Table 7.
Outcomes of IVF/ICSI-FET in studies about EMS.
| Study | Endometriosis | No endometriosis | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary infertility, n (%) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 161 (80.0) | 283 (70.4) | <0.001 |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 34 (87.0) | 62 (80.0) | NS |
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 41 (87.2) | 128 (81.0) | NS |
| Ashrafi et al. (26) | 116 (80.0) | 128 (97.7) | <0.001 |
| Duration of infertility, y (mean ± SD) | |||
| Benaglia et al. (27) | 3.4 ±.0 | 4.0 ± 2.4 | 0.002 |
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 3.67 ± 2.65 | 2.91 ± 2.04 | NS |
| Ashrafi et al. (26) | 6.3 ± 3.6 | 5.8 ± 2.5 | NS |
| AFC (mean ± SD) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 13.1 ± 7.4 | 15.5 ± 10.1 | 0.003 |
| Reinblatt et al. (28) | 14.8 ± 4.5 | 21.5 ± 3.3 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 11 ± 1 | 12 ± 8 | NS |
| Luca et al. (29) | 12.54 ± 5.26 | 13.39 ± 5.86 | NS |
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 11.80 ± 5.1 | 10.90 ± 5.6 | NS |
| Ashrafi et al. (26) | 8.2 ± 3.9 | 12.0 ± 4.8 | <0.001 |
| No. of oocytes retrieved (mean ± SD) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 7.5 ± 5.4 | 9.4 ± 6.1 | <0.001 |
| Al-Azemi et al. (30) | 6.9 ± 0.7 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | NS |
| Omland et al. (31) | 9.4 ± 4.9 | 10.0 ± 5.6 | NS |
| Fernandez et al. (32) | 10.5 | 12.8 | NS |
| Reinblatt et al. (28) | 11.2 ± 1.6 | 12.3 ± 1.05 | NS |
| Rajani et al. (33) | 5.54 ± 2.8 | 5.27 ± 3.4 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 7.1 ± 3.2 | 9.8 ± 5.5 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (27) | 7.0 ± 4.0 | 7.9 ± 4.3 | 0.04 |
| Chauffour et al. (6) | 8.37 ± 7.01 | 10.13 ± 6.53 | <0.001 |
| Luca et al. (29) | 10.50 ± 4.74 | 9.02 ± 4.53 | NS |
| Yamamoto et al. (34) | 11.87 ± 6.29 | 12.71 ± 7.33 | NS |
| Feichtinger et al. (7) | 8.47 | 9.54 | 0.0146 |
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 5.89 | 7.25 | 0.045 |
| POR, n (%) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 62 (30.8) | 90 (22.3) | 0.02 |
| No. of MII oocytes retrieved (mean ± SD) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 6.4 ± 4.8 | 7.6 ± 5.0 | 0.009 |
| Fernandez et al. (32) | 7.1 | 9.4 | NS |
| Reinblatt et al. (28) | 9.5 ± 1.7 | 13.2 ± 0.96 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 5.1 ± 2.5 | 6.9 ± 4.2 | NS |
| Luca et al. (29) | 8.79 ± 4.65 | 8.23 ± 4.06 | NS |
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 4.87 | 6.04 | 0.046 |
| Fertilization rate (%) | |||
| Nicolaus et al. (25) | 40.61 | 57.76 | 0.003 |
| Reinblatt et al. (28) | 66 | 73 | NS |
| Rajani et al. (33) | 81.4 | 81.4 | NS |
| Omland et al. (31) | 68.7 | 68.7 | NS |
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 70 | 70 | NS |
| No. of viable embryos (mean ± SD) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 4.4 ± 3.4 | 4.9 ± 3.7 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 2.6 ± 1.4 | 3.1 ± 1.5 | NS |
| Chauffour et al. (6) | 4.81 ± 4.72 | 5.01 ± 4.39 | NS |
| Feichtinger et al. (7) | 4.35 | 4.32 | NS |
| Clinical pregnancy rate per transfer (%) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 35 | 41.3 | NS |
| Fernandez et al. (32) | 34.6 | 39.4 | NS |
| Mitwally et al. (35) | 41.6 | 51.0 | NS |
| Rajani et al. (33) | 32.1 | 43.75 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 39 | 37 | NS |
| Turocy et al. (36) | 50.6 | 47.8 | NS |
| Feichtinger et al. (7) | 35.8 | 34.55 | NS |
| Live birth per transfer (%) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 39 (25.8) | 99 (30.5) | NS |
| Omland et al. (31) | 140 (66.0) | 360 (66.7) | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 29 | 33 | NS |
| Chauffour et al. (6) | 30.3 | 28.8 | NS |
| Turocy et al. (36) | 32 (44.4%) | 533 (41.1%) | NS |
| Cumulative clinical pregnancy rate per oocyte retrieval (%) | |||
| Bourdon et al. (5) | 45 | 51.5 | NS |
| Fernandez et al. (32) | 33 | 34.9 | NS |
| Benaglia et al. (24) | 33 | 35 | NS |
| Feichtinger et al. (7) | 42.61 | 40.41 | NS |
NS, no significance.