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The association of anovulation and endometriosis in the infertile female
K Arumugam1, T A Mahmood, Y F Kong
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Abstract:
Ninety-six infertile patients with endometriosis were studied and their endometriosis staged according to the Revised American Fertility Society Classification. Anovulation was detected in 19% of the 32 patients with Stage 1 disease but in only 3% in the remaining 64 patients with Stage II, III and IV disease. These results show that contrary to traditional belief, anovulation does occur in a significant number of patients with endometriosis, especially in minimal or mild disease.