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. 1994 Mar;61(3):526-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56587-x.

Acute pelvic inflammatory disease after oocyte retrieval: adverse effects on the results of implantation

J Ashkenazi  1 , J Farhi, D Dicker, D Feldberg, J Shalev, Z Ben-Rafael
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Acute pelvic inflammatory disease after oocyte retrieval: adverse effects on the results of implantation

J Ashkenazi et al. Fertil Steril. 1994 Mar.
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Abstract

Objective: To determine the impact of pelvic inflammation on the results of IVF after oocyte retrieval.

Design: Retrospective analysis of IVF cycles.

Setting: IVF Unit, Golda Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.

Patients: Twenty-eight women with a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) during IVF therapy.

Main outcome measure: The pregnancy rate (PR) of IVF cycles complicated by PID after oocyte retrieval was compared with our ongoing IVF results.

Results: All 28 women with PID during IVF treatment did not conceive, despite the high number of oocytes retrieved, fertilized, and transferred. The PR over the same period was 23% to 31%.

Conclusions: Pelvic infection after IVF treatment might have a detrimental effect on the results of treatment. In an effort to maximize the chances for normal implantation, postponement of ET should be considered when pelvic infection or inflammation is diagnosed.

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