Serum and Peritoneal Fluid Bank for Endometriosis Markers

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometriosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00194233

708870

RRU008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in protein expression profiles of blood and peritoneal fluid samples obtained from patients who do, and those who do not, have endometriosis seen during laparoscopic surgery. These profiles may include both known and novel markers for diagnosing endometriosis.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing laparoscopic surgery for one of the following indications:

  1. infertility
  2. pain
  3. tubal sterilization

• For cases, visualization of endometriosis

• For controls, absence of endometriosis

Exclusion criteria

• None