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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of proliferative endometrial disorders in women with histologically confirmed adenomyosis and to evaluate the independent association between adenomyosis and each lesion type. DESIGN: Retrospective cohor…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease that has been associated with endometrial proliferative disorders. Adenomyosis and endometrial cancer (EC) are sex-steroid-dependent conditions that may coexist, but their estrogen recepto…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of intraoperative transvaginal ultrasound in surgical planning for deep bowel endometriosis involving the rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and inferior sigmoid colon [1]. SETTING: Pilot study in the form of a d…

Menstrual distress is significantly higher in women with endometriosis and involves multidimensional factors beyond pain

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic endocrine and inflammatory disease commonly presenting with dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and/or infertility. Despite the importance of menstrual symptoms, the impact of menstruation on stress is still po…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder characterized by an inflammatory and hyperestrogenic state. Its association with endometrial cancer (EC) remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the correlation b…

Autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (RDs) are more prevalent in women and often affect gynecological health. Particularly, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and dysmenorrhea are more common in patients with RD. A link between RDs an…

PROBLEM: Immunological abnormalities are well recognized in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the co-existence of endometriosis with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease (CD), along with other systemic immune disorders, i…

PURPOSE: To describe a standardized intraoperative transvaginal ultrasound (IOTVUS) technique for assessing rectosigmoid deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to explore its potential advantages in guiding real-time surgical decision-m…

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: In women undergoing fertility-sparing surgery for unilateral ovarian endometriomas, how do recurrence rates and postoperative ovarian reserve compare between plasma energy ablation (PEA) and laparoscopic cystectomy? DESI…

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…

BACKGROUND: Dienogest (DNG) improves endometriosis-associated pain (EAP) and patients' quality of life; however, the modern cornerstone of the management of endometriosis is the long-term adherence of the patient to medical treatment. OBJE…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Women with endometriosis are frequently affected by headache. How many of these have a clear diagnosis of migraine? Are the different forms of migraine related to the phenotypes and/or characteristics of endometriosis? D…

In the past, the primary approach for the treatment of endometriosis was represented by surgery; however, after the introduction of non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis with the development of imaging technologies, medical treatment beca…

Objective To evaluate the different effects of a progestin-only contraceptive with desogestrel (DSG) vs combined oral contraceptives (COCs) for a first line long-term treatment of endometriosis-related pain among patients seeking hormonal c…