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Do Women With Endometriosis Produce Normal Embryos?

Many questions arise about fertility in women with endometriosis, including whether it lowers the chance of conception during natural conception as well as IVF. Additionally, patients often ask, “Do women…

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Do Women With Endometriosis Have Lower IVF Success Rates?

One of the long unanswered questions from women experiencing endometriosis has been, “Do women with endometriosis have lower IVF success rates, particularly do they have lower rates of embryos implanting…

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Endometriosis and Infertility

Endometriosis is a common condition in women often associated with pain and infertility. It occurs when tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus (endometrium) grows on the outside…

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How Does Endometriosis Affect Fertility?

How does endometriosis affect fertility? Many of our patients with endometriosis ask this question; however, it is a very controversial subject with many contradictory studies in the medical literature. Endometriosis…

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Breastfeeding May Reduce a Woman’s Risk of Endometriosis

A recent study published in the BMJ suggests that breastfeeding may reduce a woman’s risk of endometriosis. The Nurses’ Health Study II ran from 1989 to 2011. Included in the…

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Endometriosis May Cause Infertility

Endometriosis is a chronic disease whose etiology is not completely understood. Endometriosis is prevalent affecting 25% to 50% of infertile women and approximately 30% to 50% of women who have…

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Ovarian Reserve Markers

Ovarian reserve is a term that is used to determine the capacity of the ovary to provide eggs that are capable of fertilization resulting in a successful pregnancy. Several noninvasive…

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Past Pesticides and Endometriosis Risk

Investigators from the Pacific Northwest reported online in Environmental Health Perspectives that exposure to organochlorine pesticides was associated with the development of endometriosis. Is there any connection to past pesticides and…

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IVF is a Very Good Treatment for Infertile Women With Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a significant cause of infertility. Until recently surgery was thought best for treating this terrible disease. However, recent studies have shown that surgical removal of endometriosis from the…

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