Molecular Targets for Endometriosis Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

Fabio Barra^{1

2}, Antonio Simone Laganà³, Jvan Casarin⁴, Fabio Ghezzi⁴, Lorenzo Ferro Desideri^{1

2}, Carolina Scala^{1

2}, Simone Ferrero^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi, Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. Electronic Address:antlagana@unime.it.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

Editorial

Fabio Barra et al. Int J Fertil Steril. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;13(2):89-92.

doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2019.5736. Epub 2019 Apr 27.

Fabio Barra^{1

2}, Antonio Simone Laganà³, Jvan Casarin⁴, Fabio Ghezzi⁴, Lorenzo Ferro Desideri^{1

2}, Carolina Scala^{1

2}, Simone Ferrero^{1

2}

¹ Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi, Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. Electronic Address:antlagana@unime.it.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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