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. 1999 Dec;72(6):1107-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00392-1.

Patients with stages III and IV endometriosis have a poorer outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer than patients with tubal infertility

F Azem  1 , J B Lessing, E Geva, A Shahar, L Lerner-Geva, I Yovel, A Amit
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Patients with stages III and IV endometriosis have a poorer outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer than patients with tubal infertility

F Azem et al. Fertil Steril. 1999 Dec.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of IVF in patients with stages III and IV endometriosis.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: The Sara Racine IVF Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.

Patient(s): Fifty-eight patients with stages III and IV endometriosis and 60 patients with tubal infertility.

Intervention(s): IVF-ET for all couples.

Main outcome measure(s): Fertilization, pregnancy, and birth rates.

Result(s): The comparison between patients with endometriosis and those with tubal infertility indicated that the former had a poor IVF outcome in terms of reduced fertilization rate (40% vs. 70%), reduced pregnancy rate per cycle (10.6% vs. 22.4%), and reduced birth rate per cycle (6.7% vs. 16.6%). The differences were statistically significant.

Conclusion(s): The results show an unfavorable outcome of IVF-ET in patients with endometriosis when compared with those who have tubal infertility.

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