ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Alirezaei   M. (1)
Saremi   A. (*1)
Sh.   Rouzrokh (2)
Pooladi   A. (1)






(1) “Sarem Fertility & Infertility Research Center (SAFIR)” and “Sarem Cell Research Center (SCRC)”, Sarem Women Hospital, Tehran, Iran
(2) Sarem Fertility & Infertility Research Center (SAFIR), Sarem Women Hospital, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   July  23, 2017
Accepted:   September 25, 2017
ePublished:   June 4, 2019

ABSTRACT

Aims The women with infertility caused by endometriosis, need to use assisted reproductive technology after their treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate fertility rate using ICSI in women with treated endometriosis compared to healthy women.
Materials & Methods In this retrospective quasi-experimental study, endometriotic women (n=150) who were treated by endometriosis treatment protocol of Sarem Women’s Hospital were selected and their fertility rate was compared with that of normal women (n=150) who referred Sarem Women’s Hospital for ICSI due to obstructive azoospermia of their husbands. The data were analyzed by Spearman rank correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney U, Fisher's exact and Chi-Square tests using SPSS 22 software.
Findings The mature oocytes number of case group was significantly lower than control group (p=0.036); however, the fertility rate did not show significant differences between groups (p=0.397). There was a reverse significant correlation between the grade of endometriosis with the total oocyte and mature oocyte counts in endometriotic patients after treatment (p=0.04 and p=0.016, respectively).
Conclusion The fertility rate using ICSI method in women after endometriosis treatment is not different from healthy women.


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