Giuseppe Bifulco

No ORCID on file · 39 papers in corpus · active 2003-2026

Study types

  • article 19
  • review 11
  • other 3
  • case-report 2
  • preprint 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 24
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 7
  • dysmenorrhea 5
  • dyspareunia 5
  • endometrioma 4
  • adenomyosis 4
  • infertility 3
  • die_deep_infiltrating 3
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
article 2014
Efficacy of ovarian suspension to round ligament with a resorbable suture to prevent postoperative adhesions in women with ovarian endometrioma: follow-up by transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy
·doi:10.1007/s10397-014-0854-4
article 2013
Effects of an oral contraceptive containing estradiol valerate and dienogest on circulating androgen levels and acne in young patients with PCOS: an observational preliminary study
·doi:10.3109/09513590.2013.831834

This study shows the effect of a 1 year treatment with an estradiol valerate/dienogest pill in 36 women suffering from polycystic ovaries and mild or moderate acne. At beginning of the study, 24 patients (66.7%) had grade 1-2 (mild) acne an…

article 2013
Short-term effects of an oral contraceptive containing oestradiol valerate and dienogest on bone metabolism and bone mineral density: An observational, preliminary study
·doi:10.3109/13625187.2013.811483

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing dienogest/oestradiol valerate (DNG/E2V) on bone mineral density (BMD) and on serum and urinary bone turnover markers in young, healthy, fertile women. MET…

article 2012
The use of an oral contraceptive containing estradiol valerate and dienogest before office operative hysteroscopy: a feasibility study
·doi:10.3109/09513590.2012.683078

To investigate the impact of a 3 months preoperative administration of an oral contraceptive, containing dienogest (DNG) and estradiol valerate (E₂V) on the outcome of office operative hysteroscopy (OOH). One-hundred and forty-two patients …

article 2011
The Use of an Oral Contraceptive Containing Estradiol Valerate and Dienogest before Office Operative Hysteroscopy: A Feasibility Study
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.076
article 2010
Review of the safety, efficacy and patient acceptability of the combined dienogest/estradiol valerate contraceptive pill
International journal of women's health ·doi:10.2147/ijwh.s6954

The aim of this review is to define the role of the combined dienogest (DNG)/estradiol valerate (E2V) contraceptive pill, in terms of biochemistry, metabolic and pharmacological effects and clinical application as well. E2V is the esterifie…

other 2009
Reply of the authors to the letter by Broek et al. on June 9, 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.156
article 2008
Metalloproteinases, vascular endothelial growth factor, and angiopoietin 1 and 2 in eutopic and ectopic endometrium
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.079

ObjectiveTo evaluate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), angiopoietin 1 and 2 (ANGPT1/ANGPT2), and matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, and 9 (MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9) in eutopic and ectopic endometrium.DesignExperimental re…

article 2008
Ovarian endometrioma: postoperative adhesions following bipolar coagulation and suture
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.201

ObjectiveTo compare bipolar coagulation and suturing of the ovary in terms of postoperative ovarian adhesions after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriosis.DesignProspective, randomized, controlled study.SettingDepartment of Obste…

review 2008
Role of hysteroscopy in evaluating chronic pelvic pain
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1351

OBJECTIVE: To provide a survey of various gynecological conditions causing chronic pelvic pain (CPP) that might be diagnosed by hysteroscopy. DESIGN: Review article. SETTING: Departments of obstetrics and gynecology and pathophysiology of…

2006
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in association with Currarino syndrome?
BMC cancer ·doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-127

BackgroundLeiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is a rare disease in which multiple smooth muscle or smooth muscle-like nodules develop subperitoneally in any part of the abdominal cavity. No reports of multiple congenital malformat…

article 2005
Endometriosis: Impact on fertility
article 2005
Increased cyclooxygenase-2 expression is associated with better clinical outcome in patients submitted to complete ablation for severe endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dei160

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between COX-2 expression and the clinical outcome rate in a homogeneous s…

article 2003
Effects of genistein on the endometrium: ultrasonographic evaluation
·doi:10.1080/713603185

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of isoflavones on climacteric-related symptoms and on the endometrium in postmenopausal women ,in a prospective ,open ,randomized ,clinical trial performed at the Menopause Clinic of our Depa…