Fertility in women with minimal endometriosis compared with normal women was assessed by means of a donor insemination program in unstimulated cycles.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to compare the pregnancy rate in an artificial insemination donor program in women with minimal endometriosis and in women without endometriosis.


METHODS
A prospective double-blinded study was conducted in women with azoospermic partners.


RESULTS
The per-cycle pregnancy rate was 8.6% (9/104 women) in the minimal endometriosis group vs 13.3% (26/196 women) in the control group. The per-woman pregnancy rate was 37.5% (9/24 women) in the minimal endometriosis group and 51.0% (26/51 women) in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Pregnancy rates were statistically similar in normal women and in women with minimal endometriosis.
Matorras
Roberto
R
Human Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital from Cruces, Basque Country University, Baracaldo, Spain. roberto.matorras@osakidetza.net
Corcóstegui
Beatriz
B
Esteban
Judith
J
Ramón
Olga
O
Prieto
Begoña
B
Expósito
Antonia
A
Pijoan
José Ignacio
JI
D000328:Adult; D053713:Azoospermia; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000145:classification*