{"id":1789,"date":"2025-12-31T08:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/endomitriosi-oothikis\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:54:47","slug":"endomitriosi-oothikis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/endomitriosi-oothikis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovarian endometriosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1789\" class=\"elementor elementor-1789 elementor-86\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a1cb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97a1cb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c69ed elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c69ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEndometriosis may affect one or (not rarely) both ovaries. Also known as a \u201cchocolate cyst\u201d, due to its contents, which resemble chocolate !\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e1c7b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e1c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-invasive diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis is easy, since it is virtually always visible on classic imaging tests, namely transvaginal ultrasound and MRI. Since it often coexists with other forms of endometriosis, it is essential that imaging is always performed by a specialized gynecologist in endometriosis, so that other coexisting foci besides the ovaries, can be throughly identified at the same time.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f85eb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f85eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOvarian endometriosis is often associated with lower ovarian reserve and\/or infertility, so a proper fertility assessment is of paramount importance, once a diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis has been reached.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61eab41 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61eab41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManagement options include surgery (laparoscopically), either by removing the endometrioma or by alternative approaches, such as laser.\nSurgery can drastically improve pain, but also increase the likelihood of spontaneous conception (without IVF) in appropriately selected cases.\n\nHormonal medication are often used by many, either to avoid surgery or post-surgery, in order to reduce the risk of endometriosis recurring. In any case, regular monitoring with ultrasound or MRI is highly recommended.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endometriosis may affect one or (not rarely) both ovaries. Also known as a \u201cchocolate cyst\u201d, due to its contents, which resemble chocolate !Non-invasive diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis is easy, since it is virtually always visible on classic imaging tests, namely transvaginal ultrasound and MRI. Since it often coexists with other forms of endometriosis, it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1891,"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789\/revisions\/1891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endometriosisnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}