Frequency of Endometriosis in females presenting with Infertility

Salma Khalid, Safoora Anjum, Arjumand Mahmood, Sadia Aman, Nadia Aman, Hira Tahir
In: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences · 2022 · vol. 16(7) , pp. 118–120 · doi:10.53350/pjmhs22167118 · W4288902752
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This study assessed 150 infertile females using laparoscopy and found that 14% had endometriosis, indicating a low but notable frequency.

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This cross-sectional study assessed how often endometriosis occurs among 150 females presenting with infertility at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore over six months, using laparoscopic diagnosis and recording demographic and infertility details. The mean participant age was 29.28 years, and the sample included 47.33% primary and 52.67% secondary infertility cases. Endometriosis was found in 14% of participants, leading the authors to conclude the frequency was low but not negligible. The paper does not state broader limitations such as sampling scope, diagnostic selection effects, or generalizability beyond this single center, and it reports only frequency without further analysis of disease severity or associated factors. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it estimates the frequency of endometriosis in females presenting with infertility.

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Background: Infertility is an inability to get pregnancy or give birth to a child. Several factors may be involved in development of infertility. The endometriosis is the devastating syndrome which may be a cause of infertility in females. Aim: To assess the frequency of endometriosis in females presenting with infertility in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Services Hospital, Lahore for 6 months. 150 females underwent laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis. All this information was recorded on proforma. The collected data was entered and analysed statistically by using SPSS version 20. Results: The mean age of patients was 29.28±6.00years. The mean weight of females was 67.68±10.60kg, mean height was 1.60±0.05meters and mean BMI was 26.60±4.49kg/m2. The mean duration of marriage was 7.41±5.57years. In this study, 71 (47.33%) females had primary infertility while in 79 (52.67%) females had secondary infertility. There were 21 (14%) females who had endometriosis while 129 (86%) females did not have endometriosis. Conclusion: Thus the frequency of endometriosis was low in females with infertility but not ignorable. Key words: Endometriosis, females, infertility, laparoscopy

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