Francesca Giola

ORCID: 0009-0004-0837-8355 · 5 papers in corpus · active 2022-2024

Study types

  • article 3
  • meta-analysis 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • die_deep_infiltrating 2
  • infertility 1
  • endometrioma 1
review 2024
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoae045

STUDY QUESTION: What are the quantitative, qualitative, and temporal patterns of retrograde mentruation? SUMMARY ANSWER: The extreme quantitative and qualitative heterogeneity of the available studies prevents the definitive conclusion tha…

meta-analysis 2024
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.14887

INTRODUCTION: Peritoneal infiltrating and fibrotic endometriosis, also known as deep endometriosis, is the most severe manifestation of the disease that can cause severe complications including bowel and ureteral stenosis. The natural histo…

article 2023
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm12052040

The second-to-four digit ratio (2D:4D) has been proposed as a marker of prenatal hormonal exposure. It is suggested that prenatal exposure to androgens results in a shorter 2D:4D ratio, whereas a prenatal oestrogenic environment results in …

article 2023
·doi:10.1093/humrep/dead093.711

Abstract Study question This study investigates a possible association between the second-to-four digit ratio and endometriosis. Summary answer There is an association between a higher 2D:4D ratio and the presence of endometriosis. What is …

article 2022
International journal of environmental research and public health ·doi:10.3390/ijerph192416754

INTRODUCTION: Umbilical endometriosis (UE) is defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue within the umbilicus and represents around 0.5-1% of all cases of endometriosis. UE is classified into primary or secondary UE. In this retrosp…