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Published on: January 22, 2022
Effect comparison of salpingectomy versus proximal tubal occlusion on ovarian reserve: A meta-analysis
Shuxie Wu1, Qiong Zhang, Yanping Li
1Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Introduction:
The women with hydrosalpinx have lower pregnancy rates in assisted reproductive technology, and only laparoscopic salpingectomy and tubal occlusion has proven to be effective to improve the outcome of in vitro fertilization. The main objective of the present meta-analysis was to assess and compare the ovarian reserve after salpingectomy or proximal tubal occlusion (PTO) in the published literature.
Material And Methods:
We considered all published cohort (retrospective and prospective) and cross-sectional studies as well as randomized controlled trials that investigated changes in serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone levels or antral follicle count (AFC) following salpingectomy or PTO. Two investigators (SW, QZ) independently screened the full text of all identified articles to assess relevance to our meta-analysis.
Results:
In total, 648 patients were included in 5 studies. In the analysis of comparative studies. In the analysis of comparative studies, the follicle-stimulating hormone of salpingectomy had no significant difference with that of PTO (WMD 0.46IU/L, 95% CI[-0.14,1.05]). The AMH and AFC of salpingectomy were significantly higher than that of PTO (AFC: WMD -0.80IU/L, 95% CI [-1.46, -0.14]; AMH: WMD -1.01IU/L, 95% CI [-1.28, -0.74]).
Conclusions:
Salpingectomy did more harm to ovarian reserve than PTO in the short-term. However, the long-term effects on ovarian reserve remains uncertain.
