How important is it to know about endometriosis during pregnancy?

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How important is it to know about endometriosis during pregnancy?

In past years, pregnancy was considered to be a therapeutic period of relief of painful symptoms for women with endometriosis, but recently several papers showed that endometriosis could negatively affect pregnancy in terms of an increased risk of obstetrical and neonatal complications (1).

Volume 113, Issue 5, Page 931

Authors:

Errico Zupi, M.D., Gabriele Centini, M.D., Ph.D., Lucia Lazzeri, M.D., Ph.D.

Abstract:

Reflections on "Pregnancy outcomes in women with history of surgery for endometriosis" by Farella et al.


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Go to the profile of Kayla Grohn
Kayla Grohn
almost 3 years ago

This is so interesting to me. I had surgery for endometriosis and a year later became pregnant. I had complications Including sever pain, preterm labor, preterm baby and my placenta failed and was extremly small. So interesting to see thoughts and more research starting to be done. 

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