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Risk and benefits of observational and surgical management of endometriomas (19).
| Observational | Surgery |
|---|---|
| BENEFITS | |
| Avoid surgery | Exclude malignancy |
| Low FSH doses | Relieve symptoms |
| Increased E2 | Reduce the risk of cyst complications |
| Increased follicles | Facilitate transvaginal access to ovarian follicles |
| RISKS | |
| Pain | Ovarian failure because of destruction of normal tissue |
| No histological diagnosis | Reduced number of egg collected |
| Pelvic infection following oocyte retrieval | Risks of surgery |
