{"paper_id":"a74319fe-198d-415b-8150-5e071de65fc5","body_text":"Abstract\nRawson found that 50% of patients undergoing sterilization and 61% of patients having surgery for myomata had asymptomatic endometriosis.1 My own group found a similar occurrence of 25% in patients having tubal sterilization reversals.2 Such findings suggest that some women who have endometriosis may not need treatment.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nRawson JMR. Prevalence of endometriosis in asymptomatic women. J Reprod Med 1991;36:513–515.\nMartin DC, Hubert GD, Vander Zwaag R, et al. Laparoscopic appearances of peritoneal endometriosis. Fertil Steril 1989;51:63–67.\nMoen MH, Muus KM. Endometriosis in pregnant and nonpregnant women at tubal sterilization. Hum Reprod 1991;6(5):699–702.\nMoen MH. Is a long period without childbirth a risk factor for developing endometriosis. Hum Reprod 1991; 6(10):1404–1407.\nKoninckx PR, Martin DC. 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