Endometriosis in women at interval sterilization

Mette Haase Moen, M H Moen, Moen MH
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 1987 · vol. 66(5) , pp. 451–454 · doi:10.3109/00016348709022053 · PMID:3425247 · W2141269377
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This study found endometriosis in 18% of women undergoing interval sterilization, associated with uterine retroversion and longer menstrual cycles, and noted a higher frequency of gynecological disorders in relatives.

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The prevalence of endometriosis was investigated in 108 Norwegian women admitted for interval tubal sterilization. The mean age of the patients was 37 years. Endometriosis was detected in 19 (18%) of the women. About one-half of these had no symptoms from the disease. A positive correlation was found between a retroversion of the uterus and endometriosis. The women with endometriosis showed a longer period of uninterrupted menstrual cycles prior to the time of sterilization, when compared with the controls (89 unaffected women). Sisters and mothers of patients with endometriosis displayed a higher frequency of benign gynecological disorders than the corresponding relatives of the control group. The prevalence of endometriosis appeared to be independent of the following clinical parameters: onset of menarche, age at first pregnancy, number of pregnancies, previous use of hormonal contraceptives or IUD, and actual age at the time of sterilization.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Sterilization, Tubal Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Fertility Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Female Humans Middle Aged Norway Risk Factors

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