Hans Kristian Opøien

STUDY QUESTION: Do endometriomas induce an inflammatory reaction with increased cytokine concentrations in nearby follicles and thereby affect follicular development during controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF)? S…

OBJECTIVE: To assess success rates of IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with various stages of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Reproductive medicine unit in a university hospital. PATIENT(S): I…

Surgical eradication of minimal and mild endometriosis has been shown to increase the birth rate both spontaneously and after intrauterine insemination. This study from a reproductive medicine unit at a referral university hospital examined…