Reply of the Authors: Endometriosis: is laparoscopy justified without previous ultrasonogram and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? & High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners

Christel Meuleman; Carla Tomassetti; D. Timmerman; Thomas D’Hooghe

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.028

Reply of the Authors: Endometriosis: is laparoscopy justified without previous ultrasonogram and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? & High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners

Christel Meuleman, Carla Tomassetti, D. Timmerman, Thomas D’Hooghe

In: Fertility and Sterility · 2009 · vol. 93(3) , pp. e12 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.028 · W2125202536

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The authors reply to questions regarding the justification of laparoscopy for endometriosis diagnosis without prior ultrasonography or MRI, and discuss the high prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulatory and sperm parameters.

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High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners via openalex
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The position of diagnostic laparoscopy in current fertility practice via openalex
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[1] Associated ovarian endometrioma is a marker for greater severity of deeply infiltrating endometriosis via openalex

[2] ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis via openalex

[3] High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners via openalex

[4] Multi-disciplinary centres/networks of excellence for endometriosis management and research: a proposal via openalex

[5] The position of diagnostic laparoscopy in current fertility practice via openalex

[6] Ultrasonography compared with magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of adenomyosis: correlation with histopathology via openalex

[7] Uterine adenomyosis in the infertility clinic via openalex

[8] W2170141366 via openalex