RELUGOLIX AND ENDOMETRIOSIS: HOW CAN THIS NEW DRUG COUNTERACT IT?
Endometriosis is a chronic oestrogen-dependent inflammatory disease, which affects the 6-10% of women of reproductive age and is responsible for 50-60%...
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EMBOLISATION OF UTERINE FIBROIDS
Uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids is a minimally invasive procedure first described in the...
WHY DOES OOCYTE QUALITY DECLINE WITH AGE?
Unlike men who possess a renewable population of germ cells, women begin life with a finite number...
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CORRECT OVARIAN CYST DIAGNOSIS
Ovarian cysts are a common gynaecological problem; they are lesions with a liquid content that develop in or on the ovary....
Why are ESTROGENS so important for WOMEN?
Oestrogens are a group of sex hormones synthesised in numerous tissues. In women of childbearing age they are mainly produced by the...
The QUALITY of spermatozoa decreases with age
When evaluating male fertility trends over time, it is necessary to consider two main aspects: the direct effects of ageing on the body and the...
ENDOMETRITE: let's clarify
The term endometritis refers to an inflammatory process affecting the endometrium. It is possible to distinguish two forms of endometritis...
MODERN PRE-CONCEPTION COUNSELLING
Preconception counselling should be carried out in all women of reproductive age who desire offspring and should provide useful information...
ENDOMETRIOSIS...knowing how to recognise it in order to treat it properly
Endometriosis is a benign condition characterised by the proliferation of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterine cavity. This tissue is...
ADENOMIOSIS... the Cinderella of gynaecological diseases
Adenomyosis is a pathological condition characterised by the heterotopic presence of stroma and endometrial glands in the myometrium, which cause hyperplasia and hypertrophy...