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Neuroendocrine aspects of migraine in womenRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research Centre for Reproductive Medicine, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 28:37-41. 2012..e. onset, association with menstruation or premenstrual syndrome, course during pregnancy and menopause, will be discussed in order to expand the knowledge of reproductive endocrinology in the management of migraine in women...
Sexual function and distress in women treated for primary headaches in a tertiary university centerRossella E Nappi
Research Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo Foundation, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Med 9:761-9. 2012..Primary headaches are common in women and impact on their quality of life and psychosocial functioning. Few data are available on sexuality in female headache sufferers...
[Association of E2v/DNG as contraceptive choice for a better quality of life of women]R E Nappi
Centro di Ricerca per la Procreazione, Fondazione S Matteo Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italia
Minerva Ginecol 64:41-52. 2012..In addition, good tolerability and the evidence of beneficial effects on sexual function make E2V/DNG a contraceptive hormonal method with a favourable profile in term of psychophysical well being of women...
Dietary intakes in infertile women a pilot studyOttavia Colombo
Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
Nutr J 8:53. 2009..The purpose of this study was to compare the nutritional status in two groups of young infertile women, without clinically overt eating disorders: hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...
[Aging and sexuality in women]R E Nappi
Centro di Ricerca per la Medicina Riproduttiva, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologiche Eidologiche e Cliniche, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia
Minerva Ginecol 59:287-98. 2007..However, sexual counseling and individualized management is mandatory to obtain meaningful and long-lasting results in clinical practice...
Women's perception of sexuality around the menopause: outcomes of a European telephone surveyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological, and Clinical Sciences and Gynecological Endocrinology Unit, IRCCS S Maugeri Foundation, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 8, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 137:10-6. 2008..In addition, it was qualified to what extent reduced sex drive and vaginal dryness affect personal life, taking into account cultural differences...
Different effects of tibolone and low-dose EPT in the management of postmenopausal women with primary headachesRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Menopause 13:818-25. 2006....
Menopause and sexual desire: the role of testosteroneRossella E Nappi
Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, Research Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Menopause Int 16:162-8. 2010..However, the decision to treat postmenopausal women with HSDD with T is mainly based on clinical judgement, after informed consent regarding the unknown long-term risks...
Clitoral circulation in postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction: a pilot randomized study with hormone therapyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
Maturitas 55:288-95. 2006..Vaginal health and sexual function were also investigated...
Attitudes, perceptions and knowledge about the vagina: the International Vagina Dialogue SurveyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Contraception 73:493-500. 2006..The International Vagina Dialogue Survey examined women's attitudes, perceptions and knowledge regarding the vagina...
Estradiol supplementation modulates neuroendocrine response to M-chlorophenylpiperazine in menstrual status migrainosus triggered by oral contraception-free intervalR E Nappi
Research Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
Hum Reprod 20:3423-8. 2005....
Use of the Italian translation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in routine gynecological practiceRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 24:214-9. 2008....
The use of estrogen therapy in women's sexual functioning (CME)Rossella E Nappi
Department of Morphological, University of Pavia Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Med 6:603-16; quiz 618-9. 2009..Aim. The goal of this Continuing Medical Education article was to provide a comprehensive review of the effect of exogenous estrogen use on women's sexual function. Main Outcome Measures. We present a literature review...
Menopause and sexuality: prevalence of symptoms and impact on quality of lifeRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, Italy
Maturitas 63:138-41. 2009..Sexual changes are analysed in the context of the menopause transition and beyond...
Hormonal management of migraine at menopauseRossella E Nappi
Department of Morphological, Etiological and Clinical Sciences, Research Center of Reproductive Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 8, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Menopause Int 15:82-6. 2009..Even tibolone may be useful when analgesic overuse is documented. However, the transdermal route of oestradiol administration in the lowest effective dose should be preferred to avoid potential vascular risk...
Psychosexual well-being in women using oral contraceptives containing drospirenoneRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
Funct Neurol 24:71-5. 2009....
Hormonal and psycho-relational aspects of sexual function during menopausal transition and at early menopauseRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Dept of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Maturitas 67:78-83. 2010..The aim of the present observational, cross-sectional study was to examine the effects of hormonal and psycho-relational variables on sexual function during menopausal transition and at early postmenopause in women with hot flushes...
Women's voices in the menopause: results from an international survey on vaginal atrophyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Maturitas 67:233-8. 2010..To consider issues relating to vaginal atrophy via an international survey...
Effects of an estrogen-free, desogestrel-containing oral contraceptive in women with migraine with aura: a prospective diary-based pilot studyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, Pavia, Italy
Contraception 83:223-8. 2011..Progestogen-only contraceptive pill (POP) is a safe alternative to COCs and it is preferable in women with cerebrovascular diseases or risk factors for stroke...
Headaches during pregnancyRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi 2, Pavia 27100, Italy
Curr Pain Headache Rep 15:289-94. 2011....
Efficacy of Cimicifuga racemosa on climacteric complaints: a randomized study versus low-dose transdermal estradiolRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 20:30-5. 2005..Hormonal parameters, lipid profile and endometrial thickness were also evaluated...
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal womenRossella E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 22:318-23. 2006..Accurate clinical assessment and individualized management of sexual symptoms are fundamentally important for all menopausal women with HSDD or other sexual problems...
Pituitary LH reserve suggests high risk of bulimia in amenorrheic womenR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
Psychoneuroendocrinology 26:721-30. 2001....
Serum allopregnanolone in women with postpartum "blues"R E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for Clinical and Scientific Research IRCCS S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Obstet Gynecol 97:77-80. 2001..To relate serum allopregnanolone and progesterone levels postpartum to maternity "blues."..
Electrical stimulation (ES) in the management of sexual pain disordersRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Marital Ther 29:103-10. 2003..ES may be effective in the management of sexual pain disorders. Further controlled studies are necessary to standardize stimulation protocols according to the severity of pain and to better clarify the long-term clinical effects of ES...
Course of primary headaches during hormone replacement therapyR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo, University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy
Maturitas 38:157-63. 2001..The aim of the present study was to evaluate how hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could influence the course of primary headaches in postmenopausal women...
Role of testosterone in feminine sexualityR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 26:97-101. 2003..Collectively, these reports support the therapeutic use of androgens in women, mainly to cure sexual dysfunctions, one of the consequences of menopause...
Neuroendocrine response to the serotonin agonist M-chlorophenylpiperazine in women with menstrual status migrainosusRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, IRCCS San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Neuroendocrinology 78:52-60. 2003....
Self-reported sexual symptoms in women attending menopause clinicsRossella E Nappi
Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 53:181-7. 2002..Given the concomitant role of hormonal and aging determinants, a comprehensive approach to female health is needed when facing climacteric sexual dysfunction...
Clitoral artery blood flow in healthy young women: preliminary report on menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptionRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Marital Ther 28:187-93. 2002..2 +/- 2.7 versus 10.8 +/- 1.5; p < .001). Whether or not these preliminary data may be of any significance to female sexual arousal throughout the menstrual cycle remains to be established...
Serum allopregnanolone levels relate to FSFI score during the menstrual cycleRossella E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Marital Ther 29:95-102. 2003..Further studies are required to test the hypothesis that high serum allopregnanolone levels in the luteal phase play a role in women's attitudes toward self-report questionnaires on sexual function...
Climacteric complaints, female identity, and sexual dysfunctionsR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
J Sex Marital Ther 27:567-76. 2001..In addition, sexual desire disorders were present significantly in those women with higher psychosocial symptoms, while sexual arousal disorders were particularly evident in women suffering more vasomotor symptoms...
Psychoneuroendocrine correlates of secondary amenorrheaR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo, University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, I 27100 Pavia, Italy
Arch Womens Ment Health 6:83-9. 2003..In this brief review we will try to critically discuss the issue providing evidences from personal studies as clues for better understanding the extent of the complex psychoneuroendocrine network controlling menstrual function...
Vaginal Health: Insights, Views & Attitudes (VIVA) - results from an international surveyR E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Climacteric 15:36-44. 2012..To assess knowledge of vaginal atrophy among women using the Vaginal Health: Insights, Views & Attitudes (VIVA) survey...
LEI (Lack of tEstosterone Impact) survey in a clinical sample with surgical menopauseR E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia
Climacteric 12:533-40. 2009..To assess perception of sexuality and awareness of the impact of testosterone on sexual desire in a clinical sample of Italian women with surgical menopause...
Local estrogens for quality of life and sexuality in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular diseaseR E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Climacteric 12:112-6. 2009..When a history of CVD is present, local estrogens may be safely used to treat urogenital atrophy with a significant improvement of sexual health and quality of life...
New attitudes to sexuality in the menopause: clinical evaluation and diagnosisR E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Morphological, Eidological and Clinical Sciences, and Unit of Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause, IRCCS Maugeri Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
Climacteric 10:105-8. 2007..Sexual history and clinical evaluation may help doctors to accurately diagnose sexual symptoms causing personal and relational distress and to identify the best therapeutic approach...
Course of migraine during pregnancy and postpartum: a prospective studyG Sances
Headache Centre, IRCCS C Mondino Foundation, Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
Cephalalgia 23:197-205. 2003..Breast feeding seemed to protect from migraine recurrence during postpartum...
Uterine myoma in postmenopause: a comparison between two therapeutic schedules of HRTF Polatti
Clinica Ostetrico Ginecologica, University of Pavia, I R C C S, Policlinico San Matteo, P le Golgi, 2 27100 Pavia, Italy
Maturitas 37:27-32. 2000..The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of two different hormonal treatment schedules on the risk of uterine myoma onset or progression...
Memory functioning at menopause: impact of age in ovariectomized womenR E Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo, IRCCS Mondino, University Center of Adaptive Disorders and Headache, University of Pavia, Italy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 47:29-36. 1999..Surgical menopause is able to affect short-term verbal memory more than physiological menopause and seems to represent a critical negative event within the female brain, in particular when it occurs prematurely...
The use of hormone therapy for the maintenance of urogynecological and sexual health post WHIR E Nappi
Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS S Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
Climacteric 15:267-74. 2012..These symptoms will persist unless treated...
Parkinson's disease and reproductive life eventsE Martignoni
Movement Disorders Centre, IRCCS C. Mondino, Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
Neurol Sci 23:S85-6. 2002..They had more dysmenorrhea and PMS when compared with women with PD onset after menopause and controls...
PCOS, sexuality, and clitoral vascularisation: a pilot studyCesare Battaglia
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
J Sex Med 5:2886-94. 2008..In polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women, the changes in body appearance (mainly obesity and hirsutism) may influence the feminine identity of the patients with consequent depression and sexual disturbances...
Diaries and calendars for migraine. A reviewG Nappi
University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
Cephalalgia 26:905-16. 2006..In addition to the literature review, we added two paragraphs concerning the authors' experience of the use of diaries and calendars in headache centres and their proposals for future areas of research...
Reproductive life milestones in women with Parkinson's diseaseEmilia Martignoni
Parkinson s Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
Funct Neurol 18:211-7. 2003..Our data indicate poor adaptation of neuronal pathways to the hormonal fluctuations of reproductive life in women with PD, supporting the existence of a qualitative relationship between PD and reproductive events...
Markers of local immunity in cervico-vaginal secretions of HIV infected women: implications for HIV sheddingF Zara
Department of Microbiology, University of Pavia, Italy
Sex Transm Infect 80:108-12. 2004..Pharmacological agents lowering HIV-1 replication cause a shift to a pattern of cytokine production which seems less favourable to the transmission of the disease...
Low-level exposure to methylmercury modifies muscarinic cholinergic receptor binding characteristics in rat brain and lymphocytes: physiologic implications and new opportunities in biologic monitoringT Coccini
Toxicology Division, IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Environ Health Perspect 108:29-33. 2000..Additionally, the effect of MeHg on lymphocyte mAChRs in vivo indicates that this receptor system should be investigated further as a possible target for MeHg immunotoxicity...
[External cephalic version as a possible treatment of breech presentation]M Giusti
Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Universita degli Studi, Pavia
Minerva Ginecol 52:221-7. 2000..The aim of the present study is to evaluate the real efficacy of this obstetric manoeuvre to decrease the frequency of breech presentation at delivery...
Changes in nociceptive flexion reflex threshold across the menstrual cycle in healthy womenCristina Tassorelli
Psychophysiology of Pain Laboratory, University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
Psychosom Med 64:621-6. 2002..Complex neuromodulatory interactions of ovarian steroids with other systems of neurotransmission (especially serotonergic) may account for these observations...
Female urinary incontinence during intercourse: a review on an understudied problem for women's sexualityMaurizio Serati
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Del Ponte Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
J Sex Med 6:40-8. 2009..Coital urinary incontinence is a frequently underreported symptom, with a relevant impact on women's sexuality and quality of life...
Menstrual cycle-related changes in plasma oxytocin are relevant to normal sexual function in healthy womenAndrea Salonia
Department of Urology, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Horm Behav 47:164-9. 2005..Moreover, plasma OT levels significantly relates to the genital lubrication in both women taking and not taking oral contraceptive pill apparently confirming its role in peripheral activation of sexual function...
Menstrual cycle-related changes in circulating androgens in healthy women with self-reported normal sexual functionAndrea Salonia
Università Vita Salute San Raffaele Urology, Milan, Italy
J Sex Med 5:854-63. 2008....
Persistence with oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy and hospitalisation for cardiovascular outcomesGiovanni Corrao
Department of Statistics, Unit of Biostatistics, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Maturitas 57:315-24. 2007....
Sexual function and endocrine profile in fertile women with type 1 diabetesAndrea Salonia
Department of Urology, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
Diabetes Care 29:312-6. 2006....
Validation of the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire in an Italian sampleAlessandra H Rellini
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Arch Sex Behav 34:641-7. 2005..The results also indicated a difference in factor structure between the Italian and the original version of the MFSQ, which warrants further investigation...
Issues concerning the use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of fracture: a population-based, nested case-control studyGiovanni Corrao
Unit of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Statistics, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Br J Clin Pharmacol 65:123-9. 2008..To investigate the effect of duration, how recently it has been used, and age at start of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the risk of bone fracture...
Sexual dysfunction is common in women with lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary incontinence: results of a cross-sectional studyAndrea Salonia
Divisione di Urologia, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Eur Urol 45:642-8; discussion 648. 2004..Investigation of female sexuality is suggested for these patients...
