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Review
. 2024 Aug 21;60(8):1358.
doi: 10.3390/medicina60081358.

Endometriosis and In Vitro Fertilization

Sania Latif  1   2 , Shirin Khanjani  1   2 , Ertan Saridogan  1   2
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Review

Endometriosis and In Vitro Fertilization

Sania Latif et al. Medicina (Kaunas). .

Abstract

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an established option for the management of infertility in patients with endometriosis, though there remains ongoing debate around the extent to which endometriosis may compromise IVF treatment success, in which fertilization and preimplantation embryo development occur outside the pelvis. Whether endometriosis impacts oocyte and embryo quality and/or endometrial receptivity remains central to this debate. Here, we review the current literature relating to the impact of endometriosis on IVF outcomes and management strategies to consider when performing IVF treatment.

Keywords: endometriosis; in vitro fertilization; infertility.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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