title: Endometrial fluid accumulation during controlled ovarian stimulation for ICSI treatment. A report of three cases.
abstract: The occurrence of endometrial fluid accumulation was examined in patients undergoing ovarian stimulation in a program of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), by vaginal ultrasound. Endometrial fluid accumulation was recorded in three cycles out of 124. In one case, the fluid was absorbed before embryo transfer (ET), but in the other cases it was present in ET. In these three cases, the endometrium had been evaluated as normal before ovarian stimulation. Fluid accumulation in the endometrial cavity possibly affects the implantation process negatively. Therefore, alternative options should be considered as cancellation of the embryo transfer and cryopreservation of embryos to be available in a subsequent mild stimulated cycle.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology-IVF, Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolettos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Asimakopoulos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vakalopoulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simopoulou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004716:Endometritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D014463:Ultrasonography