| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Association between endometriosis stage, lesion type, patient characteristics and severity of pelvic pain symptoms: a multivariate analysis of over 1000 patients | Human Reproduction | 2007 | 384 |
| 2 | Adenomyosis: epidemiological factors | Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2006 | 237 |
| 3 | Surgery for endometriosis-associated infertility: a pragmatic approach | Human Reproduction | 2009 | 217 |
| 4 | Reproductive performance, pain recurrence and disease relapse after conservative surgical treatment for endometriosis: the predictive value of the current classification system | Human Reproduction | 2006 | 203 |
| 5 | Conservative surgery for Stage I ovarian carcinoma in women of childbearing age | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1997 | 186 |
| 6 | 'Waiting for Godot': a commonsense approach to the medical treatment of endometriosis | Human Reproduction | 2011 | 164 |
| 7 | Surgical treatment of deep endometriosis and risk of recurrence | Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology | 2005 | 148 |
| 8 | Surgery: Adenomyosis at hysterectomy: a study on frequency distribution and patient characteristics | Human Reproduction | 1995 | 143 |
| 9 | Is cystic ovarian endometriosis an asymmetric disease? | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1998 | 130 |
| 10 | PI3K/Akt And ERK1/2 signalling pathways are involved in endometrial cell migration induced by 17β-estradiol and growth factors | Molecular Human Reproduction | 2007 | 129 |
| 11 | Randomised comparison of Burch colposuspension versus anterior colporrhaphy in women with stress urinary incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2000 | 126 |
| 12 | Medical treatment for rectovaginal endometriosis: what is the evidence? | Human Reproduction | 2009 | 126 |
| 13 | Residual uterine septum of less than 1 cm after hysteroscopic metroplasty does not impair reproductive outcome | Human Reproduction | 1996 | 123 |
| 14 | Plasma Lp(a) concentration after oestrogen and progestagen in postmenopausal women | Lancet, The | 1991 | 121 |
| 15 | Uterine Doppler Velocimetry and Placental Hypoxic-ischemic Lesion in Pregnancies with Fetal Intrauterine Growth Restriction | Placenta | 1999 | 113 |
| 16 | Repetitive surgery for recurrent symptomatic endometriosis: What to do? | European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology | 2009 | 101 |
| 17 | Multinational comparative clinical trial of long-acting injectable contraceptives: Norethisterone enanthate given in two dosage regimens and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate. Final report | Contraception | 1983 | 97 |
| 18 | Anthropometric indicators and response to gonadotrophin for ovulation induction | Human Reproduction | 1994 | 93 |
| 19 | Managing twins discordant for fetal anomaly | Prenatal Diagnosis | 2005 | 81 |
| 20 | Invasive assessment of fetal renal abnormalities: urinalysis, fetal blood sampling and biopsy | Prenatal Diagnosis | 2001 | 79 |
| 21 | Comparison of luteal phase profile in gonadotrophin stimulated cycles with or without a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist | Human Reproduction | 2001 | 76 |
| 22 | Identifying the indications for laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy: a prospective, randomised comparison with abdominal hysterectomy in patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2000 | 71 |
| 23 | Asymmetry in distribution of diaphragmatic endometriotic lesions: evidence in favour of the menstrual reflux theory | Human Reproduction | 2007 | 68 |
| 24 | Hepatitis B or hepatitis C coinfection in HIV‐infected pregnant women in Europe | HIV Medicine | 2008 | 68 |
| 25 | Two-dimensional vs. two- plus four-dimensional ultrasound in pregnancy and the effect on maternal emotional status: a randomized study | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2005 | 65 |
| 26 | Effectiveness of Sonohysterography in Infertile Patient Work-Up: A Comparison with Transvaginal Ultrasonography and Hysteroscopy | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation | 2005 | 60 |
| 27 | Genetic amniocentesis: 505 cases performed before the sixteenth week of gestation | Prenatal Diagnosis | 1990 | 54 |
| 28 | A randomized study of the effects of tibolone and transdermal estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with uterine myomas | European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology | 2000 | 52 |
| 29 | Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling: Indication Changes and Procedure Loss Rate in a Nine Years’ Experience | Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy | 1996 | 48 |
| 30 | Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preterm birth in singletons | The Cochrane Library | 2013 | 47 |
| 31 | Emerging drugs for endometriosis | Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs | 2004 | 46 |
| 32 | Genetic amniocentesis in biamniotic twin pregnancies by a single transabdominal insertion of the needle | Prenatal Diagnosis | 1995 | 45 |
| 33 | Mutations in the thrombomodulin and endothelial protein C receptor genes in women with late fetal loss | British Journal of Haematology | 2001 | 45 |
| 34 | Polycystic ovary syndrome: anomalies in progesterone production | Human Reproduction | 1998 | 44 |
| 35 | GnRH antagonists and mild ovarian stimulation for intrauterine insemination: a randomized study comparing different gonadotrophin dosages | Human Reproduction | 2004 | 43 |
| 36 | Diagnosis of HIV infection in pregnancy: data from a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV in Italy | Epidemiology and Infection | 2006 | 41 |
| 37 | Is Pouch of Douglas Obliteration a Marker of Bowel Endometriosis? | Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology | 2011 | 41 |
| 38 | Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy: A Six-Year Perspective on Recent Trends in Prescription Patterns, Viral Load Suppression, and Pregnancy Outcomes | AIDS Patient Care and STDs | 2009 | 39 |
| 39 | Reproductive experience of HIV-infected women living in Europe | Human Reproduction | 2008 | 38 |
| 40 | Comparison between the stripping technique and the combined excisional/ablative technique for the treatment of bilateral ovarian endometriomas: a multicentre RCT | Human Reproduction | 2015 | 36 |
| 41 | Prioritizing micronutrients for the purpose of reviewing their requirements: a protocol developed by EURRECA | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2010 | 34 |
| 42 | Birth defects in a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV infection in Italy, 2001–2011 | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2013 | 34 |
| 43 | Multinational comparative clinical trial of long-acting injectable contraceptives: norethisterone enanthate given in two dosage regimens and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate. A preliminary report | Contraception | 1982 | 32 |
| 44 | Pharmacological and mechanical interventions for labour induction in outpatient settings | The Cochrane Library | 2017 | 32 |
| 45 | Secretory endometrium highly expresses urocortin messenger RNA and peptide: possible role in the decidualization process | Human Reproduction | 2007 | 31 |
| 46 | Conservative treatment followed by chemotherapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide for cervical sarcoma botryoides in young females | British Journal of Cancer | 1999 | 29 |
| 47 | Fetal and maternal heart rate confusion during intra-partum monitoring: comparison of trans-abdominal fetal electrocardiogram and Doppler telemetry | Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine | 2012 | 28 |
| 48 | Fertility in women with unicornuate uterus | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1995 | 25 |
| 49 | Hormonal contraception without estrogens | Human Reproduction Update | 2003 | 25 |
| 50 | Low molecular weight heparin for the prevention of severe preeclampsia: where next? | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 2018 | 24 |
