Gabriele Centini

paracetamol (14% to 18%) and newer coxib compounds (4% to 6%), with the use of opioids limited to a minority of cases (range 0 to 8% of cases). When asked about side effects, specialists seemed to be well aware of their incidence. The poten…

many surgeons are considering any opportunity for medical treatment as a possible alternative and effective solution (8). Why? In our opinion and looking at the literature, there are different points to be addressed to better understand if …

Background/aims New pharmacologic agents facilitated and improved the overall management of endometriosis also in case of pregnancy desire. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a food integrator on painful symptoms in endo…

Endometriosis is a model of a benign gynecologic disease associated with two major symptoms: pain and infertility. When becomes chronic, severe psychological and neuroendocrine changes may occur. The high levels of perceived stress caused b…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there are sonographic features of diffuse adenomyosis in 18-30-year-old nulligravid women without endometriosis and to examine their association with symptoms of dysmenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding.…

Endometriosis is a chronic, multifactorial disease, which can impact significantly on a women's quality of life. It is associated with pelvic pain, dyspareunia and intestinal disorders, and can lead to infertility. The use of laparoscopic s…

Purpose To determine the impact of chronic pelvic pain on quality of life in women with or without endometriosis Methods A total of 162 women with chronic pelvic pain were enrolled in a cross-sectional study and divided into two groups: 84 …