Francesça Chiaffarino

ORCID: 0000-0001-6009-8108 · 22 papers in corpus · active 1998-2025

Study types

  • review 10
  • article 8
  • meta-analysis 3
  • book-chapter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 18
  • infertility 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2025
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-025-08006-6

PURPOSE: Although thoracic endometriosis (TE) represents the most common manifestation of extra-pelvic endometriosis, it is a rare condition and currently there is no established clinical guideline for the management of this condition. The …

review 2024
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01556-1
meta-analysis 2024
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01489-9

The definition of the association between ovarian cancer and endometriosis was first reported by Sampson in 1925. He identified the following criteria: (a) clear evidence of endometriosis in proximity to the tumour, (b) exclusion of a metas…

review 2024
·doi:10.1016/j.xfnr.2024.100083

Many adolescents and young women experience dysmenorrhea, a condition that is often trivialized or overlooked but can cause a substantial deterioration in health-related quality of life. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-…

book-chapter 2024
·doi:10.1007/978-3-031-50662-8_1
meta-analysis 2024
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14887

INTRODUCTION: Peritoneal infiltrating and fibrotic endometriosis, also known as deep endometriosis, is the most severe manifestation of the disease that can cause severe complications including bowel and ureteral stenosis. The natural histo…

meta-analysis 2022
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-022-21173-9

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 …

article 2022
International journal of environmental research and public health ·doi:10.3390/ijerph192416754

INTRODUCTION: Umbilical endometriosis (UE) is defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue within the umbilicus and represents around 0.5-1% of all cases of endometriosis. UE is classified into primary or secondary UE. In this retrosp…

review 2022
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm11040995

Umbilical endometriosis represents 30-40% of abdominal wall endometriosis and around 0.5-1.0% of all cases of endometriosis. The aim of this systematic review is to revisit the epidemiology, signs, and symptoms and to formulate a pathogenic…

review 2021
·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048190

OBJECTIVE: To summarise the available evidence on frequency of ovarian cyst development during mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) treatment. METHODS: PubMed/Medline and EMBASE databases were searched, from 1990 up to March 202…

review 2020
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.06.051
review 2020
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-020-05797-8
article 2017
·doi:10.12891/ceog3547.2017

Background: Alcohol consumption, a common habit worldwide, may affect estrogen levels. A relation between alcohol intake and endometriosis risk has been suggested. Materials and Methods: Case-control study including 80 infertile women with …

review 2016
Medicine ·doi:10.1097/md.0000000000004957

BACKGROUND: The potential association between endometriosis and physical activity (PA) has been suggested in several epidemiological studies.We aimed to establish whether PA influences endometriosis risk. METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were se…

review 2014
European journal of nutrition ·doi:10.1007/s00394-014-0662-7
article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.10.031
review 2014
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006325

OBJECTIVE: Since conflicting results have been published on the role of tobacco smoking on the risk of endometriosis, we provide an up-to-date summary quantification of this potential association. DESIGN: We performed a PubMed/MEDLINE searc…

article 2006
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.078
article 2001
·doi:10.1159/000052889

Objective of this case-control study was to investigate the potential risk factors for premature ovarian failure (POF). Seventy-three patients with secondary hypergonadotropic amenorrhea and, as control group, 144 women with acute, non-gyne…

article 1999
·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00305-1

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relation between selected dietary indicators and the risk of uterine myomas. METHODS: We used data from a case-control study on risk factors for uterine myomas conducted in Italy between 1986 and 1997. Cases includ…

article 1999
·doi:10.1097/00006250-199909000-00014

In Brief Objective To analyze the relation between selected dietary indicators and the risk of uterine myomas. Methods We used data from a case-control study on risk factors for uterine myomas conducted in Italy between 1986 and 1997. Cases…

review 1998
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(97)00201-1