Olga De Giorgi

No ORCID on file · 32 papers in corpus · active 1996-2018

Study types

  • article 27
  • review 3
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 27
  • mesh:D004715 21
  • dysmenorrhea 7
  • mesh:D004412 7
  • mesh:D017699 6
  • bowel_endometriosis 4
  • mesh:D004414 2
  • dyspareunia 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2018
Elagolix for endometriosis: all that glitters is not gold
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey368

Elagolix, an orally active non-peptidic GnRH antagonist, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis. As the degree of ovarian suppression obtained with e…

article 2017
Medical treatment or surgery for colorectal endometriosis? Results of a shared decision-making approach
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dex364

STUDY QUESTION: What is the degree of patient satisfaction in women with symptomatic colorectal endometriosis who choose medical or surgical treatment after a shared decision-making (SDM) process? SUMMARY ANSWER: The degree of satisfaction …

article 2009
Gynecological endoscopy for symptomatic endometriosis.
Minerva ginecologica

The best available evidence on surgery for endometriosis-associated pain has been reviewed in order to define the benefit of various interventions in the most frequently encountered clinical conditions, and discuss the robustness of the rep…

article 2006
Reproductive performance in infertile women with rectovaginal endometriosis: Is surgery worthwhile?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.068
article 2006
Reproductive performance, pain recurrence and disease relapse after conservative surgical treatment for endometriosis: the predictive value of the current classification system
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del230

BACKGROUND: To assess the predictive value of the current classification of endometriosis in terms of response to surgical treatment, we studied to what extent disease stage, lesion type and lesion site were associated with post-operative p…

article 2005
Treatment of symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis with an estrogen–progestogen combination versus low-dose norethindrone acetate
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.083
article 2004
Comparison of a Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device versus Expectant Management After Conservative Surgery for Symptomatic Endometriosis: A Pilot Study
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000109263.36906.e4

Vercellini, Paolo; Frontino, Giada; De Giorgi, Olga; Aimi, Giorgio; Zaina, Barbara; Crosignani, Pier Giorgio

other 2003
Coagulation or excision of ovarian endometriomas?
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1067/mob.2003.7

A systematic review was undertaken to determine whether coagulation or laser vaporization of endometriomas is associated with an increase in the risk of cyst recurrence compared with excision of the pseudocapsule. In the four comparative tr…

article 2003
Comparison of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device versus expectant management after conservative surgery for symptomatic endometriosis: a pilot study
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00608-3
article 2003
Continuous use of an oral contraceptive for endometriosis-associated recurrent dysmenorrhea that does not respond to a cyclic pill regimen
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00794-5
review 2003
Endometriosis
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00059-1
article 2003
Tratamiento médico preoperatorio y posoperaratorio de la endometriosis
article 2002
Continuous use of oral contraceptive (OC) for endometriosis-associated recurrent dysmenorrhea not responding to cyclic pill regimen
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03084-9
article 2002
Cyproterone acetate versus a continuous monophasic oral contraceptive in the treatment of recurrent pelvic pain after conservative surgery for symptomatic endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02951-x
article 2002
Important effects of cyproterone acetate on endometriosis? [3] (multiple letters)
article 2002
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (Lng-IUD) versus expectant management after conservative surgery for symptomatic endometriosis. A pilot study
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03089-8
article 2002
Reply of the authors
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03356-3
article 2002
The pathogenesis of bladder detrusor endometriosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1067/mob.2002.124286
review 2000
Surgical management of endometriosis
Bailliere's best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1053/beog.1999.0088
article 1999
A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for the treatment of dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis: a pilot study
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00291-5
article 1999
[Endometriosis of the ileum and colon complicated by intestinal obstruction. Report of two cases].
Minerva ginecologica

The authors report two cases of intestinal occlusion, one ileal and the other colic, caused by endometriosis. Both patients underwent surgery. Following a review of data in the literature regarding the frequency, pathogenesis, diagnosis and…

review 1998
Efficacy of preoperative medical treatment in facilitating hysteroscopic endometrial resection, myomectomy and metroplasty: literature review
·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.9.2592

The evidence of the efficacy of preoperative medical treatment with danazol, gonadotrophin releasing-hormone agonists (GnRHa) or progestins in facilitating surgery and improving the long-term results of myomectomy, hysteroscopic metroplasty…

article 1998
Is cystic ovarian endometriosis an asymmetric disease?
British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10267.x

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether asymmetry exists in the left- and right-handed distribution of ovarian cystic lesions in a large series of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective evaluation of a case series. SETTING: Tertiary care…

article 1998
Transvaginal ultrasonography versus uterine needle biopsy in the diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.10.2884

To assess the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography and uterine needle biopsy, used singly or in combination, in the diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis, a prospective study with pathological confirmation of the diagnosis was performed. …

article 1997
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Versus an Oral Contraceptive Combined With Very-Low-Dose Danazol for Long-Term Treatment of Pelvic Pain Associated With Endometriosis
·doi:10.1097/00006254-199701000-00017

Vercellini, Paolo; De Giorgi, Olga; Oldani, Sabina; Cortesi, Ilenia; Panazza, Stefania; Crosignani, Pier Giorgio Author Information