Korean J Fertil Steril.  2006 Sep;33(3):199-205.

Increased Incidence of Endometrial Polyps in Women with Endometriosis; the Association with Severity

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. kjhwang74@hanmail.net

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between severity of endometriosis and the incidence of endometrial polyp.
METHODS
The study population consisted of six hundred thirty-one women who had undergone laparoscopic operation due to infertility, severe dysmenorrhea or ovarian tumors. We divided two groups: 434 women with endometriosis (study group) and 197 women without the disease (control group). The presence of endometriosis was documented by diagnostic or therapeutic laparoscopic operation and the disease severity was scored according to revised The American Fertility Society classification. We confirmed the endometrial polyps by pathologic examination after hysteroscopic polypectomy, and compared endometrial polyp incidence according to severity of endometriosis.
RESULTS
There was no significant difference between groups with regard to age, mean duration of infertility. Endometrial polyps were found in 274 women (63.0%) with endometriosis and in 58 controls (29.8%, p=0.0000). The incidence of endometrial polyps differed significantly according to stage of endometriosis. The incidence of endometrial polyps were 77/142 (54.2%), 58/90 (64.4%), 73/108 (67.6%, p<0.05), 66/94 (70.2%, p<0.05) in endometriosis stage I, II, III, and IV. There was a linear correlation between stage of endometriosis and endometrial polyps incidence (p=0.008).
CONCLUSION
Endometriosis is accompanied by endometrial polyps. This results showed positive correlation between severity of the endometriosis and incidence of endometrial polyps. It is the possible mechanism for low pregnancy rate in the severe endometriosis

Keyword

Endometriosis; Endometrial polyp; Infertility; Severity

MeSH Terms

Classification
Dysmenorrhea
Endometriosis*
Female
Fertility
Humans
Incidence*
Infertility
Polyps*
Pregnancy Rate
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