ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2021
Assisted reproductive technique outcomes in patients with endometrioma undergoing sclerotherapy vs laparoscopic cystectomy: Prospective cross-sectional study.
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- Ethanol sclerotherapy versus cystectomy in the management of endometriomata: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- The Efficacy and Safety of Transvaginal Ethanol Sclerotherapy in the Treatment of Endometrial Cysts-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- The Efficiency of Sclerotherapy for the Management of Endometrioma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Fertility Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Benefits of minimal ethanol volume and retention without removal in transvaginal ethanol sclerotherapy for endometriomas.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Reproductive outcomes after expectant management and 5- versus 15-minute laparoscopic ethanol sclerotherapy for ovarian endometriomas: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Impact of ethanol sclerotherapy on pelvic pain and quality of life in patients with endometriomas (ESCOMA study): protocol for a randomised clinical trial.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Optimal management of large endometriomas (≥ 4 cm) before IVF: ethanol sclerotherapy, cystectomy, or no intervention?BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Future of Sclerotherapy in the Treatment of Endometriosis: A Narrative Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Endometrioma: A Systematic Review of Their Efficacy in Addressing Infertility.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Ethanol Sclerotherapy for Endometriomas in Infertile Women: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Efficacy of Ethanol Sclerotherapy Versus Laparoscopic Excision in the Treatment of Ovarian Endometrioma.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2024Article
- Endometriosis: An Overview.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2023Review
- Expectant, Medical, and Surgical Management of Ovarian Endometriomas.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Three Types of Endometriosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment. State of the Art.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Efficacy of ablation and sclerotherapy for the management of ovarian endometrioma: A narrative review.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2022Article
- Ethanol Sclerotherapy versus Laparoscopic Surgery in Management of Ovarian Endometrioma; a Randomized Clinical Trial.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Assisted reproductive technique outcomes in patients with endometrioma undergoing sclerotherapy vs laparoscopic cystectomy: Prospective cross-sectional study.Reproductive medicine and biology · 2021Article
- Assisted Reproductive Technology Outcomes After Ethanol Sclerotherapy in Poor Responder Patients with Endometriomas: A Before-After Clinical Trial.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe authors compared assisted reproductive technique (ART) outcomes and the recurrence rate of endometrioma in the infertile patients undergoing sclerotherapy vs laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.
methodsIn this prospective cross-sectional study, a total of 101 infertile patients, with unilateral endometriomas, were divided into two groups. The first group (n = 57) underwent ART after 1 year of unsuccessful spontaneous pregnancy after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy; the second group (n = 44) had ethanol sclerotherapy (EST) at the time of oocyte retrieval. The authors measured the number of oocytes, clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), live birth rate (LBR), complication, and recurrence of endometriomas as the primary and secondary outcomes.
resultsThe two groups had no significant differences in baseline characteristics and ovarian stimulation markers and also total number of oocytes. 42.1% and 34.1% of the patients (n = 24 and 15) had clinical pregnancy, and 38.6% and 29.5% (n = 22 and 13) had live birth following ART cycles in the surgery group and sclerotherapy group (
conclusionsEthanol sclerotherapy can be a good alternative to surgery concerning the treatment of endometrioma; however, the recurrence of the disease in this group is significantly higher.
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