title: The dilemma of endometriosis: is consensus possible with an enigma?
abstract: Many will agree that the use of laparoscopy to diagnose and potientially treat endometriosis in patients who suffer from infertility has been superseded by IVF and sometimes oocyte donation, especially in older patients. The findings of our study add another dimension to management of endometriosis in the setting of infertility and emphasize the importance of keeping laparoscopy in the infertility management equation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA. cnezhat@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Camran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: Eva D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Littman
authors.forename: Ruth B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lathi
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berker
authors.forename: Lynn M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Giudice
authors.forename: Amin A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Milki
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy