title: Women with one ovary in in-vitro fertilisation.
abstract: Pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis and ectopic pregnancy are some of the causes that may lead to unilateral oophorectomy. Women with one ovary compose a group of specific interest in assisted reproduction. Several researchers have tried to answer whether these women have lower pregnancy rates in in-vitro fertilisation compared to women with both ovaries. Most of the available studies include single ovary women following conventional in vitro fertilisation programs, with various stimulation protocols. Only a few studies include single ovary women following intracytoplasmic sperm injection/embryo transfer programs. The reported results are usually conflicting. The present review deals with the following aspects of this subject: The response of single ovary women to external stimulation. The implantation and pregnancy rates of single ovary women. The correlation of the in-vitro fertilisation outcome of single ovary women with the location of the ovary.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology-IVF, Faculty of Medicine, Demokritus Univ. of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Hellas, Greece. basima@med.duth.gr
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Asimakopoulos
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simopoulou
authors.forename: Safaa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Hasani
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolettos
mesh_terms: D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic