Outcomes for
Surgery to Remove Endometriosis

What Are Outcomes?

In order for surgeons to know whether their treatment is effective, they must measure outcomes as reported by their patients. Some common clinical outcomes that are measured are as follows:

1. Mortality (did the patient die as a result of the surgery or disease?)
2. Postoperative complications (were there other problems caused to the patient after surgery?) 
3. Rate of repeat surgery or rate and recurrence of the disease itself

What Matters Most To The Patient

Dr. Yeung likes the acronym P.O.E.M. which stands for:
Patient Outcomes Evidence that Matters.
In his experience, here is what matters most to his patients:

• Restored Quality of Life and Pain-Free Living
  Restored Fertility and Rate of Pregnancy
  Restored Sexual Functioning
  Restored Health
  One-And-Done Surgery with Low Rate of Repeat Surgery

These outcomes matter because they are the only outcomes that truly indicate conquering this disease and ultimately winning the battle with the effects of endometriosis.

One-And-Done Surgery

The longstanding approach to treating the symptoms of endometriosis has been to induce a state of chemical pregnancy or chemical menopause, by tricking the body into thinking it was pregnant or stopping the production of estrogen from the level of the brain.  Either way,  menstrual periods could be avoided altogether or the endometriosis lesions could be activated less or suppressed. The reality though, is that long- term hormonal suppression has not been shown to have prevent recurrence or progression of the actual disease.

Treating endometriosis with only one surgery is a paradigm shift for the medical world. Most women who are treated for endometriosis, which is painful enough, find that treatment involves multiple surgeries, followed by prescription of hormones or drugs. Our philosophy is: There is a better way to treat endo where the disease is treated with a single surgery, and that’s it - you're done. And with an exceptionally low rate of repeat surgery (just 2.5% in 10 years) the one-and-done surgery to treat endo for life can be new reality for most women.

Restoring your Natural Fertility

Infertility with endometriosis treatment has been commonplace for decades. A very common way to treat endometriosis is to perform a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). But this destroys any chance for women who dream of one day getting pregnant. And in cases where endometriosis had reached advanced stages, pregnancy is thought only possible through painful and expensive procedures like in vitro Fertilization (IVF), and bypass the underlying problem altogether and often leave patients in persistent or worsening pain (for the hormones used in stimulation protocols that can activate endometriosis lesions)

Patient data in our 10-year database plus the testimonies of many women testify that natural fertility, often recurring fertility, is possible or common after the type of treatment or surgery offered at RESTORE Center for Endometriosis, without the use of IVF or sometimes after IVF has failed.