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ReviewClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2020

Management of endometriosis-related infertility: Considerations and treatment options.

Dayong Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Jung Ryeol Lee, Byung Chul Jee

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Review in Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Endometriosis: An Immunologist's Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. Long-term outcomes of catheter-directed sclerotherapy for ovarian endometrioma.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2025
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  13. Translation, cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and electronic migration of the WERF EPHect endometriosis patient questionnaire.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025
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  16. Decreased expression ofInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dayong LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Seul Ki KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Jung Ryeol LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Byung Chul JeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a common inflammatory disease in women of reproductive age and is one of the major causes of infertility. Endometriosis causes a sustained reduction of ovarian reserve through both physical mechanisms and inflammatory reactions, which result in the production of reactive oxygen species and tissue fibrosis. The severity of endometriosis is related to ovarian reserve. With regard to infertility treatment, medical therapy as a neoadjuvant or adjuvant to surgical therapy has no definite beneficial effect. Surgical treatment of endometriosis can lead to ovarian injury during the resection of endometriotic tissue, which leads to the deterioration of ovarian reserve. To overcome this disadvantage, a multistep technique has been proposed to minimize the reduction of ovarian reserve. When considering surgical treatment of endometriosis in patients experiencing infertility, it should be kept in mind that ovarian reserve can be reduced both due to endometriosis itself and by the process of removing endometriosis. In cases of mild- to moderate-stage endometriosis, intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation after surgical treatment may increase the likelihood of pregnancy. In cases of severe endometriosis, the characteristics of the patient should be considered in a multidisciplinary manner to determine the prioritization of treatment modalities, including surgical treatment and assisted reproduction methods such as in vitro fertilization. The risk of cancer, complications after pregnancy, and infection during oocyte retrieval should also be considered when making treatment decisions.

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EndometriosisInfertilityOvarian reserve

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PMID32088944
PMCPMC7127898
OpenAlexW3008790580

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