Surgery for bowel endometriosis to improve fertility
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial studies whether fully removing deep endometriosis from the bowel (“bowel endometriosis surgery”) can improve fertility in people trying to get pregnant through IVF. It focuses on those with infertility and ongoing pain despite usual medicines.
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Who can take part
- You have infertility (primary or secondary) and are planning IVF
- Your endometriosis pain is not controlled well with pain medicine and has digestive symptoms (such as painful bowel movements, rectal bleeding, or pain with passing stool)
- You have deep endometriosis affecting the bowel/rectum, with rectal covering involvement confirmed by MRI plus another scan (like vaginal ultrasound or a scope-based exam)
- Your doctors say you are a good candidate for this deep endometriosis (DIE) bowel surgery
- You have not had previous IVF cycles and have not had previous colorectal (bowel) surgery
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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