Chithira Pulimoottil Vignarajan1, Neena Malhotra2, Neeta Singh1. 1. ART Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 2. ART Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: malhotraneena@yahoo.com.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) after proximal tubal occlusion (PTO) or salpingectomy in patients with hydrosalpinx undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. PATIENTS: A total of 165 patients were randomized and subsequently allocated to a PTO group (n = 83) or a salpingectomy group (n = 82). INTERVENTIONS:PTO and salpingectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Following surgery, compared with the PTO group, the salpingectomy group showed significant decreases in the ovarian reserve parameters serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH; 3.7 ng/mL vs 2.6 ng/mL; p ˂ .001) and antral follicle count (AFC; 10.6 vs 8.6; p ˂ .001). The salpingectomy group also required a significantly higher dose of gonadotropins (3901 vs 3260; p ˂ .001) and more days of stimulation (11.3 vs 10.2; p ˂ .001) compared with the PTO group. The salpingectomy group had a significantly lower fertilization rate (0.74 vs 0.83; p ˂ .001) and a lower number of grade 1 embryos (4.1 vs 5.6; p = .02); however, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups with respect to rates of implantation (22.8% vs 23.7%; p = .87), clinical pregnancy (26.3% vs 33.7%, p = .25), live birth (27.5% vs 32.5%; p = .42), and miscarriage (4.7% vs 3.5%; p = .90) CONCLUSIONS: PTO is a superior to salpingectomy for the surgical management of patients with hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF-ET in terms of ovarian reserve. However, the 2 surgical techniques are associated with comparable pregnancy rates.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) after proximal tubal occlusion (PTO) or salpingectomy in patients with hydrosalpinx undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. PATIENTS: A total of 165 patients were randomized and subsequently allocated to a PTO group (n = 83) or a salpingectomy group (n = 82). INTERVENTIONS: PTO and salpingectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Following surgery, compared with the PTO group, the salpingectomy group showed significant decreases in the ovarian reserve parameters serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH; 3.7 ng/mL vs 2.6 ng/mL; p ˂ .001) and antral follicle count (AFC; 10.6 vs 8.6; p ˂ .001). The salpingectomy group also required a significantly higher dose of gonadotropins (3901 vs 3260; p ˂ .001) and more days of stimulation (11.3 vs 10.2; p ˂ .001) compared with the PTO group. The salpingectomy group had a significantly lower fertilization rate (0.74 vs 0.83; p ˂ .001) and a lower number of grade 1 embryos (4.1 vs 5.6; p = .02); however, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups with respect to rates of implantation (22.8% vs 23.7%; p = .87), clinical pregnancy (26.3% vs 33.7%, p = .25), live birth (27.5% vs 32.5%; p = .42), and miscarriage (4.7% vs 3.5%; p = .90) CONCLUSIONS: PTO is a superior to salpingectomy for the surgical management of patients with hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF-ET in terms of ovarian reserve. However, the 2 surgical techniques are associated with comparable pregnancy rates.
Authors: Pedro Melo; Ektoras X Georgiou; Neil Johnson; Sabine F van Voorst; Annika Strandell; Ben Willem J Mol; Christian Becker; Ingrid E Granne Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2020-10-22