Does the time interval between hysteroscopic polypectomy and start of in vitro fertilization affect outcomes?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 539-544.e1

  Pereira, Nigel ^a   Amrane, Selma ^a   Estes, Jaclyn L ^a   Lekovich, Jovana P ^a   Elias, Rony T ^a   Chung, Pak H ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial polyps; hysteroscopy; in vitro fertilization; polypectomy; timing

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GANIRELIX; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POLYPECTOMY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYPS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE DISEASES;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84949643150     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.10.028     Document Type: Article

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