Mario Vicino

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical manifestations of endometriosis in adolescents. DESIGN: prospective clinical study. SETTING: University and General hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 38 females aged < or = 21 years who had a fi…

Ovarian tissue inadvertently excised along with endometriomas was associated with the presence of pericystic fibrosis and serum levels of CA-125, representing the only clinical parameter for predicting follicle loss before surgery. A consec…

Study objectiveTo preoperatively predict follicular loss after laparoscopic cystectomy of ovarian endometriomas.DesignCase-control study. (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsSeventy-six women with ov…

ObjectiveTo analyse the frequency and the determinants of recurrence rate of clinically detectable endometriosis.Study designProspective cohort multicenter study. Eligible for the study were all women observed for the first time during the …

This article will focus on the results of the Women's Health Initiative on the effects of hormone replacement therapy on coronary heart disease, stroke, venous thromboembolism, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer. Data from other relevant …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of changes in sex hormones occurring during the menstrual cycle on the redox balance and lipid peroxidation in normal human endometrial cells. Forty women, ages 21-41 yr, who were admitted to the Dep…

Primary cutaneous endometriosis is uncommon. The authors report a case of spontaneous umbilical endometriosis in a young woman. Clinical diagnosis was based on the observation of an umbilical bluish nodule with cyclical pain and bloody disc…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in detecting uterine cavity abnormalities in infertile patients, with reference to hysteroscopy as the gold standard method. STUDY DESIGN: At the Institute of…