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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2017 Apr 13;213:107–115. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.04.025

Table 4.

Summary of three studies assessing reproductive outcome with IVF or ICSI after polyp removal or expectant management.

Study Design Patients Intervention Pregnancy Rate Spontaneous Miscarriage Rate Ongoing Pregnancy Rate
S C S C S C
Lass et al. RCC 70 subfertile women age
35.4±3.6 (S)
35.4±3.8 (C) EP <20 mm
HSC polypectomy + IVF + FET vs. IVF 7/21 11/49 1/7 3/11 28.6%
6/21
16.3%
8/49
Isikoglu et al. RCC 55 subfertile women age 28-34 (S)
29-38 (C)
majority of EP <15 mm
HSC polypectomy + ICSI vs. ICSI 18/40 8/15 0/18 1/8 45.0%
18/40
46.7%
7/15
Ghaffari et al. CS 86 subfertile women age 33.9±3.9 (S)
32.5±4.4 (C)
matched by polyp size, EP <20mm
HSC polypectomy + ICSI vs. ICSI 15/43 14/43 2/15 2/14 30.2%
13/43
27.9%
12/43
Average 40/104 33/107 3/40 6/33 35.6%
37/104
25.2%
27/107

S=Study Group, C=Control Group

RCC=retrospective case control

CS=cross-sectional

EP=endometrial polyp

HSC=hysteroscopic

IVF=in vitro fertilization

FET=frozen embryo transfer

ICSI=intracytoplasmic sperm injection