Open AccessHydrosalpinx and IVF outcome: cumulative results after salpingectomy in a randomized controlled trial*
Author(s) -
Annika Strandell,
Anette Lindhard,
Ulla Waldenström,
Jane Thorburn
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/16.11.2403
Subject(s) - salpingectomy , hydrosalpinx , medicine , hazard ratio , obstetrics , randomized controlled trial , gynecology , pregnancy rate , subgroup analysis , pregnancy , surgery , confidence interval , ectopic pregnancy , infertility , biology , genetics
A randomized controlled trial of salpingectomy prior to IVF in patients with hydrosalpinges has been conducted in Scandinavia. The results from the first transfer cycle have been published and clearly demonstrated an improved pregnancy outcome after salpingectomy had been performed in patients with hydrosalpinges large enough to be visible on ultrasound. The present article is aimed at analysing the effect of salpingectomy on cumulative birth rate, including all individual transfer cycles.
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