Francisco Carmona

BACKGROUND: The quality of life of women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is impaired and may improve with combined oral contraceptives (COCs). AIM: To compare the overall and sexual quality of life of patients diagnosed with DIE …

This study aimed to assess the impact of adenomyosis (AD) on different domains of sexual life. The study population included three groups: one composed of 68 women diagnosed with AD by transvaginal ultrasound, a second group comprised by 65…

Adenomyosis and endometriosis are similar gynecological diseases that decrease sexual quality of life and, in the case of endometriosis, satisfaction in couple relationships. This study aimed to assess sexual quality of life and couple sati…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the utility of carbohydrate antigen (CA)125 and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) to detect malignancy in women with ovarian endometriosis, when ovarian cancer is suspected and ultrasonography results are inconclusive. …

Background: Quality of life in adenomyosis (AD) patients has been poorly investigated. Previous data suggest that AD has negative impact on the quality of life in these women. Materials and Methods: From September 2018 to December 2019, all…

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to compare reproductive outcomes in patients who underwent surgery for deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) before in vitro fertilization (IVF) with those in patients who…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We performed a long-term follow-up to quantify the impairment of sexual quality of life (SQL) and health-related QL (HRQL) in sexually active women after laparoscopic excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIG…

Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in predicting the presence of deep endometriosis (DE) in the uterosacral ligaments (USLs), torus uterinus (TU) and posterior vaginal fornix (PVF) in women with suspected endo…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in diagnosing deep endometriosis (DE) involving the uterosacral ligaments (USLs), torus uterinus (TU) or posterior vaginal fornix (PVF) in women with suspected endometrios…

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effect of bowel preparation prior to transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) examination on the detection of bowel involvement and the description of rectosigmoid nodules of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to eva…

Study objectiveTo compare the sensitivity and specificity of the transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) narrative report with those of the structured report for the diagnosis of adenomyosis.DesignRetrospective study.SettingA tertiary teaching …

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder where endometrial glands and stroma are pathologically demonstrated within the uterine myometrium. The pathogenesis involves sex steroid hormone abnormalities, inflammation, fibrosis and …

Objective To assess ovarian reserve through antral follicle count (AFC) and ovarian volume (OV) determination after decapsulation (stripping technique) or CO 2 laser vaporization in the surgical treatment of patients with bilateral ovarian …

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare and usually misdiagnosed entity. Some extrapelvic endometriotic lesions are small and nonpalpable, which makes them difficult to locate and remove. Here, we report the use of radioactive seed localization…

The aim of our study was to analyse the sonographic changes of endometriosis patients who have received combined oral contraceptive continuous regimens (COCCR) for at least 1 year of duration. A total of 566 endometriosis patients were eval…

Objective: Circulating cell-derived microparticles have been reported to be elevated in inflammatory and procoagulant conditions including deep infiltrating endometriosis. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate whether higher …

To compare the stiffness ratios of an apparently normal myometrium and a myometrium that meets the criteria for adenomyosis. A cross section study was designed in a university centre, from April to July 2017. Women were classified in three …

To describe symptoms and sonographic findings of women with bladder endometriosis (BE). A prospective study including patients with ultrasound diagnosis of BE who attended an Endometriosis Unit were included. The infiltration of the nodules…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of fibromyalgia among women with endometriosis and analyze the effect of fibromyalgia on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS: An observational case-control study conducted at a tertiary hosp…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serial generation of microparticles (MPs) after laparoscopic stripping or CO2 laser vaporization in the surgical treatment of patients with ovarian endometrioma (OE). DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, blinded,…