Who does it affect?
Any woman of reproductive age group
Incidence: 10% of women suffer from worldwide and 17-44% of those with endometriosis suffer from chocolate cyst.
How does it affect woman?
- It causes severe pelvic pain with or without menses.
- It causes infertility by disturbing ovarian function
- It affects the quality of oocytes by producing oxidative stress.
- It produces adhesions with surrounding organs and alters the anatomy.
- It may increase the risk of getting ovarian cancer.