Stimulated intrauterine insemination in women with unilateral tubal occlusion / 대한생식의학회지
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
; : 68-72, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of stimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) in women with unilateral tubal occlusion. METHODS: Superovulation and IUI was performed during 2003-2010 and the medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Thirty-seven infertile women (52 cycles) with unilateral tubal occlusion diagnosed by hysterosalpingography and without other causes of infertility were selected. One-hundred fourteen patients with unexplained infertility served as a control group (182 cycles). The main outcome was the clinical pregnancy rate per cycle. RESULTS: The pregnancy rate per cycle was similar, 17.3% for the unilateral tubal occlusion group and 16.5% for the unexplained infertility group. The rate of miscarriage (11.1% vs. 23.3%) and ectopic pregnancy (11.1% vs. 6.7%) was similar between the two groups. The pregnancy rate was higher in patients with proximal occlusion (25.0%) compared with distal occlusion (13.9%) or unexplained infertility, but not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Stimulated IUI can be suggested as the initial treatment option in women with unilateral proximal or distal tubal occlusion.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy, Ectopic
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Sterilization, Tubal
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Superovulation
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Hysterosalpingography
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Pregnancy Rate
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Fallopian Tube Diseases
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Infertility
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
Year:
2012
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Article