Frequency Of Endometriosis in Females with Infertility Undergoing Diagnostic Laparoscopy

Tahira Tabbsum, Sehrish Nafees, Trevor Hayes, Syed Mehmood ul Hassan, Abdul Sattar
In: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences · 2022 · pp. 13–16 · doi:10.54393/pjhs.v3i03.65 · W4295073625
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This retrospective study found that endometriosis was diagnosed in 37.21% of infertile females undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy, with no significant association with age, infertility type, or duration.

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This retrospective study assessed the frequency of endometriosis detected at diagnostic laparoscopy among 215 females with infertility at Saint Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny, Ireland, using demographic and clinical record review and histopathology of representative laparoscopic samples. Endometriosis was diagnosed in 80 women (37.21%). The study found no significant statistical association between endometriosis and age, infertility type, or duration of infertility. The paper does not provide a detailed limitation discussion beyond noting laparoscopy is intrusive, and it does not describe sampling or potential selection biases in depth. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it quantifies how often endometriosis is found in infertile women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy.

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Endometriosis is the most common, chronic condition. Although some females are asymptomatic, the majority of women come with infertility, adnexal mass, or pelvic pain. Endometriosis treatment in the context of infertility poses a variety of challenging clinical issues. Objective: The objective of current study is to identify frequency of endometriosis on laparoscopy in females with infertility. Methods: This retrospective study was done at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland. Medical records of 215 females meeting the inclusion criteria underwent diagnostic laparoscopy were included. Basic demographical details and clinical examination was evaluated and presented through descriptive statistics. On diagnostic laparoscopy, representative sample was taken and sent to hospital histopathology for evaluation of endometriosis. Chi square test was applied to identify the influence of variables on endometriosis. Results: Mean age of females was 28.67 ± 6.35 years. Mean duration of marriage was 6.63 ± 5.26 years. There were 80 (37.21%) women in which endometriosis was diagnosed. No significant statistical association was seen for endometriosis with age, infertility type and duration of infertility. Conclusions: The findings of this study show an increasing trend in endometriosis identification or occurrence in women with infertility. Endometriosis with infertility is not an uncommon disease in women. Though laparoscopy is intrusive method, but with the right training the issues and complications that come with it can be reduced, which benefits the patients and offers us a clear picture or pathology of the disease
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Frequency Of Endometriosis in Females with Infertility Undergoing Diagnostic Laparoscopy Endometriosis in Females with Infertility DOI: https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i03.65Keywords: Infertility, Endometriosis, LaparoscopyAbstract Endometriosis is the most common, chronic condition. Although some females are asymptomatic, the majority of women come with infertility, adnexal mass, or pelvic pain. Endometriosis treatment in the context of infertility poses a variety of challenging clinical issues. Objective: The objective of current study is to identify frequency of endometriosis on laparoscopy in females with infertility. Methods: This retrospective study was done at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland. Medical records of 215 females meeting the inclusion criteria underwent diagnostic laparoscopy were included. Basic demographical details and clinical examination was evaluated and presented through descriptive statistics. On diagnostic laparoscopy, representative sample was taken and sent to hospital histopathology for evaluation of endometriosis. Chi square test was applied to identify the influence of variables on endometriosis. Results: Mean age of females was 28.67 ± 6.35 years. Mean duration of marriage was 6.63 ± 5.26 years. There were 80 (37.21%) women in which endometriosis was diagnosed. No significant statistical association was seen for endometriosis with age, infertility type and duration of infertility. Conclusions: The findings of this study show an increasing trend in endometriosis identification or occurrence in women with infertility. Endometriosis with infertility is not an uncommon disease in women. Though laparoscopy is intrusive method, but with the right training the issues and complications that come with it can be reduced, which benefits the patients and offers us a clear picture or pathology of the disease References Mascarenhas MN, Cheung H, Mathers CD, Stevens GA. 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