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Estrogen therapy before hysteroscopic adhesiolysis improves the fertility outcome in patients with intrauterine adhesions

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 4/2019

Abstract

Purposes

To describe the fertility outcomes after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis combined with preoperative hormone treatment in women with intrauterine adhesion (IUA).

Methods

This study is a retrospective cohort study. A total of 230 patients with IUA underwent hysteroscopic adhesiolysis combined with hormone treatment from Jan 2012 to Jun 2018. 148 patients who received preoperative estrogen treatment were enrolled into group A and 82 patients without preoperative estrogen treatment were enrolled into group B. All the patients underwent hysteroscopic adhesiolysis and received postoperative estrogen therapy, intrauterine indwelling device. Second or third look was performed after 2–3 months.

Results

90.87% (209/230) patients complete the study. The AFS scores at baseline were higher in the group A than group B. After the preoperative E2 treatment, group A achieved the comparable AFS score to group B before the surgery. The cumulative fertility rate in group A was comparable in group B, both in the ITT analysis (49.32% vs. 52.44%, p = 0.651) and the PP analysis (54.07% vs.58.10%, p = 0.575).The mean conception time was also similar in group A and group B (8.30 ± 6.47 vs. 8.54 ± 5.68 months, p = 0.837). Besides, the surgery times in group A were less than group B. There was no difference in the rate of adverse events between two groups.

Conclusions

Hysteroscopic adhesiolysis combined with preoperative oestrogen could reduce the preoperative AFS scores and the times of surgery which yield a similar conception rate in women with less severe intrauterine adhesions.

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Title: Estrogen therapy before hysteroscopic adhesiolysis improves the fertility outcome in patients with intrauterine adhesions
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Keywords: Fertility
Estrogens
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-019-05249-y

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