Endometriosis and infertility

Albert El-Roeiy, Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, A A Murphy
Fertility and Sterility · 2004 · vol. 82(2) , pp. 40–45 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.06.016 · PMID:15363692 · W2399835189
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This paper explores the intricate relationship between endometriosis, a condition characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, and its significant impact on female fertility.

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Women with endometriosis typically present with pelvic pain, infertility or an adnexal mass. Surgery for persistent adnexal masses may be indicated to remove an endometrioma or other pelvic pathology. Surgical or medical therapy is efficacious for pelvic pain due to endometriosis, but treatment of endometriosis in the female partner of an infertile couple raises a number of complex clinical questions that do not have simple answers.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Fertility Infertility, Female Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Fertility Fertilization in Vitro Fertilization in Vitro Humans Infertility, Female Quality Assurance, Health Care Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Assisted

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