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NCT Number: NCT00464139

Prevalence of Endometriosis in a Well Defined Group of Infertile Women

At the Leuven University Fertility Centre (LUFC) of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, a retrospective epidemiological prevalence study based on an electronic search of patient files was performed to determine the prevalence of histologically proven endometriosis in a subset of infertile women with a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days), a partner with normal sperm and no previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Endometriosis Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Infertility Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Gasthuisberg

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

About this study

In this study, the electronic files of all patients who consulted the LUFC since 2003 were searched to select women with at least 1 year of infertility, a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days), whose partner had normal sperm according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (n = 304).

After exclusion of 83 (27,3%) patients with a previous laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis before referral to our centre, 221 (72,7%) infertile women were included in our study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • all patients who consulted the LUFC since 2003
  • with at least 1 year of infertility,
  • a regular cycle (variation 21 - 35 days),
  • whose partner had normal sperm according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.

Exclusion criteria

  • a previous laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis before referral to our centre

Treatment and study plan

Laparoscopy

Procedure

Laparoscopy

Other names: diagnostic laparoscopy, CO2 laser operative laparoscpy

Primary outcomes

  1. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made by the fertility surgeon of the LUFC.

    Time frame: 2003 - 2006

Secondary outcomes

  1. The diagnosis of endometriosis was always confirmed by histological examination.

    Time frame: 2003 - 2006

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Other

Registry information

Official study title

High Prevalence of Endometriosis in Infertile Women With Normal Ovulation and Normospermic Partners

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Apr 20, 2007
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2009

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