Reduced pregnancy outcome in patients with unilateral or bilateral hydrosalpinx after in vitro fertilization.
In a retrospective study, we compared 118 patients with hydrosalpinx and 157 patients with bilateral salpingectomy entering an established in vitro fertilisation programme between 1988 and 1992. Patients with unilateral or bilateral hydrosalpinx had a lower clinical pregnancy rate, a higher miscarriage rate, and a lower ongoing pregnancy rate than patients with absent Fallopian tubes.
Kassabji
M
M
Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23507.
Sims
J A
JA
Butler
L
L
Muasher
S J
SJ
D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies