Abbreviated endometriosis-associated infertility correlates with in vitro fertilization success.
The utility of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for refractory infertility associated with endometriosis was studied by reviewing the 6-year experience with IVF and pregnancy follow-up at University Hospital, London, Ontario. Two hundred forty cycles were begun in 124 couples in whom endometriosis was the sole identified cause of infertility. In a program employing predominantly ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval, live birth rates were not reduced with advanced degrees of endometriosis. Live births were positively correlated with a shorter infertility duration.
Tummon
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Department of Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Colwell
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Mackinnon
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Nisker
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Yuzpe
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D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome