Endometriosis and infertility: the role of exogenous lipid peroxides in the peritoneal fluid.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if lipid peroxides were raised in the pelvic peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis.


METHODS
Control study involving patients with and without endometriosis.


METHODS
The lipid peroxide (malondialdehyde) levels in the pelvic PF of 12 patients with moderate-to severe endometriosis, 15 patients with minimal-mild endometriosis and 13 patients with normal pelvises were compared.


RESULTS
The level of lipid peroxides were not affected by the presence nor the severity of endometriosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Accelerated lipid peroxidation does not appear to play a role in the causal relationship between endometriosis and infertility.
Arumugam
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values
D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D008315:Malondialdehyde