Weigh the pros and cons to ovarian reserve before stripping ovarian endometriomas prior to IVF/ICSI: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the effects of conservative surgery for endometriomas on ovarian responsiveness during assisted reproductive technology (ART) and provide reproductive and gynecological doctors with a more reliable reference program for the treatment of endometriomas.

Methods

A literature search was performed by searching the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Science Direct databases. Studies with inter- and intra-patient comparisons of ovarian responses and oocyte quality between operated and unoperated ovaries and that met the inclusion criteria were retrieved, and the data from the outcome measures were extracted and pooled for this meta-analysis.

Results

Twenty-one published studies (2649 ART cycles) were included. The total amount of gonadotr

SUBMITTER: Tao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5456033 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature