title: Hydrosalpinx reduces in-vitro fertilization/embryo transfer pregnancy rates.
abstract: A retrospective study was designed to examine whether the presence of a hydrosalpinx influenced pregnancy outcome following in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in stimulated cycles. A total of 254 women with tubal lesions were included. Patients with one or two hydrosalpinges were compared with patients having other tubal lesions and pregnancy outcome was analysed. Both pregnancy and delivery rates were significantly higher in the patient group without a hydrosalpinx. The results after frozen embryo transfer showed the same tendency. These findings strongly indicate that a permanent hydrosalpinx has a negative influence on implantation, as well as on pregnancy, and suggest that a more active approach against large hydrosalpinges should be undertaken before IVF treatment, in order to improve the pregnancy rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strandell
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Waldenström
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamberger
mesh_terms: D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies