Endometriosis is a complex trait with significant environmental and genetic influences that are likely to affect its phenotype. Natural history of the disease varies from one individual to another. The gold standard of surgical diagnosis is…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of endometriosis on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study which enrolled 1280 consecutive cycles of 834 couples of ICSI with ejaculate…
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether insulinlike growth factor I (IGF I), IGF II and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP 3) in serum and peritoneal fluid (PF) correlate with the presence and severity of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study in…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of endometriosis on implantation. DESIGN: Case-control study from Yale University IVF-ET program. PATIENTS: Two hundred eighty-four consecutive IVF cycles were analyzed retrospectively. Patients with e…