The Level of Ca125 in Preand Postoperative of Endometriosis

Asriyanti Amsir (Faculty of Medicine Universitas Hasanuddin/ Dr. Wahidin Sudiro Husodo Hospital Makassar)
Andi M Tahir (Faculty of Medicine Universitas Hasanuddin/ Dr. Wahidin Sudiro Husodo Hospital Makassar)
Nusratuddin Abdullah (Faculty of Medicine Universitas Hasanuddin/ Dr. Wahidin Sudiro Husodo Hospital Makassar)

Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Majalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi Indonesia)
Volume. 4, No.3, July 2016

Objective: To determine the Ca-125 level in pre- and post-operative of endometriosis and its correlation to endometriosis stage and severity of dysmenorrhea. Method: This was a cross-sectional study design conducted at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo dan some affiliated hospitals. We took the patients undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy consecutively. Result: The mean value of preoperative Ca-125 level in stage I-II was 21.53 (SD 12.64) IU/ml vs 72.52 (SD 8.52) IU/ml in stage III-IV. The mean value of postoperative Ca-125 level was 14.82 (SD 10.00) IU/ml (stage I-II) vs 61.03 (SD 8.43) IU/ml (stage III-IV); they were significantly different (p