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ReviewAdvances in therapy2026

Integrating IVF and Surgical Management in Endometriosis-Associated Infertility: A Review.

Giorgia Elisabeth Colombo, Noemi Salmeri, Mathew Leonardi

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Review in Advances in therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Diagnosis and management of endometriosis-associated infertility Number 4 - 2026.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Giorgia Elisabeth ColomboDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. giorgiaecolombo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4570-7945
Noemi SalmeriDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi, Milan, Italy.
Mathew LeonardiFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a chronic, debilitating condition characterized by heterogenous clinical manifestations. It has a prevalence of 5-10% in women of reproductive age, and 30-50% of individuals with endometriosis are affected by infertility. There are multiple mechanisms through which endometriosis can lead to infertility: reduced ovarian reserve, distorted pelvic anatomy, chronic inflammation, altered immunity, dyspareunia, and/or altered hormonal and cell-mediated endometrial function. The revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) classification was one of the initial methods to stage disease severity. The Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) score, based upon the rASRM score and other factors, can help guide management. Medical treatment for endometriosis is predominantly contraceptive; therefore, surgery and medical reproduction techniques are the mainstay of management for endometriosis-related infertility. The evidence regarding the benefit of surgery for endometriosis-related infertility is conflicting; however, ablative techniques for endometriomas may enhance conception spontaneously and via assisted reproduction techniques (ART). Medically-assisted reproduction techniques include intra-uterine insemination and ovarian stimulation, as well as ART such as in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ART has similar outcomes in individuals with rASRM stage I to II endometriosis as it does in individuals without endometriosis; however, live birth rate, mean number of oocytes retrieved, and clinical pregnancy rate are reduced in individuals with rASRM stages III-IV. Ultimately, endometriosis-related infertility treatment plans should be patient-centered, individualized, and holistic, considering alternative factors which may influence which treatment option can be offered.

Indexed as

EndometriosisFertilization in VitroInfertility, FemaleFemaleHumansPregnancyAssisted reproductionEndometriosisInfertilityIn-vitro fertilizationSurgical management

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PMID41525043
PMCPMC12999717

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