Endometriosis
Conditions
Keywords
Endometriosis, Fertility Surgery, Quality of Life, Pain, Sexual Function, Health economics, Recurrence, Pregnancy
Brief summary
From September 2006 a prospective cohort study is conducted among all patients operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre to evaluate clinical and economical outcome after CO2 laser laparoscopic fertility surgery.
Detailed description
The main outcome measurements are postoperative complications, pain, quality of life, sexual satisfaction, economic life circumstances, cumulative pregnancy rate and cumulative recurrence rate of endometriosis.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All patients * operated at the Leuven University Fertility Centre of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven,Belgium, * from September 2006 to August 2008.
Exclusion criteria
* patients of other than the Dutch language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complication rate, quality of life, pain, sexual activity, economic life circumstances, pregnancy rate, reintervention rate, recurrence rate | 1 month preop, 6 - 12 - 18 and 24 months postop |
Countries
Belgium