Baseline characteristics
blood loss, SD, r-AFS, infertility
BLOOD LOSS, DYSMENORRHEA
No significant differences existed in age, cyst size, gravidity, parity, infertility, dysmenorrhea, r-AFS Staging, blood loss volume, and operation time between the two groups. Serum progesterone was significantly higher in the late luteal phase than in the early follicular phase on the day of surgery ([2.46 ± 1.43] vs. [0.43 ± 0.34]; 
Clinical characteristics of the study subjects***: Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). a: Groups compared by t-test; b: Groups compared by Pearson’s chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test;