Clinical Study

Clinical Effectiveness of Modified Laparoscopic Fimbrioplasty for the Treatment of Minimal Endometriosis and Unexplained Infertility

Table 1

Demographic features of all subjects.

All subjects Age ≤ 35
MLF ()Control () valueMLF ()Control () value

Age33.3 ± 6.532.2 ± 5.10.2831.0 ± 2.930.1 ± 3.80.23
BMI25.8 ± 5.528.2 ± 7.80.0424.9 ± 4.628.5 ± 7.3<0.01
Ethnicity
 White38 (80.8%)49 (62.0%)<0.0123 (76.7%)37 (61.7%)0.09
 Black3 (6.4%)22 (27.9%)3 (10.0%)18 (30.0%)
 Others6 (12.8%)8 (10.1%)4 (13.3%)5 (8.3%)
Smoking history
 Ever smoker13 (26.0%)26 (29.9%)0.6311 (33.3%)21 (31.8%)0.88
 Never smoker37 (74.0%)61 (70.1%)22 (66.7%)45 (68.2%)
Partner’s smoking
 Ever smoker15 (31.9%)23 (27.7%)0.6110 (32.3%)20 (31.8%)0.96
 Never smoker32 (68.1%)60 (72.3%)21 (67.7%)43 (68.2%)
Length of relationship (years)7.9 ± 5.16.8 ± 4.10.207.5 ± 5.86.3 ± 5.40.18
Gravidity
 024 (48.0%)46 (52.9%)0.5936 (54.5%)16 (48.5%)0.57
 ≥126 (52.0%)41 (47.1%)30 (45.5%)17 (51.6%)
Day 3 FSH57 ± 3.36.3 ± 3.20.396.0 ± 3.95.7 ± 2.30.78
Day 3 estradiol45.1 ± 38.436.5 ± 27.10.2250.7 ± 45.236.7 ± 26.60.11
Prior OCP use
 Yes30 (78.9%)64 (83.1%)0.5919 (73.1%)47 (82.5%)0.33
 No8 (21.1%)13 (16.9%)7 (26.9%)10 (17.5%)
Chromopertubation
 Patent47 (97.9%)80 (96.4%)1.0031 (96.9%)61 (98.4%)1.00
 ≥1 blocked1 (2.1%)3 (3.6%)1 (3.1%)1 (1.6%)
Semen analysis
 Normal15 (31.3%)18 (26.1%)0.5412 (37.5%)11 (22.0%)0.13
 Abnormal33 (68.7%)51 (73.9%)20 (62.5%)39 (78.0%)

Note: MLF = women treated with modified laparoscopic fimbrioplasty. OCP = oral contraceptive pills. Data are expressed as mean ± SD for age, BMI, length of relationship, day 3 FSH level, and day 3 estradiol level. Data are expressed as numerator and percentage for all other factors (ethnicity, smoking history, gravidity, prior OCP use, chromopertubation findings, and semen analysis). p values were obtained by either Fisher's exact test or two-tailed t-test.