ReviewSurgery research and practice2014
What is the role of hysteroscopic surgery in the management of female infertility? A review of the literature.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fertility-sparing treatment for patients with endometrial cancer: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2024.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- No differences in IVF pregnancy outcomes following hysteroscopic polypectomy using a manual hysteroscopic tissue removal device versus conventional resection.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Hysterosalpingography and Diagnostic Hysteroscopy Findings in Infertility Evaluation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Cervical stenosis and pregnancy rate after ultrasound guided cervical dilation in women undergoing saline infusion sonography.Journal of ultrasonography · 2020Article
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- Uterine alterations in women undergoing routine hysteroscopy before in vitro fertilization: high prevalence of unsuspected lesions.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2019Article
- Fertility outcome after saline sonography guided removal of intrauterine polyps in women with unexplained infertility.Journal of ultrasonography · 2019Article
- Chinese medicine as complementary therapy for female infertility.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2017Review
- Surgical Management of Endometrial Polyps in Infertile Women: A Comprehensive Review.Surgery research and practice · 2015Review
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Abstract
The position of hysteroscopy in current fertility practice is under debate. There are many randomized controlled trials on technical feasibility and patient compliance demonstrating that the procedure is well tolerated and effective in the treatment of intrauterine pathologies. However, no consensus on the effectiveness of hysteroscopic surgery in improving the prognosis of subfertile women is available. A literature review was performed to explore the available information regarding the role of hysteroscopy in the evaluation and management of female infertility as well as to ascertain evidence that treatment of these uterine abnormalities improves fertility. The debate regarding the role of hysteroscopic surgery in the management of female infertility remains as the published studies did not reach a consensus on the benefit of such an intervention in this setting. The randomized trials do not clearly demonstrate that surgical correction of all intrauterine abnormalities improves IVF outcome. However, published observational studies suggest a benefit for resection of submucosal leiomyomas, adhesions, and endometrial polyps in increasing pregnancy rates. More randomised controlled studies are needed to substantiate the effectiveness of the hysteroscopic removal of suspected intrauterine pathology in women with unexplained subfertility or prior to assisted reproductive technology.
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