Mohammad Ebrahim Parsanezhad Author

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Endometriosis and Infertility

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Mohammad Ebrahim Parsanezhad

Endometriosis may reflect one of the underlying factors of infertility. This estrogen-dependent disease affects up to 10% of reproductive-aged women and up to 50% of women with infertility. Infertility is a major cause of morbidity in women with endometriosis. Thirty to fifty percent of endometriosis pa- tients face infertility, and the condition reduces fecundity from 15% to 20% per month in healthy women to 2% to 5% per month in women with endometriosis. The exact cause of infer- tility is not definitively known, both pathologic and iatrogenic causes may exist. It has been hypothesized that several factors (anatomical, immunological, hormonal, genetic and environ- mental) may play a role in the pathogenesis of this chronic dis- ease. The first step towards an ... view more»

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