Francesco Calonaci

Predicting pregnancy after surgery for pelvic endometriosis: A multivariate analysis based on objective clinical data

Background Endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age and is a major cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Counseling women with endometriosis about their reproductive future remains a difficult task. Because many women…

BACKGROUND: Follistatin is an activin-binding protein produced by several tissues, including endometrium and endometriotic implants. We aimed to quantify follistatin in patients with ovarian endometriosis and investigate its value as a diag…

unaffected by gonadal hormones, so blood samples may be collected at any time during the menstrual cycle. AMH has been shown to be associated with oocyte yield in IVF, and some studies suggest that AMH is related to treatment outcome (for r…

OBJECTIVE: Urocortin is a neuropeptide, member of the corticotropin-releasing hormone family, that is produced by the human endometrium. Ovarian endometrioma is a prevalent gynecologic disorder still lacking specific serum markers. In the p…

In the recent years, the research involved to clarify the mechanisms of endometriosis development opened new innovative treatments. In fact, not only new drugs have been studied but also new routes of administration for hormones have been i…

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous endometriosis is a rare condition. CASE REPORT: A 37-year-old woman came to our observation 3 years after Cesarean section for a nodule under the scar that became spontaneously painful during menstrual bleeding. Transa…