Complete surgical removal of minimal and mild endometriosis improves outcome of subsequent IVF/ICSI treatment

Hans Kristian Opøien; H K Opøien; Péter Fedorcsák; P Fedorcsak; T. Åbyholm; T Byholm; Tom Tanbo; T Tanbo

doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.06.002

Complete surgical removal of minimal and mild endometriosis improves outcome of subsequent IVF/ICSI treatment

Hans Kristian Opøien, H K Opøien, Péter Fedorcsák, P Fedorcsak, T. Åbyholm, T Byholm, Tom Tanbo, T Tanbo

Reproductive biomedicine online · 2011 · vol. 23(3) , pp. 389–395 · doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.06.002 · PMID:21764382 · W2080488689

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This study evaluated the impact of complete surgical removal of minimal and mild endometriosis on the success rates of subsequent IVF/ICSI treatments.

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Endometriosis Fertilization in Vitro Pregnancy Rate Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic Adult Embryo Implantation Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome

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[1] Ablation of lesions or no treatment in minimalmild endometriosis in infertile women: a randomized trial via openalex

[2] Anti-endometrial and anti-endothelial auto-antibodies in women with endometriosis via openalex

[3] Artificial insemination by husband in unexplained infertility compared with infertility associated with peritoneal endometriosis via openalex

[4] Differences in time to natural conception between women with unexplained infertility and infertile women with minor endometriosis via openalex

[5] Does Surgical Management of Endometriosis Within 6 Months of an In Vitro Fertilization–Embryo Transfer Cycle Improve Outcome? via openalex

[6] Effect of endometriosis on in vitro fertilization via openalex

[7] Endometriosis and infertility via openalex

[8] Endometriosis and Subfertility: Is the Relationship Resolved? via openalex

[9] Endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage and implantation failure: is there an immunological link? via openalex

[10] ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis via openalex

[11] Fecundity of Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis And Women with Unexplained Infertility via openalex

[12] Intrauterine insemination treatment in subfertility: an analysis of factors affecting outcome via openalex

[13] Laparoscopic surgery for subfertility associated with endometriosis via openalex

[14] Laparoscopic Surgery in Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis via openalex

[15] No difference in cycle pregnancy rate and in cumulative live-birth rate between women with surgically treated minimal to mild endometriosis and women with unexplained infertility after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination via openalex

[16] ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Serum Anti‐endometrial Antibodies in Infertile Women – Potential Risk Factor for Implantation Failure via openalex

[17] Outcome of patients with endometriosis in assisted reproduction: results from in-vitro fertilization and oocyte donation via openalex

[18] Pregnancy outcome after IVF and ICSI in unexplained, endometriosis-associated and tubal factor infertility via openalex

[19] Role of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis in patients with failed in vitro fertilization cycles via openalex

[20] Surgery for endometriosis-associated infertility: a pragmatic approach via openalex

[21] The effect of second‐line surgery on reproductive performance of women with recurrent endometriosis: A systematic review via openalex

[22] The Molecular Basis for Implantation Failure in Endometriosis via openalex

[23] W2129213273 via openalex

[24] W1482992277 via openalex

[25] W2103481478 via openalex

[26] W2013227772 via openalex

[27] W2132577372 via openalex