First birth and total fertility rate in women with surgically verified endometriosis - A nationwide register study of 18 320 women across reproductive life course.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Endometriosis is associated with pain and infertility. However, little is known about birth rate among women with endometriosis on population level. We studied whether women with endometriosis have lower birth rate than women in the general population.

Material and methods

This historical population-based cohort study used data from 18 320 fertile-aged women with first surgical verification of endometriosis in 1998-2012. Women with endometriosis were further divided into sub-cohorts: women with solely peritoneal (n = 5786), ovarian (n = 6519) and deep endometriosis (n = 1267). Women with combined types and rare forms of endometriosis formed a sub-cohort of combined/other endometriosis (n = 4748). The reference cohort comprised 35 788 women. The follow-up started

SUBMITTER: Tuominen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12393999 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature