{"paper_id":"63642128-4441-4daf-ada3-89102ade6a40","body_text":"Abstract\nThis study is aimed at identifying variations in the effect of endometriosis on fecundity in a mouse model based on prior pregnancy experience. Endometriosis is one of the most prevalent gynecological diseases and is known to impact female fecundity adversely. In this study, an endometriosis mouse model was established by allografting uterine horn tissue using Pelch’s method. The effect of endometriosis on fecundity was confirmed in primiparous and multiparous female mice. As fecundity indicators, the pregnancy rate, number of litters, pregnancy period, and survival rate of the pups were investigated. As a result of the experiment, the pregnancy rate decreased, and the pregnancy period tended to be shorter in primiparous female mice. However, there was no significant change in the multiparous mice. 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Biol Reprod. 1982;27:967–75.\nFunding\nThis research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI22C1424). And this work was supported by Commercializations Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes grant funded by the Korea government (the Ministry of Science and ICT) (Project No. 1711177795).\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nContributions\nSJP, WL, and SP designed the study. WP and MK conducted experiments and analyzed the data, and HK and GS interpreted the data. WL and SP provided reagents. WP and MK wrote the original draft of the manuscript, and SJP, WL, and SP reviewed the draft of the manuscript. 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