Francisco Carmona

No ORCID on file · 121 papers in corpus · active 1996-2026

Study types

  • article 74
  • other 18
  • review 7
  • letter 4
  • preprint 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 93
  • adenomyosis 26
  • die_deep_infiltrating 23
  • infertility 18
  • dysmenorrhea 15
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 14
  • endometrioma 13
  • dyspareunia 7
  • bowel_endometriosis 3
  • bladder_endometriosis 3
rct 2019
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.05.014

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serial generation of microparticles (MPs) after laparoscopic stripping or CO2 laser vaporization in the surgical treatment of patients with ovarian endometrioma (OE). DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, blinded,…

article 2018
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719118757682

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been described to be related to the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. Endometriosis is currently considered a chronic inflammatory condition. Therefore, we performed a prelimi…

article 2018
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.07.002

ObjectiveTo assess the impact of an antioxidant preparation with N-acetyl cysteine, alpha lipoic acid and bromelain on endometriosis-associated pelvic pain.Study designMulticenter, open-label, non-comparative clinical trial in a representat…

book-chapter 2018
·doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72592-5_10
other 2018
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey244

STUDY QUESTION: Is the length of the anogenital distance (AGD) a biomarker of ovarian reserve and response to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Shorter AGD is associated with presence of poor ovarian response. WHAT IS …

article 2018
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.04.002

Study objectiveTo study the effects of ulipristal acetate (UPA) on adenomyosis-associated clinical symptoms.DesignA retrospective, single-center observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingA university tertiary refe…

article 2017
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.06.024

Study objectiveTo compare the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) with and without bowel preparation (BP) to detect and describe intestinal nodules of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with laparoscopic findings.DesignA prospecti…

article 2017
Molecular human reproduction ·doi:10.1093/molehr/gax028

STUDY QUESTION: Is oxidative stress associated with the A disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAM) metallopeptidase domain 17 (ADAM17)/Notch signalling pathway and fibrosis in the development of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Oxidative stres…

other 2017
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.024

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to develop an easily applicable predictive model to predict deep infiltrating endometriosis in patients with ovarian endometrioma. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a retrospective analysis of 178 consecuti…

article 2017
·doi:10.1002/uog.18137

A 37 year-old nulliparous woman was referred to our centre due to hypermenorrhea and uterine leiomyomatosis. She had had two previous laparotomic multiple myomectomies in other centres. She was complaining from heavy menses as well as pelvi…

article 2017
·doi:10.1002/uog.18180

To compare the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) with and without bowel preparation (BP) to detect and describe intestinal nodules of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with laparoscopic findings. The wall of the rectum and lowe…

review 2017
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.06.016

Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder becoming more commonly diagnosed in women of reproductive age because of diagnostic imaging advancements. The new epidemiological scenario and the clinical evidence of pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding…

article 2017
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.558
2017
The British journal of radiology ·doi:10.1259/bjr.20160913

ObjectiveTo evaluate the utility of transvaginal ultrasound-guided thrombin injection (UGTI) to treat uterine artery pseudoaneurysms (UAPs) as an alternative to emergency arterial embolization.MethodsTwo females presenting with heavy vagina…

article 2016
·doi:10.1016/s1569-9056(16)60133-1
2016
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.04.007

ObjectiveTo analyze natural cycle IVF (NC-IVF) results according to patient age, ovarian reserve status following the Bologna criteria, cause of infertility, and modification of the cycle with the use of GnRH antagonist.DesignRetrospective …

article 2016
·doi:10.5301/je.5000240

Adenomyosis was the main topic in the 2016 Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders (SEUD) Congress. Latest evidence in endometriosis and other uterine disorders, such as fibroids and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) were also covered.…

other 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew067

STUDY QUESTION: Which essential items should be recorded before, during and after endometriosis surgery and in clinical outcome based surgical trials in patients with deep endometriosis (DE)? SUMMARY ANSWER: A DE surgical sheet (DESS) was …

article 2016
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000447633

BACKGROUND: The identification of presurgical clinical markers may be helpful to allow the staging of endometriosis severity. It has been suggested that pain characteristics orientate the gynecologist about the anatomical involvement of end…

article 2016
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.624
article 2016
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719116673198

IntroductionRecent reports consider endometriosis to be an immunological disorder, thus suggesting potential efficacy of immunomodulators for its treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of oral administration of pentoxify…

letter 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew336

status: Published

article 2016
article 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew319

STUDY QUESTION: Are the levels of total circulating cell-derived microparticles (cMPs) and circulating tissue factor-containing microparticles (cMP-TF) increased in patients with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: The levels of total cMP, but n…

article 2015