Randomized Study on Endometrioma Treatment

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Ovarian Endometrioma

Treatments: Procedure: Laser treatment of ovarian endometrioma

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00989118

endometriomatreatment

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomised study comparing the effect of two laparoscopic techniques for treatment of ovarian endometriomas on recurrence rate and ovarian reserve.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 40 years
• uni or bilateral symptomatic endometriotic cysts with a minimum diameter of 30 millimetres
• no counter-indication for the use of GnRH analogues

Exclusion criteria

• previous pelvic surgeries
• history of cancer
• suspected malignancy
• presurgical suspicion or evidence of deep endometriosis
• presurgical suspicion or evidence of premature ovarian failure
• use of oestrogen suppressive drugs in the preceding 6 months

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Laser treatment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Laser treatment of ovarian endometrioma

Endometrioma cystectomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Laser treatment of ovarian endometrioma