PURPOSE: To compare the effect of hemostatic matrix (HM) and electrosurgical bipolar coagulation (EBC) on ovarian reserve in patients undergoing endometrioma surgery. METHODS: Thirty patients with single ovarian endometrioma ≥4 cm were ran…
This chapter illustrates the different opinions regarding the pathophysiology and management of endometriosis-associated infertility. Pelvic inflammation due to endometriosis may cause adhesion formation and scarring, which leads to a disru…
CONTEXT: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity, causing pelvic pain and infertility in 10% of reproductive-aged women. It is unclear why ectopic endo…
OBJECTIVE: To present a case of a unilateral endometrioma with extremely elevated serum CA-125 levels. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 25-year-old woman with left adnexal mass and extremely elevated serum…