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Ultrasound sclerotherapy pretreatment could obtain a similar effect to surgical intervention on improving the outcomes of in vitro fertilization for patients with hydrosalpinx
Author(s) -
Song Xiaomin,
Jiang Hong,
Zhang Wenxiang,
Zhou Yun,
Ni Feng,
Wang Xuemei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13152
Subject(s) - hydrosalpinx , medicine , in vitro fertilisation , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , pregnancy , gynecology , controlled ovarian hyperstimulation , embryo transfer , obstetrics , sclerotherapy , pregnancy rate , surgery , infertility , genetics , biology
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for patients with hydrosalpinx between ultrasound sclerotherapy and surgical intervention. Methods The data of 482 IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles were divided into three groups according to different intervention protocols before IVF/ICSI. Group A included 265 cycles in which ultrasound sclerotherapy pretreatment was carried out before controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Group B included 109 cycles in which hydrosalpinx aspiration was carried out under ultrasound guidance on the day of oocyte retrieval. Croup C included 108 cycles in which bilateral salpingectomy was carried out before IVF/ICSI. Results The rates of embryo implantation, biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, and early abortion showed no significant differences between groups A and C ( P > 0.05); whereas the rates of embryo implantation, biochemical pregnancy, and clinical pregnancy in group B were significantly lower than those in groups A and C ( P < 0.05), and that of early abortion in group B was significantly higher than that in groups A and C ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Ultrasound sclerotherapy on patients with hydrosalpinx before IVF‐embryo transfer could obtain a similar clinical outcome to surgical intervention.