Frequency of endometriosis among infertile women and association of clinical signs and symptoms with the Laparoscopic staging of Endometriosis

The study aimed to determine the frequency of endometriosis in women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of infertility and the association of clinical, ultrasonographic and laparoscopic findings of endometriosis with the laparoscopic stages of the disease. It was a retrospective stu...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2009, Vol.59 (1), p.30-34
Main Authors: UROOJ BAKHT KHAWAJA, AMEER ALI KHAWAJA, SAQIB ALI GOWANI, SHOUKAT, Sana, EJAZ, Sana, FARZANA NAWAZ ALI, RIZVI, Javaid, FAUZIA HAQ NAWAZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Progression
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Endometriosis - diagnostic imaging
Endometriosis - epidemiology
Endometriosis - physiopathology
Female
Female genital diseases
General aspects
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infertility, Female - epidemiology
Laparoscopy
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Pakistan - epidemiology
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography
Young Adult
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Summary:The study aimed to determine the frequency of endometriosis in women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of infertility and the association of clinical, ultrasonographic and laparoscopic findings of endometriosis with the laparoscopic stages of the disease. It was a retrospective study of women presenting to gynaecologic clinics of the Aga Khan University Hospital from January 1999 to December 2005 with primary complaint of primary or secondary infertility and were diagnosed with endometriosis through laparoscopy. Relevant demographic and clinical information was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 14.0. The frequency of endometriosis in women with primary compliant of infertility was found to be 16.8%. Statistically significant associations was found between staging of the disease and thin built (p=0.007) and restricted uterine mobility on pelvic examination (p=0.035). The patients' ultrasound and laparoscopic examination showed significant association with staging of the disease with the presence of cysts on ultrasound (p-value < 0.0001) and adhesions on laparoscopy (p value
ISSN:0030-9982