K Arumugam1, Y C Dip. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if lipid peroxides were raised in the pelvic peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Control study involving patients with and without endometriosis. METHODS: The lipid peroxide (malondialdehyde) levels in the pelvic PF of 12 patients with moderate-to severe endometriosis, 15 patients with minimal-mild endometriosis and 13 patients with normal pelvises were compared. RESULTS: The level of lipid peroxides were not affected by the presence nor the severity of endometriosis. CONCLUSION: Accelerated lipid peroxidation does not appear to play a role in the causal relationship between endometriosis and infertility.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if lipid peroxides were raised in the pelvic peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Control study involving patients with and without endometriosis. METHODS: The lipid peroxide (malondialdehyde) levels in the pelvic PF of 12 patients with moderate-to severe endometriosis, 15 patients with minimal-mild endometriosis and 13 patients with normal pelvises were compared. RESULTS: The level of lipid peroxides were not affected by the presence nor the severity of endometriosis. CONCLUSION: Accelerated lipid peroxidation does not appear to play a role in the causal relationship between endometriosis and infertility.