A Perino

Uterine adenomyosis is a common gynecologic disorder in women of reproductive age, characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium. Dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, a…

Abstract Introduction Cystic adenomyosis is a rare variant of adenomyosis characterized by well- circumscribed cavitated endometrial gland and stroma located within the myometrium. The cysts usually measure ≥ 1 cm in diameter, contain a “ch…

Endometriosis is a common, benign, estrogen-dependent gynecological disease that represents one of the main causes of hospitalization in industrialized countries. It is well established that a large amount of natural and man-made chemicals …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of dienogest + estradiol valerate (E2V) and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-a) in reducing recurrence of pain in patients with chronic pelvic pain due to laparoscopically diagnosed and tre…

OBJECTIVE: This report presents a rare case of symptomatic primary umbilical endometriosis and reviews the literature on the topic with the aim to clarify some questions on the origin of endometriosis. CASE REPORT: A 33-year-old woman with …

L'atrofia vulvo-vaginale (AVV) una condizione cronica progressiva caratterizzata da un'involuzione delle mucose e dei tessuti vulvo-vaginali che si manifesta con la fase climaterica.Numerose opzioni terapeutiche, ormonali e non-ormonali, so…

Sir, We would like to bring to general attention the case of a 44-year-old woman who came to our clinic because of spotting and occasional periods of amenorrhea. She had had menarche at the age of 14 years, followed by regular menstrual cyc…

To the Editor: In this communication, we present a case of symptomatic diaphragmatic endometriosis treated effectively by laparoscopy. A 24-year-old woman, primipara, without any history of previous abdominal surgery, sought medical attenti…

OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether treatment with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist before endometrial resection reduces absorption of distension fluid and operating time and facilitates the procedure. DESIGN: A multicentre, prospecti…

UNLABELLED: STUDY-PLAN: an open study aimed at evaluating the results of a short term therapy (3 months) with Goserelin depot as a medical treatment of premenopausal dysfunctional uterine bleeding. PATIENTS: 60 premenopausal women (aged 36-…

Uterine bleeding may be caused either by benign organic pathology as well as different dysfunctional conditions. Medical treatment with progestins, danazol or GnRH analogues is usually used as the first choice therapy. Where the symptoms pe…

344 couples with infertility unrelated to female organic pelvic disease underwent Direct Intraperitoneal Insemination (DIPI) for a total of a 429 DIPI cycles. Pregnancy per couple was 16.5% and per DIPI cycle 13.2%. DIPI was particularly ef…

There is general agreement that unopposed estrogen therapy can cause cystic hyperplasia of the endometrial mucosa, and it is also possible a progression of this lesion towards borderline forms of hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma in patients w…