Background About 10% of reproductive‐aged women suffer from endometriosis, a costly
chronic disease causing pelvic pain and subfertility. Laparoscopy is the gold standard …

Evolutionary and comparative approaches can yield novel insights into human adaptation
and disease. Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) each affect up to 10% of …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the demographic characteristics, symptoms, and outcomes of
women with abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) in order to identify the optimal treatment …

Quantification of benefits and harms of medical interventions should be based on high-
quality evidence, which is not always the case in the endometriosis field. In many clinical …

To evaluate the incidence of endometriosis in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients
who did not present with any endometriosis symptoms and underwent laparoscopic ovarian …

Vol. 63-No. 4 MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 375 a putative role for ubiquitous environmental
contaminants in the occurrence of endometriosis. Here, we reviewed significant articles …

Endometriosis is a painful gynecologic disease affecting one in ten reproductive aged
women worldwide. Few studies have correlated this symptomatology with biomarker levels …

Numerous hypotheses have been put forward to explain the presence of ectopic
endometrial tissue and stroma. The immune system participates in the homeostasis of the …

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 …

In a retrospective study, examination of 431 infertile women (158 cases with endometriosis
and 273 without endometriosis) showed a significantly increased frequency of endometrial …