Effect of patient selection on estimate of reproductive success after surgery for rectovaginal endometriosis: literature review Paolo Vercellini, Giussy Barbara, Laura Buggio, Maria Pina Frattaruolo, Edgardo Somigliana, Luigi Fedele Reproductive BioMedicine Online Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 389-395 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.003 Copyright © 2012 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flowchart of the study selection process to establish the effect of radical surgery for rectovaginal and rectosigmoid endometriosis on reproductive performance. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 389-395DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.003) Copyright © 2012 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Percentages of pregnant women, independently of preoperative fertility status and performance of IVF, at the end of follow up in studies on the effect of radical surgery for rectovaginal and rectosigmoid endometriosis on reproductive performance. Literature data, 2005–2011. Diamond=percentage point estimates; horizontal line=95% CI. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 389-395DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.003) Copyright © 2012 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Percentages of spontaneous conception in infertile women at the end of follow up in studies on the effect of radical surgery for rectovaginal and rectosigmoid endometriosis on reproductive performance. Literature data, 2005–2011. Diamond=percentage point estimates; horizontal line=95% CI. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 389-395DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.003) Copyright © 2012 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions