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. 2019 Dec 4:5:15.
doi: 10.1186/s40738-019-0063-y. eCollection 2019.

IVF outcomes after hysteroscopic metroplasty in patients with T- shaped uterus

Esra Uyar  1 , Deniz Usal  1 , Belgin Selam  1   2 , Mehmet Cincik  3 , Tayfun Bagis  1   2
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IVF outcomes after hysteroscopic metroplasty in patients with T- shaped uterus

Esra Uyar et al. Fertil Res Pract. .

Abstract

Background: T- shaped uterus may be associated with infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Hysteroscopic metroplasty may improve the reproductivity for these cases. To our knowledge, there is no data in literature about the clinical consequences of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in patients undergoing hysteroscopic metroplasty for T-shaped uterus. The principal objective of the current study is to assess the impact of hysteroscopic metroplasty for T-shaped uterus on the reproductive outcomes of IVF.

Methods: IVF outcomes of 74 patients who underwent hysteroscopic metroplasty for T- shaped uterus and 148 patients without any uterine abnormalities and with diagnosis of unexplained infertility (control group) were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Patients in metroplasty and control groups were comparable with respect to age, BMI, partner's age and duration of infertility. Number of patients with a history of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks of gestation was significantly lower in the metroplasty group (4.1% vs 18.2%; p < 0.05). Number of previous unsuccessful cycles and percentage of patients with ≥3 unsuccessful IVF cycles (35.1% vs 17.6%; p < 0.05) were significantly higher in the metroplasty group. There were no significant differences in the reproductive outcomes such as the pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy or live birth rate between the metroplasty and control groups. There were non-significant trends for higher rates of miscarriage (18.8% vs 8%, p > 0.05) and biochemical pregnancy (20.0% vs 10.7%, p > 0.05) in the metroplasty group compared to the control group.

Conclusions: Reproductive results of the IVF cycles after hysteroscopic correction of T-shaped uterus were comparable to those of the patients without any uterine abnormalities and with diagnosis of unexplained infertility. Hysteroscopic metroplasty may contribute to improved IVF outcomes in patients with T-shaped uterus.

Keywords: Hysteroscopic metroplasty; IVF; Live birth rate; Pregnancy rate; T-shaped uterus.

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Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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