Endometriosis fertility index predicts live births following surgical resection of moderate and severe endometriosis

Endometriosis fertility index: the new, validated endometriosis staging system.

OBJECTIVE To develop a clinical tool that predicts pregnancy rates (PRs) in patients with surgically documented endometriosis who attempt non-IVF conception. DESIGN Prospective data collection on 579 patients and comprehensive statistical analysis to derive a new staging system--the endometriosis fertility index (EFI)--from data rather than a priori assumptions, followed by testing the EFI pr...

Endometriosis Fertility Index for Predicting Pregnancy after Endometriosis Surgery

BACKGROUND The endometriosis fertility index (EFI) has a predictive value for pregnancy after surgery. In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a good treatment to infertility. This study aimed to provide external validation of EFI, assess the factors affecting the ability of EFI to predict cumulative spontaneous pregnancy rates (PRs), and propose reasonable advice for treatment b...

The New Surgical Instrument in Peritoneal Endometriosis Resection

Purpose: Peritoneal resection for the therapy of oncological diseases as well as endometriosis is associated with major problems as injury to neighboring organs and difficulties in the establishment of the necessary hemostasis. In this paper we present a new dissection tool, the “Jet Grasper” (KARL STORZ), which represents a further step towards simple, safe and effective laparoscopic peritonea...

surgical management of endometriosis

Endometriosis: Medical and Surgical Treatment

INTRODUCTION. Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of tissue that is histologically identical to endometrium at ectopic locations outside the uterine cavity and protean manifestations. The incidence of endometriosis is strongly influenced by the awareness of non-classical lesions and because of the long-standing interest of the group in these lesions. The prominent symptoms ...