Francesca Tripodi

Women with endometriosis often suffer from genito-pelvic pain. The objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship between cognitive and psycho-emotional factors and sexual functioning of women with endometriosis, comparing w…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects women's quality of life, sexuality, and relationship. Endometriosis-associated pain plays an essential role in well-being impairment. The present review aimed to an…

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore whether women with endometriosis-related infertility had poorer psychological, sexual and relational scores compared with endometriosis without infertility. Methods Seventy-one endometriosis w…

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition often associated with genito-pelvic pain. Psycho-emotional factors, such as lack of emotional awareness and/or presence of negative emotions, have an important role on sexual dysfunctions. These fa…

Objective Endometriosis is a chronic condition frequently characterized by genito-pelvic pain. Sexual and relational impairments in women with this condition are largely reported in literature. No prior study, at our knowledge, focused on t…

DSM 5 collects in the category “Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration disorder (GPPPD)” some clinical conditions characterized by different psycho-somatic profiles and symptoms. There is also a lack of research that clarify such peculiarities. Vul…

L’endometriosi è una patologia ginecologica cronica caratterizzata dalla presenza e dalla crescita di tessuto endometriale al di fuori dalla cavità uterina. Le cisti sono solitamente localizzate nell’area addominale e nelle zone circostan…

Objective: Endometriosis is a condition that has a great impact on women’s life. One of the most important consequences of the disease is infertility that may exacerbate the psychological, relational and sexual consequences on patients. The…

Endometriosis is a condition that has a great impact on women’s life. One of the most important consequences of the disease is infertility that may exacerbate the psychological, relational and sexual consequences on patients. The aim of the…

This study analyses the quality of sex life and partnership in a sample of italian women affected by endometriosis verifying the hypothesis that women with endometriosis have less sexual and couple satisfaction than healthy women. The Itali…