Academic Editors: David H. Barad and Michael H. Dahan
Background: Information about the prevalence of fallopian tube
pathology in the early stages of endometriosis is scarce. The aim of our study
was to examine the association between genital endometriosis and the lengths of
fallopian tubes in infertile women. Settings and Design: retrospective cohort
study. Methods: We studied 651 infertile patients in the 20–40 year age
group, who visited a Reproductive Clinic for treatment between 2012–2018. After
laparoscopy, endometriosis (detected by histomorphology) was indicated in 472
cases and absent in 179 cases. The length of the fallopian tubes was estimated in
193 primary infertile women with endometriosis. We excluded patients from the
study who had surgical intervention on their tubes. Appearance of tubes and
fimbriae was assessed in 177 patients without endometriosis and in 461 patients
with endometriosis. Results: The proportion of women with shorter (