Do techniques of surgical management of ovarian endometrioma affect ovarian reserve? A narrative review

Konstantinos Samartzis, Nikolaos Kathopoulis, Dimitris Loutradis, D. Loutradis, Loutradis D, Αθανάσιος Πρωτόπαπας, Protopapas A, Athanasios Protopapas
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2021 · vol. 42(5) , pp. 778–784 · doi:10.1080/01443615.2021.1962817 · PMID:34693862 · W3208864822
review OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 5 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite, 2026-06-08 ⓘ

Surgical management of ovarian endometriomas decreases ovarian reserve, with ablation techniques and the three-step approach showing less decline in anti-Müllerian hormone postoperatively than excisional methods.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

Endometriotic ovarian cysts are one of the more common gynecological disorders found in reproductive-aged and infertile women. The aim of this review is to summarise information regarding the effect of surgical treatment of endometrioma on ovarian reserve. In women with endometrioma ovarian reserve is decreased compared to similarly aged healthy women and surgical management techniques cause an additional reduction. Evidence suggests that laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy via stripping is the preferable surgical technique for management of endometrioma, compared with excisional/ablative techniques, in the fields of pain improvement, spontaneous pregnancy rates, and ovarian cyst recurrences. Ablation techniques, combined technique and three-step approach demonstrate a less decline in anti-Müllerian hormone postoperatively. A successful operation involves not only removal of ovarian pathology, but also maintenance of ovarian function and future reproductive potential. Patients should be counselled about the risks of surgery and the management plan should be individualised to patient's symptoms and reproductive goals.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosisendometrioma

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Reserve Adult Anti-Mullerian Hormone Female Humans

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (49)

Cited by (5)

Source provenance

europepmc
last seen: 2026-08-30T09:23:35.175841+00:00
openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-05-13T22:24:14.728497+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK