Mostafa Metwally

ORCID: 0000-0003-4022-1740 · 12 papers in corpus · active 2012-2022

Study types

  • article 3
  • review 3
  • book-chapter 2
  • meta-analysis 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • endometrioma 2
  • infertility 1
rct 2022
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) ·doi:10.3310/JNZT9406

BACKGROUND: In vitro fertilisation is a widely used reproductive technique that can be undertaken with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The endometrial scratch procedure is an in vitro fertilisation 'add-on' that is sometimes pr…

meta-analysis 2021
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-020-05796-9

BACKGROUND: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are often used to aid fertility in women with endometrioma; however, the implications of endometrioma on …

other 2020
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-020-00586-z

BACKGROUND: Chronic cyclic pelvic pain (CCPP) affects women's quality of life and pituitary downregulation is often used for symptomatic relief. However, prolonged suppression of ovarian function is associated with menopausal side effects a…

book-chapter 2020
·doi:10.1017/9781108332798.006

Uterine fibroids (also known as leiomyomas or myomas) are the most common benign uterine tumours in women, with an estimated incidence of 50–60% [1]. They are smooth muscle tumours originating from the myometrium [2]. The majority of uterin…

meta-analysis 2020
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001298.pub5

BACKGROUND: Adhesions are fibrin bands that are a common consequence of gynaecological surgery. They are caused by conditions that include pelvic inflammatory disease and endometriosis. Adhesions are associated with comorbidities, including…

review 2020
·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001298.pub5

Adhesions are fibrin bands that are a common consequence of gynaecological surgery. They are caused by conditions that include pelvic inflammatory disease and endometriosis. Adhesions are associated with comorbidities, including pelvic pain…

article 2018
·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020755

INTRODUCTION: Endometrial trauma commonly known as endometrial scratch (ES) has been shown to improve pregnancy rates in women with a history of repeated implantation failure undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), with or without intracyt…

book-chapter 2016
·doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42858-1_2
review 2015
·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009154.pub3

BACKGROUND: Progesterone prepares the endometrium for pregnancy by stimulating proliferation in response to human chorionic gonadotropin(hCG) produced by the corpus luteum. This occurs in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. In assisted…

article 2014
·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-12-75

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obese women have been shown to have an increased risk of recurrent miscarriage as well as other adverse reproductive outcomes, but it is yet unclear whether this is due to an effect on the endometrium, embryo or b…

article 2014
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001298.pub4

BACKGROUND: Adhesions are fibrin bands that are a common consequence of gynaecological surgery. They are caused by various conditions including pelvic inflammatory disease and endometriosis. Adhesions are associated with considerable co-mor…

review 2012
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2012-1558

CONTEXT: Endometriomas are mainly treated surgically. However, there has been concern over the potential damaging effect of this surgery on ovarian reserve. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the impact of surgery f…