Search for: [Abstract = "Endometriosis is an estrogen\-dependent condition affecting 2\-10% of general population of women. This illness may bring on strong pain of various kinds and is recognised as a cause in some cases of infertility. It is thus desired to find a surgical technique for treating endometriosis which allows both the relief of pain and the preservation of fertility. The primary aim of the presented paper is the assessment of therapeutic effects of ablative techniques, including CO2 laser ablation in endometriosis and related pain treatment, with particular focus on how such treatment affects the ovarian reserve. The study covered patients with preliminary diagnoses of pelvic endometriosis, who were scheduled for laparoscopic surgery, in whom the ovarian reserves were assessed and had been subject to a survey evaluating the occurrence and intensity of various kinds of pain possibly related to endometriosis. Patients were operated upon with use of various laparoscopic techniques. Some were operated upon with a CO2 laser or using electroablation. After 3 and 6 months they were examined for changes in pain intensity. Another group of patients were operated upon with a combination of the classical laparoscopic surgical method of removal and the above\-mentioned ablative techniques. In these patients, changes in the ovarian reserves were examined after 3 and 6 months too. In all examinati"]
