Analysis of pregnancy outcome and decline of anti‐Müllerian hormone after laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometriomas

Fuminori Taniguchi, Taniguchi F, Sakamoto Y, Yasuko Sakamoto, Yuko Yabuta, Yabuta Y, Y. YABUTA, Azuma Y, Yukihiro Azuma, Hirakawa E, Eriko Hirakawa, Kei Nagira, Nagira K, Uegaki T, Takashi Uegaki, Deura I, Imari Deura, Koukichi Hata, Hata K, Harada T, Tasuku Harada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research · 2016 · vol. 42(11) , pp. 1534–1540 · doi:10.1111/jog.13081 · PMID:27527586 · W2515614159
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Laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometriomas resulted in a 50% cumulative pregnancy rate and a significant decline in anti-Müllerian hormone, particularly in older patients.

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AIM: Excision of ovarian endometrioma (OE) may induce the reduction of ovarian reserve. We evaluated pregnancy outcomes after laparoscopic cystectomy (LC), and the pre- and postoperative levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) to consider the ovarian reserve. METHODS: We enrolled 40 women with OE and 16 women with benign ovarian tumors who hoped to have a child and who underwent LC. To evaluate the ovarian reserve of 40 patients (OE group, n = 24; non-OE group, n = 16), we measured serum AMH levels before and after the surgery. RESULTS: In the 40 women who underwent LC for OE, the cumulative pregnancy rate was 50%. Prior to the cystectomy, serum AMH levels in the OE group, especially in patients over the age of 35, were significantly lower than those in the non-OE group. Rate of decline in serum AMH in the OE group was significant compared with that in the non-OE group 6 months after surgery. In patients over the age of 35 in the OE group, AMH levels 1 year after surgery decreased noticeably. CONCLUSION: LC for OE could be a preferred surgical approach, but effective therapeutic strategies will have to be developed to prevent damage to the ovarian reserve, especially for older patients.

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endometriosisendometrioma

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Anti-Mullerian Hormone Endometriosis Laparoscopy Ovarian Cysts Ovary Pregnancy Outcome Adult Anti-Mullerian Hormone Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Laparoscopy Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Reserve Ovary Ovary Pregnancy Pregnancy Rate Treatment Outcome

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