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STUDY QUESTİON: Are live birth rates (LBR) different after ART cycles between women with primary or recurrent endometrioma? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with recurrent endometrioma have similar LBR as compared to patients with primary endometrio…

Purpose To report a case of a 34-year-old female with endometriosis and a complication presented with gross hematuria due to bladder injury after transvaginal oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization. Case Report A 34-year-old woman with…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The effect of endometrioma on ovulatory function and ovarian reserve was unclear. Conflicting opinions exist regarding effect of endometrioma excision on ovarian reserve. RECENT FINDINGS: Endometriomas do not seem to aff…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease mostly affecting women at reproductive age. There is a clear association between endometriosis and infertility; however, exact mechanisms are unknown. Some evidence suggests an adverse effect on oocytes. E…

STUDY QUESTION: Do the presence of endometriomas and their laparoscopic excision lead to a decrease in ovarian reserve as assessed by serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels? SUMMARY ANSWER: Both the presence and excision of endometrioma…

The serum concentrations of mannose-binding lectin in patients with or without endometriosis do not differ. Mannose-binding lectin could be involved in the modulation of inflammatory responses, but it does not seem to take part in endometri…

The results of laparoscopic adnexial cyst excision operations performed within the last 2.5 years in our clinic are reported. Thirty-three adnexial masses thought to be benign after gynaecological examination and ultrasonographic findings w…