Becomming Pregnant after Treatment

Becoming Pregnant After Treatment

Pregnancy rates following various treatments for endometriosis vary
between about 35 percent and 65 percent. Research has shown that for
women with minimal or mild endometriosis, there is no proven benefit
from medical or surgical treatment versus no treatment at all. Also,
the more endometriosis a patient has, the less likely she is to become
pregnancy following treatment.

Pregnancy rates are highest in the first one to two years following treatment. If danazol is used together with surgical treatment, pregnancy rates tend to be better when the medication is given before the surgery.

Women who only have minimal or mild endometriosis and who are
pain-free will not overall have their fertility prospects improved by
having their endometriosis treated. However, if no other cause of
infertility is identified, it is reasonable to offer treatment to
prevent the endometriosis from progressing. Laparoscopic surgery may be
the best treatment in this case.

Infertile patients with moderate or severe endometriosis should be
treated even if they have little pain. A six-month course of danazol or
GnRH agonists
followed by conservative surgery is probably the most effective
treatment. Alternatively, conservative (laparoscopic) surgery alone may
be used.

FROM: http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/endometriosis/em_infertile.html