Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Studies that met all of the following criteria were
eligible for the analysis: (1) RCTs; (2) patients with a diagnosis of
endometrioma or other benign ovarian cysts who underwent laparoscopic
surgery; (3) compare the different impacts on the ovarian reserve
between nonthermal hemostatic methods and electrocoagulation during
laparoscopic surgery; (4) measurements of preoperative and postoperative
AMH, or AFC levels.
Exclusion criteria: Studies that met any of the following criteria were
excluded: (1) animal studies; (2) non-randomized-controlled studies; (3)
patients with solid tumors, e.g. thecoma, fibroma, etc., or suspected
malignancy; (4) abstracts, letters, editorials, expert opinions,
reviews, and case reports (5) studies that did not evaluate ovarian
function, did not specify their hemostatic method, or did not meet all
the inclusion criteria (6) articles that are not written in English; (7)
Studies published before 1990.