Randomised trial of excision vs. ablation for electrosurgical treatment of mild (r-AFS 1–2) endometriosis

Design: Prospective, randomised study with blinding of both participant and observer at the 6-month follow-up assessment. Setting: Tertiary Referral Specialist Pelvic Pain Clinic based in a local District General Hospital. Participants: Women presenting with chronic pelvic pain Method: Participants completed a questionnaire detailing symptoms relating to chronic pelvic pain, rating them on a ranked ordinal scale. Signs elicited during pelvic examination were similarly ranked. At laparoscopy if a diagnosis of superficial mild endometriosis (rAFS 1–2) was confirmed, but there was no nodular or infiltrating disease…