Thinus F. Kruger

Introduction Rectovaginal endometriosis is a form of deep infiltrating endometriosis and accounts for 5%-10% of cases. It is a very difficult to treat and can be associated with severe complications. Objectives The aim was to document the o…

Several biological mechanisms have been proposed to link endometriosis with infertility. All of the current proposed mechanisms are clearly pathological in their own way, but none have been shown to directly decrease fecundity in women. The…

ObjectiveTo establish fertile and subfertile groups of males in couples presenting with endometriosis-related infertility in the female.DesignRetrospective study of semen profiles on partners of women undergoing surgery for endometriosis-re…

Forty-six patients with endometriosis-associated infertility underwent 59 GIFT cycles. The pregnancy rate per cycle was 30.5%. The presence of endometriomas in 11 patients did not affect this rate adversely. We conclude that, provided at le…