Giovanni A. Tommaselli

PurposeTransvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) is a mini-invasive technique, which allows exploration of the posterior pelvis. THL can be carried out as an office procedure and may replace hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy for the diagnosis…

This is an observational study on 102 women aged 25-45 years to evaluate if the E2V/DNG pill has any impact on quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (FSF). Thirty-nine women were younger than 35 years (group A), and 63 women were 35 yea…

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…

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…

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 …

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…