Massimo Candiani
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· 157 papers in corpus
· active 1991-2026
Study types
- article 101
- review 30
- other 16
- letter 4
- meta-analysis 3
Condition tags
- endometriosis 137
- endometrioma 24
- infertility 24
- chronic_pelvic_pain 12
- adenomyosis 8
- dysmenorrhea 8
- dyspareunia 6
- bowel_endometriosis 5
- die_deep_infiltrating 5
- bladder_endometriosis 3
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review
2016
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women in their reproductive period. Alterations in ovarian follicle morphology and function have been documented in affected women. The local intrafollicular…
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2016
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2016
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2016
STUDY QUESTION: Are women with endometriosis who conceive with IVF at increased risk of preterm birth? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis who conceive with IVF do not face an increased risk of preterm birth. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: The…
other
2016
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether women with endometriosis achieving singleton pregnancies with IVF face an increased risk of miscarriage. DESIGN: Matched case-control study. SETTING: Infertility units. PATIENT(S): Women achieving singleton…
article
2016
Does signaling via the cannabinoid (CB1) receptor play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis in a mouse model? Mice treated with a CB1 agonist developed larger ectopic lesions, while less severe lesions developed in the absence of fun…
article
2015
Adenomyosis is a widespread disease affecting the reproductive period of women's life. In the last ten years, different pathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed to explain the initiation and development of the disease. This article aims t…
article
2015
Received: 31 March 2014 Accepted: 4 February 2015 Abstract Adenomyosis is a widespread disease affecting the reproductive period of women’s life. In the last ten years, different pathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed to explain the ini…
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2015
Background Endometriosis is inherited as a complex genetic trait, and the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs61764370 within the KRAS gene on chromosome subband 12p12.1 has been proposed as a potential candidate gene. By disrupting a bi…
review
2015
BACKGROUND: Traditionally, pregnancy was considered to have a positive effect on endometriosis and its painful symptoms due not only to blockage of ovulation preventing bleeding of endometriotic tissue but also to different metabolic, hormo…
article
2015
STUDY QUESTION: Is the combined excisional/ablative technique for the treatment of ovarian endometriomas better than the traditional stripping technique in terms of recurrence rate? SUMMARY ANSWER: There is no evidence that the combined exc…
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2015
Background The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of dienogest treatment in improving quality of life in women with endometriosis. Methods This was a prospective observational multicenter study at the universities of Siena, Milano…
review
2015
Some studies have considered the association between diet and uterine fibroid risk, but the issue is largely unsettled. To identify potential modifiable risk factors for fibroid development, we have herein systematically reviewed prior publ…
other
2015
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2015
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification of endometriosis has a limited predictive value for pregnancy after surgery. A tool for predicting spontaneous pregnancy or pregnancy following assisted …
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2015
The increasing confidence with the techniques of oocyte and ovarian cortex freezing has prompted their potential use for patient categories other than those at risk of early menopause due to cancer treatments. Women affected by every iatrog…
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2015
A comprehensive analysis of the vitamin D status of infertile women is the first step in understanding hypovitaminosis impact on reproductive potential. We sought to determine vitamin D profiles of women attending an infertility center and …
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2015
review
2015
STUDY QUESTION: Is it possible to replicate the genetic association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs13394619, rs4141819, rs7739264, rs17694933 and rs10859871 in five genetic loci previously identified as associated with endometr…
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2015
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2014
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease defined by the growth of endometrial stroma and glands outside of the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that estrogen is essential for the growth of endometriosis. …
article
2014
other
2014
OBJECTIVE: Endometrioid and clear cell ovarian tumors have been referred to as "endometriosis associated ovarian cancers". However, very few studies have compared clinical and prognostic features of endometriosis-associated cancers or cance…
article
2014
review
2014
INTRODUCTION: Dienogest (DNG) is an oral progestin, derivative of 19-nortestosterone, that has recently been introduced for the treatment of endometriosis. AREAS COVERED: This review examines the clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability o…