Paola Viganò

Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) is widely used to screen for embryo aneuploidy, enabling the selection and transfer of genetically normal embryos. Despite its potential to improve clinical outcomes, the implementation…

PURPOSE: A reduced fertilization rate is a frustrating condition for patients and embryologists. This study aimed develop a statistical metric, LOW FERTILIZATION, to determine whether a distinct pathological entity underlies reduced fertili…

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the available evidence on abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) after cesarean section (CS) by characterizing its clinical features and timing of presentation, and to determine how often prior or concomitant endometrio…

Uterine contractility has emerged as a potential key element in the orchestration of female reproductive functions, with specific motility patterns seemingly aligning with hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle. These dynamic …

UNLABELLED: Introduction: In recent years, dietary supplements have emerged as popular "natural" alternatives to conventional pharmacological treatments for various conditions, including endometriosis. The growing popularity of supplements …

INTRODUCTION: Treatment for women with endometriosis is only partially or temporarily effective. Moreover, medical hormonal treatment is associated with debilitating side effects and interferes with fertility, while surgery has a relatively…

Endometriosis, particularly ovarian endometrioma, is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of ovarian cancer (OC), especially the clear cell and endometrioid subtypes. However, the absolute lifetime risk of OC in women with endometriosis …

INTRODUCTION: Women with endometriosis frequently experience psychological and sexual concerns. Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) and progestin-only pills (POPs) represent first-line treatments for the disease, yet their potential negativ…

Endometriosis is associated with nociceptive pain, as well as peripheral and central sensitization. Evidence-based treatment suggestions for controlling endometriosis should be based on the convergence of the best scientific evidence, physi…

Endometriosis is associated with nociceptive pain and with peripheral as well as central sensitization. To relieve nociceptive pain, most symptomatic patients benefits from hormonal therapy, which includes first-line (progestogens and estro…

Background/Objectives: The scientific community is still divided between supporters of the implantation theory and researchers who advocate the theory of coelomic metaplasia/embryonic cell remnants to explain the initiation of endometriosis…

Retraction of scientific papers may occur when the peer-review or publication process is compromised, even in cases where authors have no responsibility for the identified shortcomings. Using a recent case in which a peer-reviewed open-acce…

Endometriosis can impair natural reproduction through multiple mechanisms, including distortion of pelvic anatomy and chronic peritoneal inflammation. On this basis, surgical treatment might be reasonably expected to benefit. However, clini…

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory gynecological condition characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. It appears in various forms and can be classified based on location into several subt…

Background: Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are estrogen-dependent gynecological disorders with an increasing burden to women's health worldwide. Despite overlapping symptoms and long-term consequences, the magnitude of their co-occurren…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a difference in uterine functional determinants between women with fibroids and women without myometrial pathology? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with uterine fibroids consistently exhibit altered uterine functional determ…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common, benign, chronic inflammatory disease with multiple consequences, from chronic pain to systemic comorbidities and poor quality of life. As it usually affects people of reproductive age, one of the mos…

In their thought-provoking commentary, Hudelist et al.1 highlighted the inconsistent association between endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. They warned that the origin of symptoms may be multifactorial and not always due to the presence…