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The aim of this study was to review the current literature regarding the effect of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis on quality of sexual life (Qo<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SL<\/jats:styled-content>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Following the \u201cPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta\u2010Analyses\u201d guidelines we conducted a systematic review that involved searching PubMed and Embase databases for prospective studies evaluating the effect of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis on Qo<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SL<\/jats:styled-content>, using validated questionnaires.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 357 papers, 17 were selected for full text evaluation. Twelve studies using seven different questionnaires fulfilled the inclusion criteria. 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