Minimal and mild endometriosis negatively impact on pregnancy outcome.

Fertility Outcome after Operative Laparoscopy versus No Treatment in Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis

I-27: ART Protocols in Endometriosis

Treatment strategies for the infertile couple with endometriosis must be based on the specific situation. Traditional medical therapy for endometriosis, such as progestins, danazol, and GnRH agonists, have been shown to have little impact on enhancing spontaneous pregnancy rates despite well described beneficial effects on reducing pain. For the young women with only minimal or mild endometrios...

I-45: Endometriosis and Infertility: SurgicalApproaches to Treatment

The quantity of Infertility in woman reproductive age suffering from endometriosis in Russia is from 15% (V. Baskakov) to 38% (Popov A). But the treatment success not exceeding 45-48% (not randomized). And the correlation between prevalence endometriosis rate and PR is absent. Is There a Role For Hormonal Treatment in Endometriosis- Associated Infertility? Suppression of ovarian function to imp...

Effect of endometriosis on IVF/ICSI outcome: stage III/IV endometriosis worsens cumulative pregnancy and live-born rates.

BACKGROUND Women with endometriosis often need IVF to conceive-most women need several cycles of treatment. METHODS To evaluate the impact of moderate to severe endometriosis on cumulative IVF outcome, we carried out an observational study on 98 consecutive women who underwent IVF or ICSI treatment and had endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy or laparotomy and classified as minimal to mild ...

Post-laparoscopic oral contraceptive combined with Chinese herbal mixture in treatment of infertility and pain associated with minimal or mild endometriosis: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND Endometriosis affects fertility negatively. The study aims to evaluate whether laparoscopic surgery combined with oral contraceptive or herbs were more effective than laparoscopic alone in improving fecundity and pelvic pain in women with minimal/mild endometriosis. METHODS A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in 156 infertile women with minimal/mild endometriosis. Aft...