Further Evidence for Hypercoagulability in Women With Ovarian Endometriomas

Reproductive Sciences
Ding DingSun-Wei Guo

Abstract

Our previous studies have shown that platelets play a crucial role in the development of endometriosis, and women with endometriosis appear to be in a state of hypercoagulability. However, a recent study could only replicate part of our previous finding, casting doubts on this notion. We further investigated this question through a cross-sectional study by measuring additional coagulation factors in women with and without endometriosis. To this end, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 100 women with laparoscopically and pathologically diagnosed ovarian endometriomas (OMA) and another 100 women without endometriosis. The platelet count; platelet activation rate; maximum platelet aggregation rate; plasma levels of D-dimer, fibrinogen, fibrin degradation products (FDPs), plasma soluble P-selectin (sP-sel), and prothrombin fragment 1+2 (F1+2); prothrombin time; thrombin time (TT); and activated partial thromboplastin time were measured before surgery and 3 months after surgery, and their clinical data were recorded. These measurements were also performed in control patients. We found that, compared with controls, women with OMA had a significantly higher platelet activation rate and platelet aggregation rate, elevated plasma D-...Continue Reading

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