Impact of superovulation for women with endometriosis

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-153

  Kavoussi, Shahryar K ^a  

^a Austin Fertility and Reproductive Medicine/Westlake IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

endometriosis; infertility; intrauterine insemination; ovulation induction; superovulation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPEROVULATION;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPEROVULATION; UTERUS;

EID: 84874357896     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333480     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abu Hashim H., El Rakhawy M., Abd Elaal I. Randomized comparison of superovulation with letrozole vs. clomiphene citrate in an IUI program for women with recently surgically treated minimal to mild endometriosis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand: 2012; 91 3 338 345
2. Cahill D. J. What is the optimal medical management of infertility and minor endometriosis? Analysis and future prospects. Hum Reprod: 2002; 17 5 1135 1140
3. Mahmood T. A., Messinis I. E., Templeton A. Follicular development in spontaneous and stimulated cycles in women with minimal-mild endometriosis. Br J Obstet Gynaecol: 1991; 98 8 783 788
4. Loh S. K., Leong N. K. Superovulation-intrauterine insemination: an additional tool in the treatment of infertility. Singapore Med J: 1996; 37 1 66 68
5. Singh M., Goldberg J., Falcone T., et al. Superovulation and intrauterine insemination in cases of treated mild pelvic disease. J Assist Reprod Genet: 2001; 18 1 26 29
6. Reindollar R. H., Regan M. M., Neumann P. J., et al. A randomized clinical trial to evaluate optimal treatment for unexplained infertility: the Fast Track and Standard Treatment (FASTT) trial. Fertil Steril: 2010; 94 3 888 899
7. Senapati S., Barnhart K. Managing endometriosis-associated infertility. Clin Obstet Gynecol: 2011; 54 4 720 726
8. Schwartz D., Mayaux M. J. Female fecundity as a function of age: results of artificial insemination in 2193 nulliparous women with azoospermic husbands. Federation CECOS. N Engl J Med: 1982; 306 7 404 406
9. Hughes E. G., Fedorkow D. M., Collins J. A. A quantitative overview of controlled trials in endometriosis-associated infertility. Fertil Steril: 1993; 59 5 963 970
10. Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Endometriosis and infertility: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril: 2012; 98 3 591 598
11. Collins J. A., Burrows E. A., Wilan A. R. The prognosis for live birth among untreated infertile couples. Fertil Steril: 1995; 64 1 22 28
12. Jansen R. PS. Minimal endometriosis and reduced fecundability: prospective evidence from an artificial insemination by donor program. Fertil Steril: 1986; 46 1 141 143
13. Hammond M. G., Jordan S., Sloan C. S. Factors affecting pregnancy rates in a donor insemination program using frozen semen. Am J Obstet Gynecol: 1986; 155 3 480 485
14. Matorras R., Corcóstegui B., Esteban J., et al. Fertility in women with minimal endometriosis compared with normal women was assessed by means of a donor insemination program in unstimulated cycles. Am J Obstet Gynecol: 2010; 203 4 e1 e6
15. Isaksson R., Tiitinen A. Superovulation combined with insemination or timed intercourse in the treatment of couples with unexplained infertility and minimal endometriosis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand: 1997; 76 6 550 554
16. Werbrouck E., Spiessens C., Meuleman C., D'Hooghe T. No difference in cycle pregnancy rate and in cumulative live-birth rate between women with surgically treated minimal to mild endometriosis and women with unexplained infertility after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination. Fertil Steril: 2006; 86 3 566 571
17. Dmowski W. P., Pry M., Ding J., Rana N. Cycle-specific and cumulative fecundity in patients with endometriosis who are undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. Fertil Steril: 2002; 78 4 750 756
18. Peterson C. M., Hatasaka H. H., Jones K. P., Poulson A. M. Jr, Carrell D. T., Urry R. L. Ovulation induction with gonadotropins and intrauterine insemination compared with in vitro fertilization and no therapy: a prospective, nonrandomized, cohort study and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril: 1994; 62 3 535 544
19. Allaire C. Endometriosis and infertility: a review. J Reprod Med: 2006; 51 3 164 168
20. Karabacak O., Kambic R., Gursoy R., Ozeren S. Does ovulation induction affect the pregnancy rate after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis? Int J Fertil Womens Med: 1999; 44 1 38 42
21. Chaffkin L. M., Nulsen J. C., Luciano A. A., Metzger D. A. A comparative analysis of the cycle fecundity rates associated with combined human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) versus either hMG or IUI alone. Fertil Steril: 1991; 55 2 252 257
22. Nulsen J. C., Walsh S., Dumez S., Metzger D. A. A randomized and longitudinal study of human menopausal gonadotropin with intrauterine insemination in the treatment of infertility. Obstet Gynecol: 1993; 82 5 780 786
23. Tummon I. S., Asher L. J., Martin J. S., Tulandi T. Randomized controlled trial of superovulation and insemination for infertility associated with minimal or mild endometriosis. Fertil Steril: 1997; 68 1 8 12
24. Fedele L., Bianchi S., Marchini M., Villa L., Brioschi D., Parazzini F. Superovulation with human menopausal gonadotropins in the treatment of infertility associated with minimal or mild endometriosis: a controlled randomized study. Fertil Steril: 1992; 58 1 28 31
25. Deaton J. L., Gibson M., Blackmer K. M., Nakajima S. T., Badger G. J., Brumsted J. R. A randomized, controlled trial of clomiphene citrate and intrauterine insemination in couples with unexplained infertility or surgically corrected endometriosis. Fertil Steril: 1990; 54 6 1083 1088
26. Guzick D. S., Carson S. A., Coutifaris C., et al. National Cooperative Reproductive Medicine Network Efficacy of superovulation and intrauterine insemination in the treatment of infertility. N Engl J Med: 1999; 340 3 177 183