Management of Infertility in Women with Ovarian Endometrioma

Nugesha Grigalashvili

Abstract


This is a review of the literature, concerning the benefits of laparoscopic intervention in the treatment of infertility in patients with ovarian endometrioma. The positive outcome of the laparoscopic surgery, as well as some problems of timely diagnostics of endometriosis with respect to the management of women fertility is discussed.


Keywords


ovarian endometrioma; diagnosis; laparoscopy; fertility;

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29088/TCM-GMJ.2019-11

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