Pregnancy outcome in women with peritoneal, ovarian and rectovaginal endometriosis: a retrospective cohort study

P Vercellini, Paolo Vercellini, Fabio Parazzini, F Parazzini, G Pietropaolo, Gaia Pietropaolo, Pietropaolo G, Sonia Cipriani, S Cipriani, Maria Pina Frattaruolo, M P Frattaruolo, Luigi Fedele, L Fedele
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2012 · vol. 119(12) , pp. 1538–1543 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03466.x · PMID:22900995 · W1493411262
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This retrospective study analyzed pregnancy outcomes in 419 women after endometriosis surgery, finding a miscarriage rate of 20.8% and a placenta previa incidence of 7.6% in those with rectovaginal lesions.

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We retrospectively assessed pregnancy outcome in 419 women who achieved a first spontaneous singleton pregnancy after surgery for endometriosis. A miscarriage was observed in 87 of 419 women (20.8%) and an ectopic pregnancy in eight (1.9%). Among the remaining 324 women, 14 (4.3%) experienced gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia, 38 (11.7%) had a preterm delivery, five (1.5%) had placental abruption and 12 (3.7%) had placenta praevia. The incidence of placenta praevia was 7.6% in 150 women with rectovaginal lesions, 2.1% in 69 with ovarian endometriomas plus peritoneal implants, and 2.4% in 100 women with peritoneal implants only, whereas no case was observed in 100 women with ovarian endometriomas only.

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endometriosisbowel_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Ovarian Neoplasms Peritoneal Neoplasms Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Outcome Pregnancy Outcome Rectal Neoplasms Vaginal Neoplasms Adult Adult Cohort Studies Cohort Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Follow-Up Studies Follow-Up Studies Humans

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