Endometriotic ovarian cysts negatively affect the rate of spontaneous ovulation | Zendy

Laura Benaglia | Zendy; Edgardo Somigliana | Zendy; Paolo Vercellini | Zendy; Annalisa Abbiati | Zendy; G Ragni | Zendy; Luigi Fedele | Zendy

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Endometriotic ovarian cysts negatively affect the rate of spontaneous ovulation

Author(s) -

Laura Benaglia,

Edgardo Somigliana,

Paolo Vercellini,

Annalisa Abbiati,

G Ragni,

Luigi Fedele

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dep202

Subject(s) - ovulation , ovary , endometriosis , gynecology , medicine , ovarian reserve , prospective cohort study , physiology , obstetrics , infertility , biology , hormone , pregnancy , genetics

A growing body of evidence suggests that ovarian reserve is damaged after excision of ovarian endometriomas. However, it may not be excluded that gonadal damage is at least partly caused by the very presence of an endometrioma per se, thus preceding surgery. To clarify this aspect, we set up a prospective study in women with monolateral endometriomas in order to assess the rate of ovulation in affected ovaries.

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