Is the oocyte quality affected by endometriosis? A review of the literature

• Main Authors: Ana Maria Sanchez (Author), Valeria Stella Vanni (Author), Ludovica Bartiromo (Author), Enrico Papaleo (Author), Eran Zilberberg (Author), Massimo Candiani (Author), Raoul Orvieto (Author), Paola Viganò (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women in their reproductive period causing infertility and pelvic pain. The disease, especially at the ovarian site has been shown to have a detrimental impact on ovarian physiology. Indeed, sonographic and h...