Salvatore Giovanni Vitale

BACKGROUND: Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis characterized by the presence of functioning endometrial tissue in pleura, lung parenchyma, and airways, associated with a high rate of infertility. CAS…

Endometriosis is a common benign and proliferative chronic disorder, characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus: in particular, ectopic endometrial tissue und...

Endometriosis is one of the most common gynaecological diseases and has an incidence of about 6%-10% in women of reproductive age. It has been estimated that 50% of women with fertility problems have endometriosis. The management of inferti…

Gynaecological cancer is a very stressful experience for women and treatments can compromise fertility and reproductive capacity. Fertility preservation techniques in women with gynaecological cancer can play an important role in improving …

Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases and has an incidence of approximately 6%-10% in women of reproductive age. Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is considered the most aggressive form of endometriosis and is d…

The theory of retrograde menstruation as aetiopathogenesis of endometriosis formulated by John Sampson in 1927 shows clear shortcomings: this does not explain why retrograde menstruation is a physiological process that affects 90% of women,…

"Comment on: "Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and mental health: pelvic pain makes the difference"." Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 38(1), pp. 81–82

AMA Vitale S, La Rosa VL, Rapisarda A, Laganà A. Comment on: "The consequences of gynaecological cancer in patients and their partners from the sexual and psychological perspective". Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny. 2016;15(3):186-18…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is an estrogendependent disease. The incidence of urinary tract endometriosis (UE) increased during the last few years and, nowadays, it ranges from 0.3 to 12% of all women affected by the disease. The ureter is the…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial mucosa (glands and stroma) abnormally implanted in locations other than the uterine cavity. Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is considered the most aggressive presentation of the …

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have experienced growing interest from infertile patients seeking to become pregnant. The quality of oocytes plays a pivotal role in determining ART outcomes. Although many authors have studied how s…

The aim of this work is to propose a brief comment about the impact of endometriosis on quality of life and psychological well-being of women affected.

PurposeEndometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-like endometrial cells, glands and stroma outside the uterus, causing a strong inflammatory-like microenvironment in the affected tissue. This may provoke a breakdown in the per…

L’endometriosi è una patologia benigna che colpisce dal 5% al 10% della popolazione femminile durante l’età riproduttiva ed è una tra le malattie croniche ginecologiche più comuni. Essa si associa ad una ricca varietà di sintomi tra cu…

L’endometriosi è una malattia benigna che colpisce prevalentemente le donne durante gli anni riproduttivi ed è una delle patologie croniche ginecologiche più comuni e costose. Essa si associa ad una ricca varietà di sintomi tra cui i pr…

Obiettivo. Lo scopo del nostro studio è valutare il ruolo dell’endometriosi nel determinare una condizione di infertilità e, conseguentemente, \nstimare i risultati delle tecniche di fecondazione assistita nelle pazienti con endometriosi.…

L’endometriosi è definita come la presenza di tessuto endometriale al di fuori della sua normale localizzazione uterina, che induce una reazione cronica infiammatoria. Tale condizione è più frequentemente riscontrata in età riproduttiva…