{"paper_id":"289e4553-8fab-4d1e-9153-d52664e2c4e3","body_text":"Frequency of Endometriosis in females presenting with Infertility\nDOI:\nhttps://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22167118Keywords:\nEndometriosis, females, infertility, laparoscopyAbstract\nBackground: Infertility is an inability to get pregnancy or give birth to a child. Several factors may be involved in development of infertility. The endometriosis is the devastating syndrome which may be a cause of infertility in females.\nAim: To assess the frequency of endometriosis in females presenting with infertility in a tertiary care hospital.\nMethods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Services Hospital, Lahore for 6 months. 150 females underwent laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis. All this information was recorded on proforma. The collected data was entered and analysed statistically by using SPSS version 20.\nResults: The mean age of patients was 29.28±6.00years. The mean weight of females was 67.68±10.60kg, mean height was 1.60±0.05meters and mean BMI was 26.60±4.49kg/m2. The mean duration of marriage was 7.41±5.57years. In this study, 71 (47.33%) females had primary infertility while in 79 (52.67%) females had secondary infertility. There were 21 (14%) females who had endometriosis while 129 (86%) females did not have endometriosis.\nConclusion: Thus the frequency of endometriosis was low in females with infertility but not ignorable.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}