Maria Grazia Porpora
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· 100 papers in corpus
· active 1996-2026
Study types
- article 78
- other 9
- review 7
- letter 3
- preprint 2
Condition tags
- endometriosis 86
- chronic_pelvic_pain 25
- dysmenorrhea 17
- dyspareunia 17
- endometrioma 10
- infertility 9
- adenomyosis 7
- die_deep_infiltrating 4
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
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2017
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2016
A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 28-year-old patient, attempting pregnancy for 1 year, with severe cyclic pelvic pain and with clinical examination and imaging techniques s…
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2016
Copyright © 2014 Gabriele Cavaggioni et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work …
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2016
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…
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2016
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…
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2016
Copyright © 2012 Serena Resta et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is prop…
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2015
STUDY QUESTION: Is the combined excisional/ablative technique for the treatment of ovarian endometriomas better than the traditional stripping technique in terms of recurrence rate? SUMMARY ANSWER: There is no evidence that the combined exc…
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2015
Background The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of dienogest treatment in improving quality of life in women with endometriosis. Methods This was a prospective observational multicenter study at the universities of Siena, Milano…
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2015
CONCLUSION: In platinum–taxane resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), we aimed to determine the effectiveness. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 2004 and 2013, patients afflicted with platinum–taxane resistant EOC and who were administered …
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2015
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2015
Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease that affects women during the reproductive age, and may compromise their quality of life (QoL) and sexual satisfaction. Few data are available on women affected by pelvic endometriosis in th…
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2014
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary study was to determine whether psychiatric disorders, psychopathological symptoms, and alexithymia are associated with endometriosis in an Italian population. STUDY DESIGN: A preliminary study comprisi…
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2014
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2014
Frequently Misdiagnosed Extrapelvic Endometriosis Lesions: Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare condition defined as the presence of endometriotic stroma and glands outside the pelvis and elsewhere in the body. The cervix, vagina, vulva, intestinal tract, urinary tract, diaphragm, abdominal wall, in…
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2014
BACKGROUND: Aim of this prospective, case-control study was to evaluate uterine arteries' blood flow before and after laparoscopic surgery in patients with ovarian endometriosis and its possible correlation with infertility. METHODS: We pro…
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2014
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT), a key component in the control of the serotonergic system, is associated with endometriosis in an Italian population. FINDINGS: A case-contr…
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2013
Urged by the unmet medical needs in endometriosis treatment, often with undesirable side effects, and encouraged by N-acetylcysteine (NAC) efficacy in an animal model of endometriosis and by the virtual absence of toxicity of this natural c…
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2013
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2013
BACKGROUND: Surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas in patients desiring pregnancy has recently been criticized because of the risk of damage to healthy ovarian tissue and consequent reduction of ovarian reserve. A correct diagnosis in c…
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2013
Il presente studio si propone di indagare la qualita della vita e la soddisfazione sessuo-affettiva in un campione di donne italiane affette da endometriosi. L’ipotesi di partenza e che la malattia abbia un forte impatto negativo su entramb…
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2013
Copyright © 2013 Emanuela Anastasi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is…
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2013
Ba c k g r o u n d: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10 % of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, b…
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2013
Endometriosis is a gynecological disease, which involves the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, commonly in the pelvic region. The etiology of the disease is unclear, but multiple factors may contribute to its pathogen…
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2013
Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing the involvement of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) in deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Methods Between July 2010 and July 2012, 42 women, age…
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2013
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is frequently associated with high levels of CA125. This marker is therefore not useful for discriminating ovarian endometrioma from ovarian malignancy. The aim of this study was to establish a panel of complementa…