Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women
in their reproductive period causing infertility and pelvic pain. The disease, especially at the …

Background Women with endometriosis who are treated with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have a lower pregnancy rate compared to women …

OBJECTIVE: To review the mechanisms by which endometriosis may affect reproductive
function. DESIGN: Review of the English literature from 1986 to 2007 after searching …

Endometriosis is a highly prevalent disease among women of reproductive age and is
frequently associated to infertility. However, the mechanisms underlying endometriosis …

BACKGROUND Patients with endometriosis often experience infertility and have poor IVF
outcomes, with low fertilization and pregnancy rates. Although many theories have tried to …

Endometriosis, a pathological condition in which the endometrium grows outside the uterus,
is one of the most common causes of female infertility; it is diagnosed in 25–40% of infertile …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether conservative surgery on ovarian endometriomas before
an IVF cycle improves fertility outcomes. DESIGN: Retrospective, matched case–control …

In spite of a great deal of effort over many decades, the mechanisms that lead to infertility in
women with endometriosis remain unknown. Moreover, controversial results in the literature …

BACKGROUND: Women with endometriosis often need IVF to conceive—most women need
several cycles of treatment. METHODS: To evaluate the impact of moderate to severe …

STUDY QUESTION Do oocytes from women with ovarian endometriosis (OE) have a
different transcriptomic profile than those from healthy women? SUMMARY ANSWER …