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Study aim
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Determination and comparison of ovarian reserve in laparoscopic endometrioma surgery with and without vasopressin injection
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Design
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A randomized, double-blinding clinical trial, with the parallel groups, Phase 3 on 44 patients
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Settings and conduct
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In this randomized double-blind randomized clinical trial study, 44 women of reproductive age with endometrioma referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Isfahan will be included in the study and will be randomly divided into 2 groups. One group will receive vasopressin and the other group will receive a placebo.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include diagnosis of unilateral ovarian endometrioma by ultrasound, the size of the cyst should be between 30 and 70 mm, lack of evidence of ovarian cancer, normal menstrual cycle, and individuals with symptomatic endometrioma and surgical indications. Exclusion criteria include patient’s pregnancy, body mass index above 30 kg/m², history of any malignancy, detection of ovarian cysts other than endometrioma after surgery, atypical endometrioma, history of kidney, liver, and heart diseases, use of combined contraceptive pills before surgery, previous surgery of endometrioma, and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: In this group, 20 units of diluted vasopressin will be diluted by 200 times during surgery. The mentioned injection will be followed by 30-40 ml of normal saline will be injected into the ovaries in different spaces.
Control group: In this group, the first 3 ml of normal saline will be injected in one to three points similar to those of the intervention group, and then another 30-40 ml of normal saline will be injected into the ovarian space completely similar to that of the intervention group.
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Main outcome variables
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Number of antral ovarian follicles; Serum levels of anti mullerian hormone