Laparoscopic Surgery in Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis
Open Access
- 24 July 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 337 (4) , 217-222
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199707243370401
Abstract
Minimal or mild endometriosis is frequently diagnosed in infertile women. It is often treated by resection or ablation of the lesions, but whether this improves fertility has not been established. We carried out a randomized, controlled trial to determine whether laparoscopic surgery enhanced fecundity in infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis.Keywords
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