title: Natural conception rate following laparoscopic surgery in infertile women with endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the influence of laparoscopic surgery on the natural conception rate in infertile women with endometriosis during the first year after the operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively studied 43 infertile women with surgically proven endometriosis. The natural conception rate was investigated for the 12 months after the laparoscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall pregnancy rate was 41.9% (18/43). 66.7% (12/18) and 94.4% (17/18) of the patients conceived within postoperative 3 months and 6 months, respectively. The spontaneous pregnancy rate was not associated with the severity of endometriosis or laparoscopic findings or the type of surgery. The pregnancy rate for stage IV was relatively low (20.0%) compared to stage I, II, and III (35.7%, 44.4%, and 53.3%, respectively), although it did not reach statistical significance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative surgical treatment with laparoscopy and a prompt attempt at natural conception may be effective for infertile patients with endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Maria Fertility Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Yup
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Seok Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Gu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Shin Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Young Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Endometriosis; Infertility; Laparoscopy; Pregnancy rate