Endometriosis in pregnant and non-pregnant women at tubal sterilization
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 6 (5) , 699-702
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137411
Abstract
The prevalence of endometriosis was investigated in 208 women at the time of laparoscopic tubal sterilization. In 101 women who were in the first trimester of pregnancy, 16% endometriosis was found. In 107 non-pregnant women, 22% endometriosis was detected. Endometriosis in the pregnant women showed more superficial, non-pigmented, gland-like lesions than in the non-pregnant group. In 23% of the endometriotic lesions from pregnant women, no decidualization was found. No special risk factors for developing endometriosis were found.Keywords
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