Although medical treatment such as oral contraceptives has been shown to reduce symptoms of ovarian endometrioma, use of such treatment is counterproductive in women who are trying to conceive.

Ovarian endometriomas are associated with infertility in women of reproductive age. Ovarian endometrioma infertility is associated with a decreased oocyte retrieval rate and reduced oocyte quality ...

It can take up to 10 years and seven doctors before endometriosis is diagnosed, so many women suffer in silence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Infertility is the failure to conceive after 12 months of regular and unprotected sexual intercourse. Whilst infertility may be contributed by female and/or male pathologies, endometriosis is ...

My story of receiving an endometriosis diagnosis took eight years. It all started in high school when I experienced pain ...

Surgical procedures like endometrioma surgery can also negatively impact ovarian reserve,” says Prof. Oral. While ovarian reserve naturally declines with age, there is no medical tool to determine its ...

It’s estimated that between 17 and 44% of people with endometriosis will have an endometrioma. These cysts are sometimes called chocolate cysts because they can contain thick, dark blood that ...

For example, endometriosis is a potentially hereditary condition that can cause a type of benign ovarian cyst called an endometrioma. What age is at risk for ovarian cysts? Ovarian cysts are more ...

ABSTRACT: The increasing rate of cesarean delivery has become a widespread concern worldwide, nearly half of which is due to previous cesarean deliveries, and elective repeat cesarean delivery (ERCD), ...