Stefano Palomba

..To compare the laparoscopic and minilaparotomic approaches for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas treatment in terms of safety and feasibility...

..Recent data indicate that women affected by the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and that metformin may improve the metabolic alterations in these patients...

..The objective of this study was to give a reality-based picture of the use of laparoscopic surgery for staging endometrial cancer patients out of the experimental setting...

..To test the hypothesis that the risk of persistent glucose impairment after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increased in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..This effect may benefit or harm on the basis of ovarian reserve and patients' characteristics...

..A subclinical increase of the inflammation markers has been also observed in the PCOS. This study was designed to study the relationships between HRR and inflammatory markers in PCOS women...

..To evaluate the relationship between intraabdominal visceral fat (IVF) and early conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy in obese patients...

..To assess the reproductive outcomes after minilaparotomic and laparoscopic myomectomy in patients wishing to conceive...

..Clomiphene citrate (CC) and metformin are two effective drugs used to induce ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), even if it is still unclear which compound between them should be initially administered...

..The authors reviewed the evidence-based data available in literature, regarding the treatment of the female urinary incontinence and suggested potential therapeutic strategies to approach a woman with urinary incontinence...

..No effect was observed in rates of cycle cancellation, pregnancy, abortion, live birth, multiple pregnancies, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome...

..To investigate the effects of tibolone co-administration with GnRH agonist treatment in terms of cognition, mood, and quality of life...

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..Data obtained from 60 infertile patients who were >40 years of age and were unselected for ovarian reserve showed that this approach does not improve any reproductive outcomes in IVF programs...

..In addition, the use of OCs is useful for scheduling in vitro fertilization programs downregulated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-antagonists...

..Design Prospective controlled study...

..The aim of the present controlled study was to assess the clinical feasibility and efficacy of the perifollicular vascularity assessment for oocyte selection in IVF cycles...

..To assess and compare the laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) and the vaginal uterosacral ligament resection (VUSR) in postmenopausal women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP)...

..To date, new effective and cheap drugs, such as metformin and aromatase inhibitors, are available. The aim of the present descriptive review is to describe the main therapeutic approaches for treating infertile patients with PCOS...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate reproductive outcomes in clomiphene citrate (CC)-resistant PCOS patients treated with LOD according to ovarian and chronological age...

..Metformin alone or combined with CC is a valid second step approach, whereas the laparoscopic ovarian diathermy can be useful only in selected cases...

..To test the hypothesis that the risk of adverse obstetric or neonatal outcomes varies according to different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and to evaluate the clinical impact of the main features of PCOS...

..The aim of this review is to describe presacral neurectomy surgical techniques, data regarding safety and efficacy of this procedure, its indications, and future research on its applications in clinical practice...

..The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of two laparoscopic fertility-sparing surgical procedures for the treatment of bilateral BOTs on recurrence and fertility in young women who desire to conceive as soon as possible...

..To evaluate the effects of metformin and of clomiphene citrate (CC) on the ovarian blood perfusion and on perifollicular and peri-corpus luteum (CL) vascularity in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..Co-administration of metformin in PCOS patients treated with gonadotrophin improves the mono-ovulation rate and can prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in patients treated with gonadotrophins for IVF cycles...

..To evaluate ovulation and pregnancy predictors in infertile polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients who received clomiphene citrate (CC) and metformin as first-line ovulation inductors...

..The present review will treat mainly of SS extraglandular expressions, focusing on scientific literature articles regarding SS implications in gynecology and obstetrics...

..To study the impedance to blood flow through the uterine artery in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and to evaluate its predictive value for adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in this population...

..This is a prospective long-term extension study of a randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the risk-benefit ratio of an ultra-conservative fertility-sparing approach in patients with bilateral borderline ovarian tumours (BOTs)...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) whether metformin administration affects serum and follicular AMH levels, and whether this is related to ovarian response to the treatment...

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..The aim of this paper was to compare two anti-incontinence procedures during laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) to prevent postoperative stress urinary incontinence (SUI)...

..The aim of this paper was to investigate the sex ratio in the offspring of pregnant patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..To evaluate the effects of metformin on the ovarian response to gonadotropins given for in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and reduced ovarian reserve...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the efficacy of the drug in patients with PCOS is related to a systemic hormonal-metabolic improvement, or to a local action on the ovary...

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..The purpose of the current review will be to describe treatment strategies to induce ovulation in infertile PCOS patients with clomifene citrate resistance...

..To define, if any, type I clinical evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of the laparoscopic approach to endometrial cancer...

..To review the current reproductive advances in insulin-sensitizing agents for treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome patients...

..The aim of the current paper was to define, if possible, the best evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of CC and/or metformin as the initial treatment of PCOS women with anovulatory infertility...

..To evaluate long-term efficacy of risedronate in osteoporotic postmenopausal patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

..To evaluate the effect of pregestational metformin administration on abortion risk in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients...

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..The aim of this study was to evaluate ovarian morphology in patients affected by PCOS with different ovulatory responses to metformin...

..To assess feasibility and safety of a new surgical instrument-Laparotenser-in the procedure of gasless laparoscopic myomectomy...

..To test whether metformin administration reduces the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in infertile high-risk patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who have been treated with gonadotropins for IVF...

..36 (95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.85). In conclusion, risedronate administration is an effective anti-osteoporotic treatment in osteoporotic postmenopausal women with IBD in remission...

..To evaluate the effects of two doses of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) on uterine leiomyoma sizes and on uterine bleeding pattern in postmenopausal women treated with oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...

..To study the bone metabolism in postmenopausal women who have been treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) and tibolone...

..In conclusion, raloxifene has no significant effect on uterine and leiomyoma size or on menstrual cycle in premenopausal women...

..In conclusion, raloxifene prevents GnRH-a related bone loss in premenopausal women with uterine leiomyomas...

..64.5%) rates were significantly (P < 0.05) different between the two groups. Our data show that metformin administration is more effective than LOD in overall reproductive outcomes in overweight infertile CC-resistant women with PCOS...

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..The aim of this study was to correlate the effectiveness of raloxifene treatment in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis to BsmI VDR genotypes...

..To assess whether there is a relationship between the effectiveness of alendronate treatment in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and BsmI vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotypes...

..To evaluate the incidence of breast symptoms in a population treated with various hormone replacement therapy (HRT) regimens and to detect the variations in breast symptomatology after HRT changing to tibolone administration...

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..To evaluate the effectiveness of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) with or without coadministration of tibolone in women with menstrual cycle-related irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)...

..The lack of a decrease in PAI-1 activity is related to a high risk for miscarriage...

..To study the cell effects of raloxifene on uterine and leiomyoma tissue in postmenopausal women...

..Our aim was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of GnRH agonist plus raloxifene administration in women with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas...

..To evaluate the effects of raloxifene administration on uterine and uterine leiomyoma sizes in postmenopausal women...

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..To evaluate the effects of transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on uterine and leiomyoma size and on uterine bleeding patterns in postmenopausal women with uterine leiomyomas...

..Although metformin has been shown to be effective in the treatment of anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), clomiphene citrate (CC) is still considered to be the first-line drug to induce ovulation in these patients...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between visceral fat (VF) and early markers of CVD in PCOS women...

..In conclusion, our results confirm that adiponectin concentrations are similar in PCOS and controls and demonstrate no effect of the PPAR-gamma gene Pro12Ala polymorphism on serum adiponectin levels...

..05) increased in group B compared with group A. CONCLUSION: PSN improves long-term cure rates and quality of life in women treated with conservative laparoscopic surgery for severe dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis...

..CONCLUSION: Presacral neurectomy improves the cure rate in women who are treated with conservative laparoscopic surgery for severe dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis...

..All these features, probably linked to insulin-resistance, are often present in obese PCOS patients. Cardiovascular abnormalities represent important long-term sequelae of PCOS that need further investigations...

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..The aim of the present study was to determine if the favourable cardiopulmonary and metabolic benefits induced by exercise training (ET) programme are maintained after its cessation...

..To evaluate Ped/pea-15 (phosphoprotein enriched in diabetes) expression in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women...

..At the moment, no evaluation of cardiopulmonary functional capacity in young patients with PCOS has been performed...

..To assess the efficacy of autocrosslinked hyaluronic gel in postsurgical adhesion prevention after laparoscopic myomectomy...

..Exercise training (ET) favourably modulates cardiopulmonary function and insulin-sensitivity markers in PCOS women. The present study investigated the effects of ET on autonomic function and inflammatory pattern in PCOS women...

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..0.5 +/- 0.2 pmol/liter for PCOS patients and controls, respectively).In conclusion, our data show that young, normal-weight, nondyslipidemic, nonhypertensive women with PCOS have an early impairment of endothelial structure and function...

..CONCLUSIONS: Metformin improves all surrogate markers of endometrial receptivity in PCOS patients, without difference between patients who had favourable or unfavourable reproductive outcome...

..In conclusion, our data show the detrimental effect of PCOS on the cardiovascular system even in young women asymptomatic for cardiac disease...

..CONCLUSION: The injection of bupivacaine plus epinephrine during laparoscopic myomectomy is effective in reducing blood loss, total operative and enucleation time, degree of surgical difficulty, and postoperative pain...

..The Authors analyze here the administration of metformin for treating the ovarian dysfunction due to PCOS, and show the evidences available in literature regarding its alternative uses...

..Here we describe the procedures used to induce ovulation in PCOS patients, the surgical approach and medical treatments that are still being experimented...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of baclofen administration on growth hormone (GH) secretion during different phases of the menstrual cycle...

..To evaluate whether administration of tibolone changes the effectiveness of GnRH analogue administered before laparoscopic myomectomy...

..In conclusion, in PCOS women there is a BMI-independent alteration of the GH levels. Further investigations will be necessary to establish the real cause of these data...

..Anyway other studies are necessary to justify a similar assertion in women with PCOS. At the same way, the optimum regimen of physical exercise for PCOS women is still to be demonstrated...

..CONCLUSIONS: The best timing for monitoring endometrial thickness during cs-HRT regimens is the period immediately after withdrawal bleeding improving the reliability of the ultrasonographic exam to identify endometrial pathologies...

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..This case report underlines the need of cautious interpretation of imaging results and clinical signs of severe hirsutism, reminding one that the true cause of a medical problem may not be the most evident...

..In both groups, the transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement of endometrial thickness of < or = 4 mm had a high sensitivity for detecting atrophic endometrium (83.3% for Group A and 93.7% for Group B)...

..Gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT) is a successful technique for infertile women, and is performed almost exclusively by laparoscopy under general anaesthesia...

..Since the importance of supplementation is still debated, it is recommended that a "complete" breastfeeding program be used...

..The foremost physical consequence of obesity is atherosclerotic CVD, and an intriguing example of obesity-related cardiovascular complications affecting young women is the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..HDL-c and triglyceride concentrations showed no significant variations. CONCLUSIONS: The transdermal HRT induces a significant reduction of BP values and a favorable metabolic action in postmenopausal hypertensive patients...

..05). In conclusion, an early cardiovascular involvement was detected in this group of severe obese with hyperinsulinaemia and low DHEA(S), even in the absence of other well known CVD risk factors...

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..02), and not by the investigational centers involved in the study. In conclusion, in postmenopausal osteoporotic women, BsmI VDR genotypes influence the efficacy of antiresorptive drugs particularly when used in combination...