Pentoxifylline as a Therapy for Thin Endometrial Lining in Infertility

In: Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2016 · doi:10.32771/inajog.v3i3.45 · W2898452103
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This retrospective study evaluated pentoxifylline as a therapy for thin endometrial lining in infertile women, finding a significant improvement in endometrial lining within the first month of treatment.

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This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated pentoxifylline given as a single regimen to women with infertility and thin endometrial lining, using data from a clinic/hospital setting between 2010 and 2011. The authors report that endometrial lining significantly improved after one month of pentoxifylline therapy (p<0.0001). A key limitation explicitly reflected by the abstract is the brief, retrospective design with limited methodological detail, and the lack of reported outcomes beyond endometrial thickness in the provided text. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on thin endometrial lining in infertility, with no explicit discussion of endometriosis or adenomyosis in the provided abstract.

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of pentoxifylline as a single regimen therapy for thin endometrial lining in infertility. Method: A cross-sectional retrospective research was held in Yasmin Clinic - Kencana, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from 2010 until 2011. Our respondents were women with infertility problem. Result: There was significant improvement of endometrial lining in respondents who received pentoxifylline in the first month (p

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