Endometriosis

Melvin L. Taymor
In: Infertility · 1990 · pp. 259–267 · doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0627-6_29 · W4245713623
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Endometriosis, a common gynecologic issue often linked to infertility, appears to be increasingly diagnosed due to laparoscopy and later marriage ages, affecting nulliparous women in their late 20s or 30s.

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This chapter describes endometriosis as a common gynecologic problem with particular significance in infertility, focusing on observed trends and proposed explanations for an apparent increase in endometriosis found among infertile patients. It notes that more widespread use of laparoscopy in infertility evaluation may detect early endometriosis that might not present with typical signs and symptoms, and it also points to late age at marriage and infertility discovery as potential contributors. The chapter reports that endometriosis is more commonly associated with nulliparous women in their late 20s or 30s rather than younger age groups, as an overall pattern cited in the discussion. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it summarizes endometriosis epidemiology and its relationship to infertility detection.

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