspareunia (DD).DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingUniversity teaching hospital.Patient(s)Three-hundred nine women undergoing surgery because of infertility,…

p0.09). The meanSD adhesion severities of control, oral and intraperitoneal groups were 1.60.91, 0.250.42 and 1.31.51, respectively (p0.009). The oral group had fewer and less severe adhesions that were statistically significant in all site…