QC: Excision Surgery Before Fertility Treatments: The Expert Approach

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link)Two leading endometriosis specialists discuss why performing excision surgery before fertility treatments often leads to better outcomes for patients struggling with both endometriosis and infertility.• Dr. Sadikah Behbehani recommends excision surgery before IVF when endometriosis is suspected• Removing endometriosis first may enable natural conception without needing IVF• When IVF is still needed after surgery, success rates are significantly higher• For patients with both PCOS and endometriosis, ovarian drilling can be performed during the same surgery• Ovarian drilling creates small holes in the ovary to reduce androgen production and help with ovulation• While not done as a standalone procedure anymore, ovarian drilling has minimal side effects when performed during endometriosis surgeryHave questions about endometriosis or fertility? Send them in using the link in the episode description, email [email protected], or visit the endobattery.com contact page.Support the showWebsite endobattery.comInstagram: EndoBattery