Is the Reduced Quality of Life of Women With Endometriosis the Result of Peritoneal Dysbiosis?

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Endometriosis is a complex clinical syndrome that impairs many aspects of a woman's life, characterized by a chronic estrogen-dependent inflammatory process, mainly affecting the pelvic organs, with ectopic presence of tissue analogous to the uterine mucosa (endometrium). Despite intensive research in the field of etiopathogenesis, its cause has not yet been determined, and treatment remains symptomatic. Endometriosis causes two main complications, i.e. pelvic pain syndrome and infertility. In recent years, thanks to the analysis of the human microbiome, it has become possible to deepen the knowledge of the physiological and pathological interactions between microorganisms inhabiting various body areas and the host. Bacteria may enter the peritoneal cavity in the mechanism of retrograde menstruation and translocate from the intestines, and then promote the development of local and systemic inflammation, leading to the symptoms of endometriosis. The study is to determine whether the presence of a specific intestinal, peritoneal and uterine microbiome correlates with endometriosis stage and whether its presence predisposes to increased pain or infertility. Concordance or divergence of bacterial populations inhabiting the peritoneal and uterine cavities could have clinical implications, i.e. the possibility of empirical antibiotic therapy in patients undergoing only endometrial aspiration biopsy and not opting for surgical treatment.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• age 18-45 years

• indications for surgical treatment of endometriosis by laparoscopy and/or indications for invasive diagnostics by laparoscopy due to idiopathic infertility.

Locations
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Poland
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
RECRUITING
Krakow
Contact Information
Primary
Iwona M. Gawron, Ph.D.
iwona.gawron@uj.edu.pl
+48 124248571
Backup
Robert Jach, Prof. Ph.D.
robert.jach@uj.edu.pl
+48 124248571
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Active_comparator: Endometriosis
Women subjected to laparoscopy due to endometriosis. Before the procedure: collection of a stool sample for NGS testing (2 ml); During the procedure: collection of fluid/ washings from the peritoneal cavity (2 ml) and fluid from the endometrial cyst (2 ml), and collection of endometrial tissue by aspiration biopsy of the uterine cavity (1 ml) for NGS examination.
Active_comparator: Idiopathic infertility
Women subjected to laparoscopy due to idiopathic infertility. Before the procedure: collection of a stool sample for NGS testing (2 ml); During the procedure: collection of fluid/ washings from the peritoneal cavity (2 ml) and collection of endometrial tissue by aspiration biopsy of the uterine cavity (1 ml) for NGS examination.
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Sponsors
Leads: Jagiellonian University

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