Effect of endometrioma cystectomy on IVF outcome: a prospective randomized study


Demirol A., Guven S., Baykal C., Gurgan T.

REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE, vol.12, no.5, pp.639-643, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61192-3
  • Journal Name: REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.639-643
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of conservative surgery of ovarian endometriomas before an ICSI cycle. Ninety-nine patients with endometrionias who were referred to an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle were enrolled in the study. The patients were prospectively randomized into two groups; group I (49 patients) underwent conservative ovarian surgery before the ICSI cycle and group II (50 patients) underwent the ICSI cycle directly. The stimulation was started 3 months after the operation in group I and directly in group II. In the ovarian surgery group, stimulation was significantly longer (14.0 days in group I and 10.8 days in group II; P = 0.001), total recombinant FSH dose was significantly higher (4575 IU in group I and 3675 IU in group II; P = 0.001), and mean number of mature oocytes was significantly lower (7.8 in group I and 8.6 in group II; P = 0.032). There was no difference in terms of fertilization (86% in group I and 88% in group II), implantation (16.5% in group I and 18.5% in group II) and pregnancy rates (34% in group I and 38% in group II). Ovarian surgery resulted in longer stimulation, higher FSH requirement and lower oocyte number, but fertilization, pregnancy and implantation rates did not differ between the groups.