Augusto P. Chong

The best pregnancy rates reported in the literature for infertility patients with severe pelvic endometriosis (stage IV) have been attributed to surgical management. In the last few years, improved endoscopic instruments have allowed gyneco…

This retrospective study confirms that laparoscopy should be performed early in the infertility investigation when pelvic pathology is suspected. If performed, the procedure should be via the double-puncture technique. Otherwise, it should …

Pelvic endometriosis is a common cause of infertility, being implicated in as many as 30% of women who are unable to conceive. When the disease is more severe than Stage I (American Fertility Society Classification for mild endometriosis), …

The mechanism of action by which mild pelvic endometriosis causes infertility is still unknown. Danazol has been proposed as the sole agent to treat this condition; however, the results for pregnancy rates do not give as much cause for enth…