Editing Endometriosis (section)

===Treatment of infertility===
{{Main|Endometriosis and infertility}}

Surgery is more effective than medicinal intervention for addressing infertility associated with endometriosis.<ref name="AFFDiagnosisandTreat"/> Surgery attempts to remove endometrium-like tissue<ref name=zondervan32212520 /> and preserve the ovaries without damaging normal tissue.<ref name="AFFDiagnosisandTreat"/> Receiving hormonal suppression therapy after surgery might be positive regarding endometriosis recurrence and pregnancy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chen I, Veth VB, Choudhry AJ, Murji A, Zakhari A, Black AY, Agarpao C, Maas JW | title = Pre- and postsurgical medical therapy for endometriosis surgery | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 11 | issue = 12 | pages = CD003678 | date = November 2020 | pmid = 33206374 | pmc = 8127059 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD003678.pub3 }}</ref> In vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures are effective in improving fertility in many individuals with endometriosis.<ref name="Bulletti2010"/>

During fertility treatment, the ultralong pretreatment with GnRH-agonist has a higher chance of resulting in pregnancy for individuals with endometriosis compared to the short pretreatment.<ref name=":0" />