Fertility preservation is now considered paramount for the well-being of women battling
cancer. However, others indications have more recently emerged, ranging from benign
diseases to elective oocyte cryopreservation [
1
,
2
]. In particular, women with endometriosis may represent a suitable group since they
are at risk for compromised ovarian reserve [
[3]
]. Some authors attempted to develop the pros and cons of Fertility Preservation (FP)
and speculate on which subgroups of women may benefit from the procedure [
4
,
5
]. However, data on FP in endometriosis patients remains extremely scarce. The present
investigation aims to describe the first cohort of endometriosis patients having undergone
oocyte vitrification and to draw some preliminary conclusions on FP in this subgroup
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Publication history
Published online: December 04, 2017
Received:
September 3,
2017
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