Valentina Bertoldo

No ORCID on file · 13 papers in corpus · active 2013-2016

Study types

  • article 10
  • letter 1
  • other 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 13
  • die_deep_infiltrating 6
  • endometrioma 3
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • adenomyosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2016
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2015.4606

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to compare the circulating placental growth factor (PlGF) concentration in women with and without endometrioma to verify the performance of this marker to diagnose the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In …

other 2015
The journal of family planning and reproductive health care

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM: To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of en…

article 2015
The journal of family planning and reproductive health care ·doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2014-100993

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM: To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of end…

article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.05.022

Objective(s)Sexual function is negatively influenced by endometriosis and women with endometriosis show less sexual and partnership satisfaction compared to patients with other gynaecological disorders. This study aims to compare sexual fun…

article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.08.016

Objective(s)To evaluate the prevalence of adenomyosis in patients undergoing surgery for endometriosis.Study designRetrospective study including 1618 women with preoperative clinical and ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis. As preoperativ…

letter 2014
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.14750

Adenomyosis as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium is an elusive condition that is challenging to diagnose due to the similarity between its clinical symptoms and ultrasound characteristics and those …

rct 2014
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.04.016

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A very high percentage of patients with severe pelvic endometriosis develop adhesions after laparoscopic surgery. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the role of ovarian suspension performed during surgery for sever…

article 2014
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.05.012

Study objectiveTo analyze bowel and urinary function in patients with posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) >30 mm in largest diameter at transvaginal ultrasound before and after surgical nerve-sparing excision.DesignProspective o…

article 2013
·doi:10.5301/je.5000167

Purpose To investigate the effect of a low-dose oral contraceptive containing drospirenone/ethinylestradiol 3 mg/20 μg on endometrioma mean diameter. Methods Fifty women with sonographic diagnosis of ovarian endometrioma and at least 12 mon…

article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.090
article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.025
article 2013
·doi:10.5301/je.5000168

Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic and anamnestic characteristics of women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) on the quality of life and sexual function. Methods It is a prospective cohort st…

article 2013
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.120