Clinical Trial: First Line Surgery or First Line Fertility Treatment Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Patients With Advanced Endometriosis

U.S., Nov. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07240363) titled 'First Line Surgery or First Line Fertility Treatment Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Patients With Advanced Endometriosis' on Oct. 02.

Brief Summary: Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Women with advanced stages of the disease (stage III-IV) have markedly reduced fertility compared with the general population. A Swedish study has shown that about 22% of women undergoing treatments with assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), are affected by endometriosis.

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