title: Reproductive outcomes following hysteroscopic resection of endometrial polyps of different location, number and size in patients with infertility.
abstract: We aimed to assess the pregnancy rates after hysteroscopic polypectomy in infertility patients with endometrial polyps and to compare pregnancy rates among subgroups with polyps of different location, size and number. All patients who underwent hysteroscopic evaluation which revealed endometrial polyps were included. Patients with any intrauterine pathology other than polyp and those undergoing frozen embryo transfer (ET) cycles were excluded. Patients were evaluated according to polyp location, size and number. Rates of β-hCG positivity and clinical pregnancy were compared. Clinical pregnancy rates after polypectomy was 41.7% for multiple polyps, 30.8% for isthmus zone polyps, 28.6% for anterior wall polyps, 27.3% for cornual zone, 22.2% for posterior uterine wall polyps and 11.8% for fundal polyps (p = 0.532). There appears no difference regarding reproductive outcomes after hysteroscopic resection of polyps situated in different intrauterine locations. Similarly, chance of conceiving seems not to change after hysteroscopic treatment of polyps of different size and number.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Karakuş
authors.affiliation: b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Gölcük Military Hospital, Gölcük , Kocaeli , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ö
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Özdamar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karakuş
authors.affiliation: c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training and Education Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gün
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sofuoğlu
authors.affiliation: c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training and Education Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhcu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Hospital, Division of Assisted Reproduction and Endocrinology , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Endometrial polyp; biochemical pregnancy; clinical pregnancy; intrauterine polyp location