In vitro fertilization pregnancy in a patient with proven chronic endometritis
Human Mousavi Fatemi1, Biljana Popovic-Todorovic, Linda Ameryckx
1Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. hmousavi@uzbrussel.be
Objective:
To report an in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancy in a patient with histologically confirmed chronic endometritis before the IVF treatment without prior antibiotherapy.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Academic reproductive medicine unit.
Patient(S):
A 30-year-old woman with primary infertility due to mild oligoasthenoteratospermia of the male partner.
Intervention(S):
Diagnostic hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Delivery after the first IVF.
Result(S):
Histologic examination of the endometrium revealed chronic endometritis. The patient delivered a healthy boy at 40 weeks' gestation after the first IVF treatment.
Conclusion(S):
Our findings suggest that the impact of chronic endometritis on infertility and IVF outcome should be further investigated in prospective randomized studies.
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