Different aetiological mechanisms for unexplained and endometriosis-associated infertility cannot be inferred from unstimulated IVF cycles using HCG to induce ovulation

Anne Katerine Omland; Péter Fedorcsák; Ritsa Storeng; Per Olav Dale; Thomas Åbyholm; Tom Tanbo

doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1927

Different aetiological mechanisms for unexplained and endometriosis-associated infertility cannot be inferred from unstimulated IVF cycles using HCG to induce ovulation

Anne Katerine Omland, Péter Fedorcsák, Ritsa Storeng, Per Olav Dale, Thomas Åbyholm, Tom Tanbo

In: Human Reproduction · 2002 · vol. 17(7) , pp. 1927 · doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1927 · W4239485937

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This study investigated whether unstimulated IVF cycles, triggered by hCG for ovulation, could differentiate between unexplained and endometriosis-associated infertility, finding no such distinction was possible.

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[1] Pituitary—ovarian dysfunction as a cause for endometriosis-associated and unexplained infertility* 1995

[2] Natural cycle IVF in unexplained, endometriosis-associated and tubal factor infertility 2001