Oligo-anovulation is not a rarer feature in women with documented endometriosis

Pietro Santulli, Santulli P, Piétro Santulli, Chloé Tran, Chloe Tran, Tran C, Gayet V, Vanessa Gayet, Bourdon M, Mathilde Bourdon, Chloé Maignien, Chloe Maignien, Maignien C, Marcellin L, Louis Marcellin, Pocate-Cheriet K, Khaled Pocate-Cheriet, Chapron C, Charles Chapron, Dominique de Ziegler, de Ziegler D
Fertility and sterility · 2018 · vol. 110(5) , pp. 941–948 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.06.012 · PMID:30316441 · W2896433179
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This paper investigated oligo-anovulation rates in women with documented endometriosis, finding no difference compared to those without endometriosis.

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ObjectiveTo study the prevalence of oligo-anovulation in women suffering from endometriosis compared to that of women without endometriosis.DesignA single-center, cross-sectional study.SettingUniversity hospital-based research center.Patient (s)We included 354 women with histologically proven endometriosis and 474 women in whom endometriosis was surgically ruled out between 2004 and 2016.InterventionNone.Main outcome measure(s)Frequency of oligo-anovulation in women with endometriosis as compared to that prevailing in the disease-free reference group.ResultsThere was no difference in the rate of oligo-anovulation between women with endometriosis (15.0%) and the reference group (11.2%). Regarding the endometriosis phenotype, oligo-anovulation was reported in 12 (18.2%) superficial peritoneal endometriosis, 12 (10.6%) ovarian endometrioma, and 29 (16.6%) deep infiltrating endometriosis.Conclusion(s)Endometriosis should not be discounted in women presenting with oligo-anovulation.

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endometriosis

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Anovulation Anovulation Endometriosis Endometriosis Adult Anovulation Anovulation Anti-Mullerian Hormone Anti-Mullerian Hormone Cross-Sectional Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Prospective Studies

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