Open AccessResults in the Operative Treatment of Pelvic Endometriosis
Author(s) -
Puolakka Jukka,
Kauppila Antti,
Rönnberg Lars
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348009155423
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , incidence (geometry) , infertility , fertility , obstetrics , surgery , gynecology , pregnancy , population , physics , environmental health , biology , optics , genetics
Two hundred and eight patients treated surgically for endometriosis were reviewed one to four years later. The incidence of endometriosis in this survey was 17 per cent of all gynecological laparotomies. After operation, 30 per cent of the patients were symptomless, 60 per cent estimated the alleviation as good or moderate, and only 10 per cent had no benefit from the operation. In the 32 cases where infertility was the main indication for operation and other factors affecting fertility were excluded, 20 pregnancies of 19 women were achieved after operation.