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Background/Objectives: This study investigates the predictive role of pre-operative sonographic assessment of ovarian mobility in determining intra-operative ovarian resectability among patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic or…

Immunological factors appear to play an important role in the development of endometriosis, as evidenced by the aberrant functioning of immune cells often observed in affected women. Although endometriosis is not classified as an autoimmune…

Previous studies have shown that patients with a history of endometriosis have an increased susceptibility for developing a big number of comorbidities, including various autoimmune diseases. Endometriosis is a complex, inflammatory, estrog…

Patients with a history of endometriosis have an increased risk of developing various autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis and celiac disease. There is a …

STUDY QUESTION: How should surgery for endometriosis be performed? SUMMARY ANSWER: This document provides recommendations covering technical aspects of different methods of surgery for deep endometriosis in women of reproductive age. WHAT I…

BackgroundWomen who achieve pregnancy by ART show an increased risk of obstetric and perinatal complications compared with those with spontaneous conception (SC).Objective and rationaleThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis…

ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review was to identify the operative issues and specific dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia outcomes in women who had undergone fertility-sparing surgery, as well as determine the expected outcome for extir…

STUDY QUESTION: What does this document on the surgical treatment of endometriosis jointly prepared by the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHRE, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) provide? SUMMARY ANSWER: This …

Abstract STUDY QUESTION What does this document on the surgical treatment of endometriosis jointly prepared by the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHRE, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) provide? SUMMARY ANSWE…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometriomas affect a substantial proportion of women of reproductive age who may have a potential risk of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) after ovarian cystectomy. Here, we investigated the risk factors for pre-surgic…

What is the recommended diagnostic work-up of female genital anomalies according to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)/European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) system? The ESHRE/ESGE consensus for …

OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the literature on uterus-sparing surgical treatment options for adenomyosis. DESIGN: Systematic literature review. SETTING: Tertiary academic center. PATIENT(S): Women with histologically proven adenom…

A more objective, accurate and non-invasive estimation of uterine morphology is nowadays feasible based on the use of modern imaging techniques. The validity of the current classification systems in effective categorization of the female ge…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detection of myomas and adenomyosis of the uterus. DESIGN: Prospective cohort observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SE…

PURPOSE: The aims of this study was (a) to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound examination with laparoscopic findings and both with the gold standard (histology) in the management of benign ovarian lesions, and (b) to assess the f…