Luigi Cobellis
ORCID: 0000-0001-9443-9505
· 33 papers in corpus
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether CYP17 T>C polymorphism and polymorphisms C1558T and Val80 of CYP19 are related to endometriosis. DESIGN: Clinical study. PATIENT(S): Women affected with endometriosis (n = 104) and control group (n = 86).…
observational
2007
p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Italian women have a minor role in determining genetic susceptibility to endometriosis. The racial differences, in association with other risk factors, might be underlined in endometriotic disease.
nonrandomized-trial
2004
A danazol-loaded intrauterine device (IUD) containing 300-400 mg of danazol was inserted for 6 months in a group of women (n = 18) (median age 36.6 years; age range: 30 to 46 years) with a histologic diagnosis of endometriosis, referred for…
other
2004
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the concentrations of activin A in the peritoneal fluid of women with epithelial (serous) ovarian cancer. METHODS: A group of 160 women was studied and divided in four subgroups as fo…
rct
2004
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 specific inhibitors versus placebo in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: A group of women (n = 28) with pelvic pain after conserva…
case-report
2004
Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive disease manifested by chronic pelvic pain and infertility and which may affect 2–10% of women of reproductive age. Because it is an oestrogen-dependent disease, the goal of current medical therapy …
review
2003
Under the influence of ovarian steroid hormones, endometrial cells aer able to produce a wide variety of growth factors and peptide hormones that area believed to promote: (1) physiological growth and differentiation during the endometrial …
other
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the course of changes in serum inhibin A, inhibin B, and pro-alphaC levels in women with surgically or pharmacologically induced menopause. DESIGN: Longitudinal study. SETTING: Academic Health Center of Siena, Siena…