Lucrezia De Braud

RESEARCH QUESTION: Do women with adenomyosis have altered uterine peristalsis, and can an objective and reproducible tool be developed to quantify uterine peristalsis on transvaginal sonography (TVS)? DESIGN: Prospective observational coho…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether premenopausal women diagnosed with deep or ovarian endometriosis on transvaginal sonography (TVS) were more likely to suffer from dyspareunia and pelvic pain symptoms, and have a lower quality of life, compared …

STUDY QUESTION: Is acute haemoperitoneum that is managed conservatively a precursor of deep endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our study provides evidence to suggest that acute haemoperitoneum may lead to the development of deep endometriosis …

To determine whether acute hemoperitoneum which is managed conservatively is a precursor of deep endometriosis. This was a single-centre prospective observational cohort study conducted between August 2019 and March 2022. All non-pregnant, …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether obstetric outcomes differ between women with endometriosis and those without, where all women undergo first-trimester screening for endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study. SETTING: …

To assess whether women with deep or ovarian endometriosis are more likely to experience pelvic pain symptoms and a lower quality of life (QOL) compared to women without this condition. This was a prospective observational cohort study cond…

Abstract Study question What is the impact of prolonged downregulation with GnRH analogue (GnRHa) on uterine peristalsis in women with moderate/severe adenomyosis undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer? Summary answer Women with moderate/…

OBJECTIVES: To assess using transvaginal ultrasound the prevalence of deep and ovarian endometriosis in premenopausal women attending a general gynecology clinic. We also investigated whether the presence of endometriosis was associated wit…

To characterise sub-types of unicornuate uterus and prevalence of benign comorbidities in a large cohort of women with unicornuate uterus. A retrospective case-control study carried out in a tertiary hospital between Jan 2008 and Sept 2020,…

To determine the prevalence of endometriosis in premenopausal women attending general gynecology clinics. This was a prospective observational cohort study, conducted at a tertiary university hospital from February 2019 to October 2020. We …

BACKGROUND: Patients, now generally well informed through dedicated websites and support organizations, are beginning to look askance at clinical experimentation. We conducted a survey investigation to verify whether women with endometriosi…

Endometriosis is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors make up about half of the variation in endometriosis. Nevertheless, the genetics of endometriosis remains complex and in part unsolved, but recently, bas…