IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 401: Endometriosis and Pregnancy: A Single Institution Experience

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 401: Endometriosis and Pregnancy: A Single Institution Experience International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020401 Authors: Maria Grazia Porpora Federica Tomao Adele Ticino Ilaria Piacenti Sara Scaramuzzino Stefania Simonetti Ludovica Imperiale Chiara Sangiuliano Luisa Masciullo Lucia Manganaro Pierluigi Benedetti Panici Endometriosis may compromise the physiological course of pregnancy. The aim of this prospective observational study was to evaluate whether endometriosis causes a higher prevalence of obstetric and neonatal complications as well as a higher risk of caesarean section and to detect a possible correlation between the presence, type, and location of endometriosis and obstetric complications, previous surgery, and pregnancy outcome, as well as the influence of pregnancy on the course of the disease. We compared two cohorts of women with spontaneous pregnancy, with and without endometriosis. Obstetric and neonatal outcomes, mode of delivery, presence, type, and location of endometriotic lesions and the effect of pregnancy on the disease were analyzed. A total of 425 pregnancies were evaluated: 145 cases and 280 controls. Patients with endometriosis showed a higher incidence of miscarriage, threatened miscarriage, threatened preterm labor, preterm delivery, placental abruption, and a higher incidence of caesarean section. A significant correlation with pregnancy-induced h...
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