Edgardo Somigliana

No ORCID on file · 315 papers in corpus · active 1995-2026

Study types

  • article 150
  • review 79
  • other 46
  • letter 16
  • meta-analysis 11

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 283
  • infertility 53
  • endometrioma 37
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 28
  • adenomyosis 28
  • dysmenorrhea 16
  • dyspareunia 16
  • bowel_endometriosis 13
  • die_deep_infiltrating 8
  • bladder_endometriosis 6
review 2010
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmq042

BACKGROUND: Combined oral contraceptives (OCs) inhibit ovulation, substantially reduce the volume of menstrual flow and may hypothetically interfere with implantation of refluxed endometrial cells. The aim of this review is to establish if …

article 2010
·doi:10.5301/je.2010.595

Although documented rates of endometriosis in adolescent patients undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain range from about 25% to 45%, adolescent endometriosis has received limited attention in terms of research activity and follow-u…

article 2010
·doi:10.1177/228402651000200104

Although documented rates of endometriosis in adolescent patients undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain range from about 25% to 45%, adolescent endometriosis has received limited attention in terms of research activity and follow-u…

article 2010
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.018
review 2010
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719110382921
book-chapter 2010
·doi:10.5005/jp/books/11032_23
article 2010
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep464

BACKGROUND: There is growing and consistent evidence showing that ovarian reserve is affected following surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas. Of particular concern is the risk of severe ovarian damage leading to unresponsiveness to ov…

article 2010
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq251
article 2010
·doi:10.1093/humrep/de.25.s1.5
article 2010
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq302

Conservative surgical treatment for symptomatic endometriosis is frequently associated with only partial relief of pelvic pain or its recurrence. Therefore, medical therapy constitutes an important alternative or complement to surgery. Howe…

article 2009
·doi:10.5301/je.2009.2828
article 2009
·doi:10.1177/228402650900100102

The pathogenesis of some forms of endometriosis is still controversial. Different research approaches have been used to clarify this issue and an intense debate has derived over the years among scientists. This paper presents and discusses …

article 2009
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02055.x

OBJECTIVE: To detect a direct transition from a haemorrhagic corpus luteum to an endometriotic cyst by serial transvaginal ultrasonographic scans. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: An academic tertiary care and referral cent…

review 2009
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590802549858

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), defined as non-cyclic pain of 6 or more months, is a frequent disorder that may negatively affect health-related quality of life. In women several causes are recognised, although in a not negligible proportion of …

review 2009
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep089

BACKGROUND: The hormonal milieu that characterizes pregnancy may determine profound modifications of ovarian endometriomas leading to lesions mimicking malignancy. In this study, we report on our experience and perform a review of the liter…

article 2009
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.12.010
review 2009
Drugs ·doi:10.2165/00003495-200969060-00002
article 2009
·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep795

Material & Methods: This study aimed to examine the biological implications of progesterone receptor subunits A (PRA) and B (PRB) mRNA expressions by analyzing the pattern of PRB/PRAB ratio in endometrial cells from women with pelvic endome…

article 2009
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep202

BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggests that ovarian reserve is damaged after excision of ovarian endometriomas. However, it may not be excluded that gonadal damage is at least partly caused by the very presence of an endometrioma p…

article 2009
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60099-5
review 2009
·doi:10.1080/09513590802530940

Several causes of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) are recognised, but in many women a definite diagnosis cannot be made. Few randomised controlled trials on treatment of CPP have been conducted. In a Cochrane systematic review, only medroxy-proge…

review 2009
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep231

BACKGROUND: Rectovaginal endometriosis usually causes distressing pain. Surgical treatment may be effective but is associated with a high risk of morbidity and major complications. Information on the effect of medical alternatives for pain …

article 2009
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.008
article 2009
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.232
review 2009
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.05.007