title: Ultrasound guided aspiration of endometrioma--a new therapeutic modality to improve reproductive outcome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and reproductive outcome following ultrasound guided aspiration (UGA) of endometrioma in infertile patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective non-randomized clinical report of UGA in 22 infertile patients with endometrioma. The aspiration of endometriotic cysts was carried out transvaginally in nine and transabdominally in 13 patients. Following aspiration intranasal buserilin was given to eight and danazol to 14 patients. In the case of recurrence a reaspiration was done. Patients were allowed to conceive following medical therapy. Recurrence of endometrioma and conception rate was recorded and correlated with endometrioma size and volume aspirated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 47 aspirations were done. There were no procedure related complications. Reaspiration was required in six patients and one was operated (total recurrence 7/22--31.8%). During a mean follow-up of 20+/-8.4 months nine patients (40.9%) conceived and eight have already delivered at term. The recurrence risk and the conception rate was not affected by the cyst size or volume aspirated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UGA of endometrioma can be an effective and safe alternative therapeutic procedure in infertile patients with endometrioma to improve their reproductive outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. smittal@medinst.ernet.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography