High Prevalence of Endometriosis in Infertile Women With Normal Ovulation and Normospermic Partners
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Endometriosis
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
- Enrollment
- 221
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The diagnosis of endometriosis was made by the fertility surgeon of the LUFC.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 17 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
At the Leuven University Fertility Centre (LUFC) of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, a retrospective epidemiological prevalence study based on an electronic search of patient files was performed to determine the prevalence of histologically proven endometriosis in a subset of infertile women with a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days), a partner with normal sperm and no previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis.
Detailed Description
In this study, the electronic files of all patients who consulted the LUFC since 2003 were searched to select women with at least 1 year of infertility, a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days), whose partner had normal sperm according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (n = 304). After exclusion of 83 (27,3%) patients with a previous laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis before referral to our centre, 221 (72,7%) infertile women were included in our study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •all patients who consulted the LUFC since 2003
- •with at least 1 year of infertility,
- •a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days),
- •whose partner had normal sperm according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
- •a previous laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis before referral to our centre
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The diagnosis of endometriosis was made by the fertility surgeon of the LUFC.
Time Frame: 2003 - 2006
Secondary Outcomes
- The diagnosis of endometriosis was always confirmed by histological examination.(2003 - 2006)