title: Appropriate interval between endometrial polyp resection and the proceeding IVF start.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Endometrial polyp is the commenest pathology among the structural uterine abnormalities. In this study we compared the IVF outcomes of patients who underwent hysteroscopic endometrial polyp excision with respect to the time interval between the polyp resection and the subsequent IVF cycle.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 60 patients were divided into two groups according to the time interval between the hysteroscopic polyp resection and the start of the following IVF cycle. Of these, 29 patients had the IVF procedures <6 months after the polyp resection, whereas in 31 patients comprising the comparison group, IVF interventions were done ≥ 6 months after the resection. The IVF outcomes were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differences in the mean number of retrieved oocytes, metaphase II (MII) oocytes and transferred embryos, ratios of MII oocytes, and G1, G2 and G3 embryo rates were insignificant between the groups (p > 0.05). The fertilization, implantation, and clinical pregnancy rates were also similar between the groups (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IVF outcomes seem to be unrelated to the time interval between the hysteroscopic polyp resection and the initiation of the IVF; the success rates may not be superior if the treatment is started in the first few months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Education and Research Hospital, Devlet Mah. Subay Loj. no: 19/11 Yenisehir, Ankara, Turkey. drozlemgun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ozlem Gun
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
authors.forename: Cavidan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gulerman
authors.forename: Esma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yesilyurt
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karsli
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cicek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D054315:Oocyte Retrieval; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery*