ENDS (ENDometriosis & FuSobacterium) Unveiling the Contribution of Fusobacterium Infection to the Development of Endometriosis

"One vaginal and one cervical swab will be collected from participants (both cases and controls) before surgery.~During surgical intervention, routine biopsies of the endometriotic tissue will be done for all endometriosis types; further, small biopsies of apparently healthy endometrial tissue and of healthy peritoneum will be done, as per routine procedure.~In the control group routine biopsies needed for the specific condition and small biopsies of endometrial tissue will be carried out.~During these routine biopsies, a small additional quantity of tissue will be taken, which will be analyzed for the search for Fusobacterium."