Fertility in women with minimal endometriosis compared with normal women was assessed by means of a donor insemination program in unstimulated cycles.

Matorras, Roberto; Corcóstegui, Beatriz; Esteban, Judith; Ramón, Olga; Prieto, Begoña; Expósito, Antonia; Pijoan, José Ignacio · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2010

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the pregnancy rate in an artificial insemination donor program in women with minimal endometriosis and in women without endometriosis. A prospective double-blinded study was conducted in women with azoospermic partners. The per-cycle pregnancy rate was 8.6% (9/104 women) in the minimal endometriosis group vs 13.3% (26/196 women) in the control group. The per-woman pregnancy rate was 37.5% (9/24 women) in the minimal endometriosis group and 51.0% (26/51 women) in the control group. Pregnancy rates were statistically similar in normal women and in women with minimal endometriosis.

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