Endometriosis and spontaneous abortion

Fertility and sterility, 41(6), 933-935

DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47911-2 PMID 6427022 Source

Abstract

There seems to be an association of first-trimester spontaneous abortion and untreated endometriosis. In this report, 52% of an untreated group of patients with endometriosis aborted. However, 12% of a second group of surgically treated patients and 7% of a third group of patients treated with danazol aborted. Therefore, either medical or surgical therapy for endometriosis lowers the abortion rate significantly.

Topics

endometriosis spontaneous abortion rate, first trimester miscarriage endometriosis, surgical treatment endometriosis pregnancy outcomes, danazol endometriosis miscarriage prevention, untreated endometriosis pregnancy loss, endometriosis excision abortion rate, recurrent miscarriage endometriosis, endometriosis infertility treatment outcomes, pregnancy loss prevention endometriosis, medical therapy endometriosis before pregnancy

Cite this article

Groll, M. (1984). Endometriosis and spontaneous abortion. *Fertility and sterility*, *41*(6), 933-935. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47911-2

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