Paola Viganó

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2005-2016

Study types

  • review 2
  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 1
other 2016
Risk of miscarriage in women with endometriosis: insights from in vitro fertilization cycles
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.047

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether women with endometriosis achieving singleton pregnancies with IVF face an increased risk of miscarriage. DESIGN: Matched case-control study. SETTING: Infertility units. PATIENT(S): Women achieving singleton…

review 2005
Molecular mechanisms and biological plausibility underlying the malignant transformation of endometriosis: a critical analysis
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmi037

Although population-based studies have unequivocally reported an increased risk of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis, the biological evidence supporting the idea of endometriosis as a preneoplastic condition is scanty and not well …

review 2005
Should endometriomas be treated before IVF–ICSI cycles?
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmi035

The laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas appears to increase the chances of spontaneous conception, but the value of this treatment in women selected for IVF-ICSI cycles is debated. Studies recruiting women with unilateral disease…

article 2005
Variants of the CTLA4 gene that segregate with autoimmune diseases are not associated with endometriosis
Molecular human reproduction ·doi:10.1093/molehr/gah225

An autoimmune etiology has been suggested for endometriosis mostly on the basis of an increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases in affected women. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA) 4 gene is recognized as a primary determinant for aut…