The Use of Progesterone in Clinical Practice Evaluation of its Efficacy in Diverse Indications
Introduction: Progesterone is a hormone of paramount importance in the reproductive physiology. Its multiple physiological roles and pharmacology have been extensively studied throughout the years. However, the use of progesterone in the pathophysiology of pregnancy as well as in its other indications remains arguable for diverse reasons. One of these reasons concerns the fact that […]
The Use of Progesterone in Clinical Practice: Evaluation of its Efficacy in Diverse Indications Using Different Routes of Administration
Introduction: Progesterone is a hormone of paramount importance in the reproductive physiology. Its multiple physiological roles and pharmacology have been extensively studied throughout the years. However, the use of progesterone in the pathophysiology of pregnancy as well as in its other indications remains arguable for diverse reasons. One of these reasons concerns the fact […]
Fitoestrogeni effetti avversi
Negli ultimi vent’anni la scienza della nutrizione e la medicina naturale hanno registrato un grande sviluppo, forse anche perché, mai come ora, tutti sentono la necessità di adottare misure preventive più naturali, assediati come siamo da fonti inquinanti: nel cibo, nell’aria, nell’acqua. Si sta diffondendo un approccio olistico e cioè mantenersi in salute, piuttosto che […]
Ruolo degli acidi grassi polinsaturi nella prevenzione del parto pretermine
L’incidenza del Parto Pre-termine (PP) caratterizzata dalla tendenza ad aumentare con il procedere dell’epoca gestazionale, è rimasta stabile negli ultimi 30 anni, tra il 6 ed il 15% di tutti i parti. II rischio di mortalità neonatale, invece rimane molto elevato fino alla 27° settimana; esso decresce prima gradualmente dalla 28° alla 34° settimana, ed […]
Ruolo degli Omega-3 nella prevenzione dell parto pretermine
Con il termine parto si definisce il processo attraverso ii quale il feto viene espulso dall’utero nel comparto extrauterino. II parto rappresenta il risultato di una complessa interazione tra fattori fetali e materni. Nello scatenamento del parto è fondamentale che l’utero, che si era mantenuto in un relativo stato di quiescenza durante la gravidanza, sviluppi […]
Ovulation induction with urinary FSH or recombinant FSH in polycystic ovary syndrome patients: a prospective randomized analysis of cost-effectiveness
The aim of this prospective, randomized trial was to compare the clinical results and the cost-effectiveness of urinary FSH (uFSH) and recombinant FSH (rFSH) in ovarian stimulation for intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. One-hundred and seventy PCOS infertile patients undergoing IUI were enrolled, and protocols of ovarian stimulation with uFSH […]
High dose of phytoestrogens can reverse the antiestrogenic effects of clomiphene citrate on the endometrium
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of clomiphene citrate (CC) alone or combined with phytoestrogens (PE) in ovulation induction in patients who had intrauterine insemination in a randomized, double-blind study. METHODS: A total of 134 women aged 25-35 years, who were infertilefor at least 2 years and who had oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea associated with a positive […]
Endometrial effects of long-term treatment with phytoestrogens
Objective: To determine the effects of 5 years of treatment with soy phytoestrogens on histological characteristics of endometrium in postmenopausal women. Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Setting: Centre of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy. Patient(s): Three hundred seventy-six postmenopausal healthy women, all with intact uterus. […]
Laparoscopy and methylene blue intrauterine injection immediately afterundiagnosed conception
A 39-year-old woman with infertility and chronic pelvic pain underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy with dye-test performed approximately 7 days after conception. No effects were reported on pregnancy and neonatal outcome. Scarica il documento (PDF)
Management delle vulvovaginiti- I parte
ENESIS (Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Therapy), Rome Le pazienti con infezioni vaginali, siano esse di natura batterica che micotica, possono presentare una notevole varietà di segni e sintomi clinici. Nel corso della visita è essenziale che il ginecologo sappia porre (e porsi) le giuste domande circa la reale natura del problema, poichè le […]