Epidemiology of infertility in women with endometriosis

Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, Valentina Chiappa, Marcello Ceccaroni, Giovanni Roviglione, Luca Savelli, L. Savelli, Simone Ferrero, Francesco Raspagliesi, Ludovica Spanò Bascio
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology · 2024 · vol. 92 , pp. 102454 · doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102454 · PMID:38183767 · W4390546306
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This paper examines the epidemiological characteristics of infertility in women diagnosed with endometriosis.

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Endometriosis is a benign, chronic, inflammatory condition affecting up to 10 % of women and characterised by the presence of glands and stroma tissue outside the uterus. Epidemiological and clinical studies demonstrate a consistent association between endometriosis and infertility. However, this relationship is far to be clearly understood and several mechanisms are involved. Available data show that patients with endometriosis have an increased estimated risk of infertility between two and four times compared with the general population. On the other hand, the probability of patients with infertility to have endometriosis is reported up to about 50 % of the cases. Future studies should aim to better elucidate the mechanisms behind endometriosis-associated infertility in order to offer the more appropriate and tailored management for the patients.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis

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