Background and Objectives: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) represents a major public health problem for women with a significant impact on their quality of life. In many cases of CPP, due to gynecological causes-such as endometriosis and vulvodyn…
BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating condition affecting quality of life. Endometriosis is one of the leading causes of CPP, but recent studies highlighted the role of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/PBS) in cau…
INTRODUCTION: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) and vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) are the most frequent menopause-related clinical entities and are consistently included in the definition of pelvic floor disorders (PFDs). Nonhormonal t…
BACKGROUND: A peculiar complication of endometriosis is a superinfection. However, the superinfection of extra-ovarian endometriosis is anecdotal, and only a few cases have been described. We wanted to present the first cases of the superin…
Female sexual dysfunctions represent a real widespread problem, usually faced from a psychological point of view; however, millions of women worldwide are impacted by pelvic floor dysfunction, personal shame and social taboos, however, cont…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian carcinoma (OC) is one of the most widespread tumors in the world and is characterized by low survival rates. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) can prevent OC. SE…