IntroductionUterine damage after pelvic radiotherapy or total-body irradiation is well described, with decreased uterine volume and high obstetrical morbidity. Some recent studies have reported a smaller uterus in child, adolescent, and you…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the literature and expose best evidence available regarding the benefit of pelvic examination for women with suspected endometriosis METHODS: the AGREE II and GRADE systems for grading scientific evidence. RESULTS: En…
Research questionUnlike in men, a very limited number of studies were focused on the specificity of ART management of cystic fibrosis (CF) in women. The purpose of this study was to determine the causes of infertility in patients, the appro…
BackgroundSome studies suggested a decreased ovarian reserve among BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant carriers, with conflicting results.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective single-center observational study of ovarian reserve and spontaneous fertil…
ObjectiveWe have previously shown that epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and its treatments have negative effects on long-term quality of life (QoL) and fatigue. The present multicenter study investigated the main menopausal symptoms and gyne…
PurposeTo evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diaphragmatic endometriosis diagnosis.Materials and methodsOver a 2-year period, all diaphragmatic MRI performed in the context of diaphragmatic endometriosis were reviewed. Axial and …
BackgroundA significant percentage of pneumothorax in women is due to thoracic endometriosis. Pathophysiologic mechanisms continue to be debated, and pathologic aspects are poorly known.MethodsClinical and pathologic records of all consecut…
Thoracic endometriosis is considered to be rare, but is the most frequent form of extra-abdominopelvic endometriosis. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome affects women of reproductive age. Diagnosis is mainly based on clinical findings, which c…
BACKGROUND: Catamenial pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis (TE) are still under diagnosed. The purpose of this study is to increase the diagnostic accuracy for these conditions in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and to identify t…
BackgroundOur aim was to study the clinical, surgical, and pathological characteristic of women with homolateral recurrence of pneumothorax despite previous surgery.MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis of the clinical and pathologi…
ObjectiveTo elucidate the pathophysiology of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) due to thoracic endometriosis and support the theory of the transdiaphragmatic passage of air from the genital tract through diaphragmatic perforations caused by endo…
RATIONALE: Catamenial and endometriosis-related pneumothorax are considered relatively rare entities. Their clinical characteristics and outcome are incompletely known. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequencies, clinical characteristics, and …