The French National Academy of Surgery recently held a session to review the potential complications of pregnancy in women with endometriosis. The discussion featured Louis Marcellin, MD, PhD, specialist in gynecology, obstetrics, and reproductive medicine at Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, one of France’s largest academic hospital systems.

“We’ve only been actively examining the link between endometriosis and pregnancy for about 15 years,” Marcellin explained. “Endometriosis affects around 10% of women and is an inflammatory disease of the endometrium that can lead to serious health consequences. Until recently, it was unclear whether the condition had a direct impact on pregnancy. Since the fetal membranes and placenta interact with endometrial tissue affected by endometriosis,

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