Angela Gallone

• Adenomyosis shows a strong association with heavy menstrual bleeding. • Endometriosis is linked to more severe pain-related symptoms than adenomyosis. • Dyspareunia is common in both conditions and lacks discriminatory value. • Coexistenc…

• Endometriosis and fibromyalgia frequently co-occur, even though in more than two-thirds of cases, the diagnosis of endometriosis preceded that of fibromyalgia. • Patients with endometriosis and fibromyalgia exhibit distinct clinical chara…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder causing menstruation-related symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and dyspareunia. A long-term management of the disease is required. Hormonal drugs are the most used, i…

RESEARCH QUESTION: How do comorbidities and their prevalence differ between patients with adenomyosis alone and patients with both adenomyosis and endometriosis? DESIGN: A prospective observational study compared the presence of comorbidit…

Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are very common in women during their reproductive life, but often these conditions remain unrecognized and left untreated, particularly in low/ middle income countries (LMICs). Heavy me…

Endometriosis, a chronic gynecological disease, affects millions of women worldwide, significantly impacting their quality of life. A reported delay, ranging from 4 to 12 years, exists between the onset of symptoms and the formal diagnosis.…