Obstetrical Complications in Women with Endometriosis: A Cohort Study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endometriosis, which occurs in approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Women with endometriosis are more likely to have difficulty conceiving and tend to receive infertility treatment, including assisted reproductive technology (ART) therapy. There has not yet been a prospective cohort study examining the effects of endometriosis on pregnancy outcome in pregnant Japanese women.

Methodology

This was a prospective cohort study of the incidence of obstetrical complications in women with endometriosis using data of the Japan Environment & Children's Study (JECS). Included in this study were 9,186 pregnant women in the JECS with or without a history of endometriosis who gave birth or stillbirt

SUBMITTER: Harada T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5179019 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature