Surgery in Restorative Reproductive Medicine

Restorative reproductive surgery has emerged to become an exciting and promising field of surgery that can transform the way that we treat patients, especially regarding fertility.  As a prime example of this type of surgery, restorative reproductive surgery for endometriosis, a common and debilitating disease that can lead to infertility and pelvic pain, offers a root cause treatment to remove the actual disease and to optimize the reproductive anatomy, for best patient outcomes.  Optimal excision of endometriosis and prevention of pelvic adhesions has been shown to lead to reduce symptoms, to lead to high natural fertility rates, and to lead to very low rates of the need for repeat surgery.  Patients have improved symptoms and quality of life, in addition to improved fertility chances for one and subsequent pregnancies (if desired), demonstrating the link between wellness and fertility. There is an urgent need for more resources, training, advocacy, research and publication for this exciting area of restorative reproductive surgery.  Its time has come.