Rozemarijn de Koning, Astrid E P Cantineau, Karin van der Tuuk, Bianca De Bie, Henk Groen, M Elske van den Akker-van Marle, Annemiek W Nap, Jacques W M Maas, Frank Willem Jansen, Andries R H Twijnstra, Mathijs D Blikkendaal
Currently, the optimal treatment to increase the chance of pregnancy and live birth in patients with colorectal endometriosis and subfertility is unknown. Evidence suggests that that both surgery and in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are effective in improving live birth rate (LBR) among these women. However, the available evidence is of low quality, reports highly heterogeneous results, lacks direct comparison between both treatment options and does not assess whether a combination strategy results in a higher LBR compared to IVF/ICSI-only treatment...
April 1, 2024: Reproduction & fertility