Annamaria Ferro

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article 2013

Ba c k g r o u n d: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10 % of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, b…

article 2012
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.027

ObjectiveTo investigate the occurrence of a gene-environment interaction between glutathione transferase (GST) gene polymorphisms (GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, and GSTA1) and serum polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels. This is suggested as possi…

other 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.018

OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic factors for pain and endometrioma recurrence after complete laparoscopic excision of endometrioma(s). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENT(S): One-…

article 2009
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.0800273

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. In industrialized countries, it affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Its etiology is unclear, but a mult…

article 2005
Chemosphere ·doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.09.022

Endometriosis has been hypothesised to be linked to persistent and toxic organochlorinated chemicals. Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds have in particular been associated with the disease, mainly on the basis of experimental studies. Data i…

article 2003

The aim of the study was to evaluate the pregnancy rate after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. 48 infertile women, underwent laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. Stage of endometriosis (rAFSC) was as follow: 6.5% of patients had…