Minas Paschopoulos

Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition affecting reproductive-age women. In case of ovarian endometriosis, there is cystic formation, called endometrioma. Although laparoscopic cystectomy is established as the gold standard for the tre…

This manuscript presents a case of a 35-year-old nulligravida premenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain due to pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is characterized by multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and various cl…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this narrative review is to evaluate existing questionnaires on predictive models for endometriosis. These symptom-based models have the potential to serve as screening tools for adult women to detect endometriosis. D…

Due to an unfortunate oversight of the corresponding author, Anastasia Bothou was included as an author of the editorial without her consent and knowledge. The citation of the editorial has now been amended as follows: Iatrakis G., Zervoudi…

Endometriosis is a chronic benign inflammatory disease that affects women of reproductive age. The clinical presentations of endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. There is a well-established …

Tamoxifen is a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator that is used mainly for adjuvant treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. However, tamoxifen, due to its estrogen-mimicking effects, has been linked to various …

ObjectivesTo examine the relation of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) family peptides with inflammatory processes and oncogenesis, emphasizing in vulvar inflammatory, premalignant and malignant lesions, as well as to investigate the po…

INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a common chronic disease in women of reproductive age, characterised by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within myometrium. Even though adenomyosis presents with chronic pelvic pain, menorrhagia or abn…

Fertility preservation techniques, such as cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, embryos, and oocytes, offer hope for future reproduction to individuals facing conditions like cancer or severe haematologic disorders. While the scientific evid…

Inguinal endometriosis is a very rare entity with uncertain pathophysiology, that poses several diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This study aimed to summarize published literature on the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Thus…

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumours in the reproductive system. They are proliferations of smooth muscle cells of the myometrium containing a large quantity of extracellular matrix and they are surrounded by a pseudo capsule…

Little is known about Endometriosis in Adolescents and its prevalence is yet to be estimated. Traditional Endometriosis seems to be, by far, quite different with this unique variant when it comes to clinical presentation, management and cou…

Endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain is a major component of the disease that affects quality of life in women of reproductive age suffering from endometriosis. The present review summarizes current evidence upon pathophysiology and it…

Purpose: Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) and pelvic abscess are characterized by an inflammatory pelvic mass. In the majority of cases, this condition involves the ovaries, the fallopian tubes and/or any other adjacent tissue. TOA is considered …

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) on fertility in women with mild endometriosis who are undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) procedures.DesignProspective, randomiz…

ObjectiveTo explore the association of the estrogen receptor two-allele (point) polymorphism and multiallele (microsatellite) polymorphism with endometriosis.DesignCase-control study.SettingGenetics and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Obstetr…