Evaluation of the Relation Between Ovarian Reserve and Cyst Dimension in Patients with Endometrioma Endometriomalı Hastalarda

e-posta:[email protected] ABSTRACT Objectives Endometriosis is a gynecologic disease which has high prevalence among infertile population. It has increasing importance particularly for the patients with determined endometrioma cyst when there is an infertility problem during the surgery. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the ovarian reserve with basal hormone values and clomiphene citrate challenge test in patients with endometrioma, to compare results with control group and to determine a possible relationship between the cyst diameter and the ovarian reserve in condition of getting significant results. Methods Thirty-five patients who had diagnosis of endometrioma were included in the study. As the control group, 35 patients with borderline male infertility and similar demographic characteristics were selected from Infertility Clinic of the same hospital. Results There was no significant distinction between mean age values of groups. Mean cyst diameter was 33.65 ± 17.08 mm in the endometrioma group. No significant difference was determined between day 3 FSH, day 3 estradiol and day 10 FSH value after clomiphene citrate challenge test. There was also no significant distinction when the hormone values were categorized as normal and abnormal. Conclusion Although being statistically insignificant, due to the detection of a borderline significance in the 10th day FSH values after clomiphene citrate test and obtaining elevated hormone levels in the endometrioma group, we can conclude that it is probable to obtain siginificant results in a larger population.