Endometriosis and infertility: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.031

Endometriosis and infertility: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Fertility and sterility · 2012 · vol. 98(3) , pp. 591–598 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.031 · PMID:22704630 · W4244638239

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This committee opinion discusses the relationship between endometriosis and infertility, outlining current understanding and clinical considerations.

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Women with endometriosis typically present with pelvic pain, infertility, or an adnexal mass, and may require surgery. Treatment of endometriosis in the setting of infertility raises a number of complex clinical questions that do not have simple answers. This document replaces the 2006 ASRM Practice Committee document of the same name.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Infertility, Female Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Infertility, Female Peritoneum Peritoneum

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