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The Role of Hysteroscopy in Patients Having Failed IVF/GIFT Transfer Cycles
Author(s) -
Kirsop R.,
Porter R.,
Torode H.,
Smith D.,
Saunders D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1991.tb02795.x
Subject(s) - hysteroscopy , infertility , medicine , embryo transfer , in vitro fertilisation , obstetrics , abnormality , gynecology , unexplained infertility , pregnancy , biology , genetics , psychiatry
Summary: Fifty patients who had undergone 2 or more failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) embryo transfer (ET) cycles or failed GIFT cycles where fertilization had been demonstrated, underwent hysteroscopy; 28% were found to have intrauterine abnormalities which may have been responsible for the failure of the IVF‐ET or GIFT. Patients with an abnormality found at hysteroscopy had undergone a significantly higher mean number of transfer cycles. These results suggest that intrauterine abnormalities may be a cause for failure of IVF‐ET or GIFT and therefore hysteroscopy should be part of the infertility work‐up of all patients prior to undergoing IVF treatment.