Open AccessEndometriosis and implantation: Myths and facts
Author(s) -
C. Gauché-Cazalis,
Martin Koskas,
Sandrine Cohen Scali,
Dominique Luton,
Chadi Yazbeck
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
middle east fertility society journal/middle east fertility society journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2090-3251
pISSN - 1110-5690
DOI - 10.1016/j.mefs.2012.04.002
Subject(s) - endometriosis , embryo , embryo quality , medicine , gynecology , implantation failure , andrology , in vitro fertilisation , biology , infertility , pregnancy , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Reduced implantation seen in patients with endometriosis is still a matter of debate. In a literature review we tried to discover the facts about implantation in endometriotic patients. Most of the studies did not show a significant alteration in endometrial receptivity, which is usually corrected by the classical treatments of endometriosis. The possible effect on implantation is mediated through a decrease in embryo quality, probably consequent to a decrease in the number of embryos available