P Florio

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 1996-2017

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • endometrioma 3
  • infertility 2
article 2017
·doi:10.20431/2456-0561.0201005

The core definition of endometriosis is when endometrial glands and stoma are identified outside the uterine cavity. It is estimated to affect 2-10% of women in their reproductive age, and 50% of patients complain of infertility. Ovarian en…

article 2009
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep195

BACKGROUND: Follistatin is an activin-binding protein produced by several tissues, including endometrium and endometriotic implants. We aimed to quantify follistatin in patients with ovarian endometriosis and investigate its value as a diag…

other 2001
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01720-9

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of inhibin A and activin A in ovarian endometriosis. DESIGN: Uncontrolled cross-sectional study and controlled prospective in vitro study. SETTING: Academic health centers in Siena, Udine, Sassari, an…

other 1998
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.9.2606

Inhibin A, inhibin B, and activin A are growth factors which play local autocrine/paracrine roles in reproductive tissues. Since peritoneal fluid hormone content may reflect in part ovarian and endometrial secretory activities, the present …

other 1998
Journal of endocrinological investigation ·doi:10.1007/BF03347284

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino acid neurohormone involved in the neuroendocrine response to stress, also playing a role in cell-mediated immune functions and in inflammation. In the light of recent evidence showing an as…

article 1996