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.