Research Article

Recurrence Rate and Risk Factors for the Recurrence of Ovarian Endometriosis after Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy

Table 1

Characteristic of patients.

FactorsTotal ()Study ()Control () value

Age (years)0.13
Follow-up (month)0.88
BMI (kg/m2)0.74
Menarche0.64
Size of cyst (mm)0.94
Multiparous29 (27.4)4 (16.7)23 (28.0)0.30
History6 (5.4)2 (8.3)4 (4.9)0.62
Symptoms
 Dysmenorrhea98 (92.5)21 (87.5)77 (93.9)0.30
 Pelvic pain71 (67.0)17 (70.8)54 (65.9)0.65
 Dyspareunia11 (10.4)2 (8.3)9 (11.0)1.00
 Infertility61 (57.6)16 (66.7)45 (54.9)0.30
Bilaterality of cyst44 (41.5)9 (37.5)35 (42.7)0.65
Associated disease
 Pelvic endometriosis84 (79.3)20 (83.3)64 (78.0)0.78
 Adenomyosis16 (15.1)5 (20.8)11 (13.4)0.35
 Myoma uteri9 (8.5)2 (8.3)7 (8.5)1.00
rASRM
 III51 (48.1)9 (37.5)42 (51.2)NA
 IV55 (51.9)15 (62.5)40 (48.8)NA
Pre-op Rx54 (50.9)13 (54.2)41 (50.0)0.72
Post-op Rx48 (45.3)6 (25.0)42 (51.2)0.02
Post-op preg46 (43.4)6 (25.0)40 (48.8)0.04

Study: recurrence cases; control: nonrecurrence cases; (SD); number (%); BMI: body mass index; history: surgical history; symptoms: symptom before surgery; rASRM: revised American Society of Reproductive Medicine; pre-op Rx: preoperative medical treatment; post-op Rx: postoperative medical treatment; post-op preg: postoperative pregnancy.