Ovarian Endometriomas Do Not Adversely Affect Pregnancy Success Following Treatment With In Vitro Fertilization
This study compared IVF outcomes between patients with and without ovarian endometriomas, finding no significant differences in peak estradiol, follicles, oocytes, embryos transferred, or clinical pregnancies.
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This retrospective study evaluated IVF pregnancy outcomes in 108 patients with endometriosis, comparing cycles where an ovarian endometrioma was aspirated at the time of oocyte retrieval (24 patients, 29 cycles) versus cycles without an endometrioma (84 patients, 147 cycles). Outcomes compared included peak estradiol, numbers of mature follicles, oocytes, embryos transferred, and clinical pregnancies. The study found no significant differences between groups across these measures. Limitations include its retrospective design and the small number of cycles in the endometrioma-aspirated group. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it examines whether aspiration of ovarian endometriomas during IVF affects pregnancy success.
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