Fabio Parazzini
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· 81 papers in corpus
· active 1989-2025
Study types
- article 41
- review 19
- other 11
- letter 5
- meta-analysis 3
Condition tags
- endometriosis 66
- chronic_pelvic_pain 9
- adenomyosis 6
- infertility 5
- dysmenorrhea 4
- dyspareunia 4
- endometrioma 1
- bowel_endometriosis 1
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Paolo Vercellini 27
- Sonia Cipriani 22
- Parazzini F 21
- Francesca Chiaffarino 20
- Paola Viganò 18
- Elena Ricci 16
- Luigi Fedele 12
- Pier Giorgio Crosignani 12
- Vercellini P 11
- Edgardo Somigliana 10
review
2025
STUDY QUESTION: Is there a difference in uterine functional determinants between women with fibroids and women without myometrial pathology? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with uterine fibroids consistently exhibit altered uterine functional determ…
review
2024
meta-analysis
2024
The definition of the association between ovarian cancer and endometriosis was first reported by Sampson in 1925. He identified the following criteria: (a) clear evidence of endometriosis in proximity to the tumour, (b) exclusion of a metas…
book-chapter
2024
article
2024
With the aim to shorten the time for diagnosis and accelerate access to correct management, a non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis was developed and validated. The IVD test combines an ELISA test kit to quantify CA125 and BDNF con…
2023
IntroductionWe analyzed the frequency, presentation and pitfalls in the diagnosis and surgical management of a large group of normomenstruating adolescents with obstructive reproductive tract anomalies.Material and methodsRetrospective anal…
letter
2023
meta-analysis
2022
Endometriosis is a complex and chronic disease, whose multifactorial nature has encouraged a deep investigation on the role of lifestyle factors. A strong association between alcohol intake and endometriosis risk has already been shown. We …
review
2022
Umbilical endometriosis represents 30-40% of abdominal wall endometriosis and around 0.5-1.0% of all cases of endometriosis. The aim of this systematic review is to revisit the epidemiology, signs, and symptoms and to formulate a pathogenic…
review
2021
OBJECTIVE: To summarise the available evidence on frequency of ovarian cyst development during mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) treatment. METHODS: PubMed/Medline and EMBASE databases were searched, from 1990 up to March 202…
letter
2021
other
2021
BACKGROUND: Retained placenta represents a cause of maternal morbidity and mortality affecting 0.5-3% of all vaginal deliveries. The unpredictability of this condition makes difficult to develop predictive and preventive strategies to apply…
review
2020
The potential link between endometriosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has been investigated over the last twenty years. Endometriosis shares with IBD features and symptoms so to become a significant diagnostic challenge, resulting i…
review
2020
PurposeIrritable bowel disease and endometriosis are two common diseases characterized by chronic inflammation state and recurrent abdominal pain. As a consequence of sharing of symptoms and chronic inflammation, endometriosis and IBS may c…
review
2020
Background: In this article, we have reviewed available data on the frequency of endometriosis considering separately the incidence and the prevalence of the disease using data from papers published from 2000 to June 2019. Study design: Sys…
article
2018
review
2018
In women with endometriosis, the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is increased from 1.4% to about 1.9%. The risk of clear cell and endometrioid ovarian cancer is, respectively, tripled and doubled. Atypical endometriosis, observed in 1-3% of…
article
2018
Introduction: Several epidemiological data on women afferent to clinics for medical treatment of pelvic pain are available, while few studies explored the general population. Thus, this study aimed to investigate women presenting with gynec…
article
2017
PurposeDienogest has recently been marketed as a medical treatment for endometriosis. Given the recent introduction on the market of Dienogest, little data are available regarding its effectiveness in routine clinical practice.MethodsThe st…
article
2017
article
2017
Background: Alcohol consumption, a common habit worldwide, may affect estrogen levels. A relation between alcohol intake and endometriosis risk has been suggested. Materials and Methods: Case-control study including 80 infertile women with …
other
2016
article
2016
Genetic profile, inflammation, hormonal activity, menstrual cyclicity, organochlorine burden, prostaglandin metabolism and immunological factors have been suggested to play a role in the establishment and development of endometriosis. From …
article
2016
3To whom correspondence should be addressed To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for adenomyosis, the clinical records of consecutive women undergoing hysterectomy during a 3 year period were retrieved. Data were collected on indicat…
article
2016
Pier Giorgio Crosignani1 history of dilatation and currettage have been associated with the risk of the conditions (Vercellini et al., 1995).1Centro Medicina della Riproduzione, I Clinica Ostetrico In order to reanalyse the role of these fa…