Abstract
Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate hysteroscopy routinely performed prior to in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods. We analyzed in a prospective study 300 patients who underwent hysteroscopy before the first IVF-ET cycle. We analyzed then in a retrospective manner 300 patients who did not perform hysteroscopy. Results. One-hundred-and-eighty (60%) hysteroscopies were normal but 120 (40%) revealed an unsuspected intrauterine abnormality. We did not find statistically significant differences between patients with normal or abnormal hysteroscopy in any characteristic. We found a statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate between women who performed hysteroscopy before IVF-ET cycle and in women who did not perform it. Conclusions. Hysteroscopy, as a routine examination, should be performed before the first IVF-ET cycle in all patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 235-237 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gynecological Endocrinology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2005 |
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Keywords
- Hysteroscopy
- IVF-ET
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Pathologic findings in hysteroscopy before in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). / Doldi, Nicola; Persico, Paola; Di Sebastiano, Francesca; Marsiglio, Elena; De Santis, Lucia; Rabellotti, Elisa; Fusi, Francesco; Brigante, Claudio; Ferrari, Augusto.
In: Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 10.2005, p. 235-237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Pathologic findings in hysteroscopy before in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET)
AU - Doldi, Nicola
AU - Persico, Paola
AU - Di Sebastiano, Francesca
AU - Marsiglio, Elena
AU - De Santis, Lucia
AU - Rabellotti, Elisa
AU - Fusi, Francesco
AU - Brigante, Claudio
AU - Ferrari, Augusto
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate hysteroscopy routinely performed prior to in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods. We analyzed in a prospective study 300 patients who underwent hysteroscopy before the first IVF-ET cycle. We analyzed then in a retrospective manner 300 patients who did not perform hysteroscopy. Results. One-hundred-and-eighty (60%) hysteroscopies were normal but 120 (40%) revealed an unsuspected intrauterine abnormality. We did not find statistically significant differences between patients with normal or abnormal hysteroscopy in any characteristic. We found a statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate between women who performed hysteroscopy before IVF-ET cycle and in women who did not perform it. Conclusions. Hysteroscopy, as a routine examination, should be performed before the first IVF-ET cycle in all patients.
AB - Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate hysteroscopy routinely performed prior to in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods. We analyzed in a prospective study 300 patients who underwent hysteroscopy before the first IVF-ET cycle. We analyzed then in a retrospective manner 300 patients who did not perform hysteroscopy. Results. One-hundred-and-eighty (60%) hysteroscopies were normal but 120 (40%) revealed an unsuspected intrauterine abnormality. We did not find statistically significant differences between patients with normal or abnormal hysteroscopy in any characteristic. We found a statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate between women who performed hysteroscopy before IVF-ET cycle and in women who did not perform it. Conclusions. Hysteroscopy, as a routine examination, should be performed before the first IVF-ET cycle in all patients.
KW - Hysteroscopy
KW - IVF-ET
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JO - Gynecological Endocrinology
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SN - 0951-3590
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