Minerva endocrinologica

Minerva Endocrinol · ISSN (print) 0391-1977 · 6 papers in corpus
article 2021
doi:10.23736/s0391-1977.20.03256-3 ·PMID:32638581

BACKGROUND: Data about endometrioma ablation using energies with little thermal spread reported good results in terms of ovarian reserve and postoperative pregnancy rates. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of one step CO…

2019
doi:10.23736/s0391-1977.18.02824-9 ·PMID:29652114

BackgroundStudies comparing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have produced inconsistent results. Additionally, no previous studies have evaluated associations between vitami…

article 2014
·PMID:25003226

Endometriosis is one of the most commonly encountered benign problems in gynecology. Even though endometriosis appears to predispose to ovarian cancer the progression from atypical epithelial proliferation (atypical endometriosis and metapl…

article 2014
·PMID:25003227

Endometriosis is a debilitating gynecologic disorder causing pelvic pain and infertility and characterized by the implantation of endometrial tissue to extrauterine locations. Though aspects of the condition remain enigmatic, the molecular …

article 2012
·PMID:22382616

Defined by the presence of endometrial-like cells outside the uterus, endometriosis is one of the most diagnosed gynecological disorders, affecting 5 to 10 % of reproductive age women, but the true incidence is unknown. Endometriosis is a m…

review 2010
·PMID:20595938

17ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17ß-HSDs) are enzymes which require NAD(P)(H) for activity and are responsible for reduction or oxidation of hormones, fatty acids and bile acids in vivo, regulating the amount of the active form which is …