title: Comparative clinical studies of fertility and infertility in women with endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare clinical characteristics of infertile and fertile patients with endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated medical records of women who underwent surgical treatment of endometriosis (n=284) between January 1999 and December 2003. Our study included only cases of histopathologically proven pelvic endometriosis (n=269). These patients were categorized into two groups named after infertile (n=45) and fertile cases (n=224). Clinical data were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infertile patients are younger (t student. P=0.0000), have lower weight (Wilcoxon test P=0.0150), lower blood pressure--either systolic (Wilcoxon test P=0.0006) or diastolic (Wilcoxon test P=0.0007), separate noncystic endometriotic leasions occur frequently among these cases (Pearson chi-square P=0.000).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Noncystic endometriotic implants are more strongly related to infertility than endometriomas. The relationship between blood pressure and infertility requires further investigation. endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology of Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland. sznurek@potomek.pl
authors.forename: Jacek J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sznurkowski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult