An alternative method of surgical treatment of ovarian endometriomas from the standpoint of preservation of the ovarian reserve
- Authors: Popov E.N.1, Rusina E.I.1, Sudakov D.S.1,2, Dymarskaya Y.R.2, Koleboshina M.A.2
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Affiliations:
- The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- Issue: Vol 68, No 5 (2019)
- Pages: 55-62
- Section: Original study articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/jowd/article/view/13434
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD68555-62
- ID: 13434
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Abstract
Hypothesis/aims of study. Ovarian endometriomas are a great danger to the female reproductive function. In addition to the negative impact of the disease itself on ovarian reserve, the reproductive capabilities of women are influenced by surgery on the ovaries and subsequent hormonal therapy. Ovarian reserve after cystectomy of the endometriomas suffers more than after removal of other benign ovarian tumors. The solution of the problem can be obtained using sclerotherapy during laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sclerosing endometriomas during laparoscopy on the ovarian reserve.
Study design, materials and methods. The study involved 36 patients aged 25–35 years. Inclusion criteria were genital endometriosis, endometrioma of one of the ovaries with a volume of 15–100 cm3, and pregnancy planning. Exclusion criteria were uterine fibroids, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovary syndrome, and the previous operations on the ovaries and uterine tubes. The main group consisted of 18 patients who underwent sclerotherapy of an endometrioma during laparoscopy with a 70% ethanol solution. The comparison group comprised 18 patients who underwent cystovariectomy with bipolar coagulation of the tumor lining. Within 4 months after surgery, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists were administered. An ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs and determination of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level were performed before surgery, after surgery, and after hormonal treatment.
Results. In both study groups, AMH level decreased immediately after surgery: in the main group, it reduced by 1.4 times, in the comparison group by 2.4 times. After termination of therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and recovery of the menstrual cycle, AMH level increased slightly (it was 2.9 ± 0.40 ng/ml in the main group, and 1.8 ± 0.24 ng/ml in the comparison group). Within 12 months after surgery, pregnancy occurred in 44.4% of patients in the main group and in 33.3% of patients in the comparison group. Over 16 months of follow-up, not a single case of recurrence of the disease was subsequently detected.
Conclusion. Sclerotherapy of endometriomas during laparoscopy is supposed to be an effective and promising technique aimed at preserving the ovarian reserve in this category of patients.
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Eduard N. Popov
The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Email: edwardpopov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8671-3551
MD, PhD, DSci (Medicine), the Head of the Department of Operative Gynecology with the Operation Unit
Russian Federation, Saint-PetersburgElena I. Rusina
The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Email: pismo_rusina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8744-678X
SPIN-code: 3527-5104
MD, PhD, DSci (Medicine), Leading Researcher. The Department of Operative Gynecology with the Operation Unit
Russian Federation, Saint-PetersburgDmitry S. Sudakov
The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott; North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Author for correspondence.
Email: suddakovv@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5270-0397
SPIN-code: 6189-8705
MD, PhD, Lecturer. The Educational and Methodical Department; Assistant. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Russian Federation, Saint-PetersburgYulia R. Dymarskaya
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: julia_dym@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6027-6875
SPIN-code: 4195-3410
MD, PhD, Assistant. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Russian Federation, Saint-PetersburgMaria A. Koleboshina
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: bondarenkomaria97@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1569-4426
medical faculty student
Russian Federation, Saint-PetersburgReferences
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