Women diagnosed with endometriosis possess high body mass index compared to controls

Aim: to measure and compare the body mass index (bmi) inwomen diagnosed with endometriosis with healthy females. design: descriptive comparative study patients: fifty women,age 20-40 years,diagnosed with endometriosis were included. methods: a total of 100 women were included in the study. the study population was divided into two groups endometriosis group (n=50) and control group (n=50). the women in endometriosis group were 20-40 years of age,recently diagnosed of endometriosis with history of infertility for more than one year. the control group (n=50) consists of same age group (20-40 years) and all women were screened negative of endometriosis and had history of proven fertility being mothered a child in previous two years. females on any medication,co morbid conditions were excluded from the study. bmi was calculated by kg/m2. the results are expressed as means±sd (kg/m2). results: a significant increase in bmi (p=0.004∗) was seen in cases (24.5±4.5) as compared to controls (22.8 ±3.02) kg/m2. when women were categorized into stage of endometriosis; the difference was non-significant. however,the inter stage comparison of bmi revealed non-significant increasing trend with advancement of the stage. conclusion: high bmi in infertile endometriosis patients compared to controls substantiate the role of overweight in infertility. in such patients reduction in body weight is advisable to improve their fertility status.