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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2016

Effect of ovarian endometrioma on uterine and ovarian blood flow in infertile women.

Akmal El-Mazny, Ahmed Kamel, Wafaa Ramadan, Sherine Gad-Allah, Suzy Abdelaziz, Ahmed M Hussein

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Akmal El-MaznyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed KamelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Wafaa RamadanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Sherine Gad-AllahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Suzy AbdelazizDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed M HusseinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EG

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Abstract

backgroundAngiogenesis has been found to be among the most important factors in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The formation of new blood vessels is critical for the survival of newly implanted endometriotic foci. The use of 3-D power Doppler allows for the demonstration of the dynamic vascular changes that occur during the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF). We aimed to evaluate the effect of ovarian endometrioma on uterine and ovarian blood flow in infertile women. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn a case-control study at a university teaching hospital, 138 women with unilateral ovarian endometrioma scheduled for IVF were compared to 138 women with male-factor or unexplained infertility. In the mid-luteal (peri-implantation) phase of the cycle, endometrial thickness, uterine and ovarian artery pulsatility index and resistance index, endometrial and ovarian volume, 3-D power Doppler vascularization index (VI), flow index (FI), and vascularization FI (VFI) values were measured in both groups.

resultsThere were no significant differences (

conclusionOvarian endometrioma is not associated with impaired endometrial and ovarian blood flows in infertile women scheduled for IVF, and it is not likely to affect endometrial receptivity or ovarian function through a vascular mechanism.

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3-D power DopplerendometriomaIVFuterine and ovarian blood flow

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