Pietropaolo G

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus · active 2003-2022

Study types

  • article 7
  • review 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 10
  • bowel_endometriosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dyspareunia 2
  • endometrioma 1
article 2022
COVID-19 susceptibility in endometriosis patients: A case control study
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13602

PROBLEM: Starting from November 2019, the world has had to face a devastating pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Various studies have identified potential risk factors facilitating the infection, however it has not been demonstrated whether end…

article 2020
Effect of Dienogest therapy on the size of the endometrioma
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2020.1725965

Studies have been published on the efficacy of Dienogest in the management of pain symptoms in endometriosis. Nonetheless, few data are available on the reducing effect on endometrioma’s size. The aim of the study was to evaluate if Dienoge…

article 2012
Pregnancy outcome in women with peritoneal, ovarian and rectovaginal endometriosis: a retrospective cohort study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03466.x

Please cite this paper as: Vercellini P, Parazzini F, Pietropaolo G, Cipriani S, Frattaruolo M, Fedele L. Pregnancy outcome in women with peritoneal, ovarian and rectovaginal endometriosis: a retrospective cohort study. BJOG 2012;119:1538–1…

article 2006
Association between endometriosis stage, lesion type, patient characteristics and severity of pelvic pain symptoms: a multivariate analysis of over 1000 patients
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del339

BACKGROUND: The association between lesion type, disease stage and severity of pain was studied in a large group of women with endometriosis to verify whether endometrial implants at different sites determine specific complaints and to eval…

article 2006
Reproductive performance in infertile women with rectovaginal endometriosis: Is surgery worthwhile?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.068

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to ascertain whether the incidence of pregnancy is increased and time-to-conception is reduced in infertile women with rectovaginal endometriosis undergoing conservative surgery compared with those on expe…

article 2005
Treatment of symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis with an estrogen–progestogen combination versus low-dose norethindrone acetate
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.083

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of an estrogen-progestogen combination versus low-dose norethindrone acetate in the treatment of persistent pain after surgery for symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis.DesignRand…

review 2004
Deep endometriosis: definition, pathogenesis, and clinical management
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60190-9

"Deep endometriosis" includes rectovaginal lesions as well as infiltrative forms that involve vital structures such as bowel, ureters, and bladder. The available evidence suggests the same pathogenesis for deep infiltrating vesical and rect…

article 2003
Continuous use of an oral contraceptive for endometriosis-associated recurrent dysmenorrhea that does not respond to a cyclic pill regimen
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00794-5

ObjectiveTo ascertain whether long-term reduction of pain is obtained by continuous administration of an oral contraceptive (OC) in women with endometriosis-associated recurrent dysmenorrhea that does not respond to cyclic OC use.DesignPros…

review 2003
Endometriosis
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00059-1

The quality of the evidence that supports the use of medical treatment before conservative surgery for endometriosis is manifestly poor, and no recommendations can be made based on the results of the published studies. There are practical a…

review 2003
Progestogens for endometriosis: forward to the past
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmg030

We performed a MEDLINE and EMBASE search to identify all studies published in the last decade in the English language literature on the use of progestogens for the treatment of endometriosis. Our aim was to clarify the biological rationale …