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Endometriosis Infertility Does Not Reduce IVF Success Rate

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Posted by RobynNazarRN on June 17, 2011 at 1:49 pm

New study suggests that women with endometriosis infertility have the same IVF success rates as those with infertility due to damage in the fallopian tubes.

According to the research reported in the medical journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, a study of 428 women revealed that the women with ovarian endometriosis infertility were more likely to have a canceled cycle, but once IVF was performed they had the same pregnancy, implantation and delivery outcomes as their counterparts.

Furthermore, women with endometriosis infertility who had underwent laproscopy surgery to remove the endometriosis prior to surgery had no improved IVF success rates and even showed a decrease in ovarian response to fertility medications.

These findings suggest that perhaps endometriosis may not be as negative of a factor on IVF success rates as previously believed and therefore surgical interventions for endometriosis infertility treatment prior to an IVF treatment should be reconsidered.

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2011, 9:81

Further Reading: Julia Bradburry Gives Hope to Endometriosis Infertility Suffers

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Endometriosis Infertility Treatment and Trans-Fats

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Posted by RobynNazarRN on May 13, 2011 at 3:41 pm

If you are undergoing endometriosis infertility treatment, for endometriosis infertility then you may want to cut out trans-fasts from your diet.

In March of 2010 researchers found in a study that a diet high in trans-fast increases one’s risk for endometriosis. The study, funded by the US National Institute of Health, examined the relationship between dietary fats and the development of endometriosis in over 120,000 women. In the results, the researchers found the women who consumed diets high in trans-fats, which are hydrogenated oils found in many fried and processed foods, had 1.4 times the risk of developing endometriosis over the course of 12 years than those who consumed the least.

Furthermore, women who consumed diets rich in Omega-3 oils were the least likely to develop endometriosis. Omega-3 oils are found in nuts, flax seed and fatty fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel.

Women Undergoing Endometriosis Infertility Treatment Should Be Mindful of Dietary Fats

Researchers on the study now hope to extend this research to determine whether or not dietary modification in women who already have endometriosis could help alleviate symptoms associated with this disease. However, in the meantime experts recommend that women who currently suffer from this disease or who are undergoing endometriosis infertility treatment avoid trans-fats in their diets.

Endometriosis infertility affects 40 percent of women with this disease. Treatments include surgery, medication, dietary changes, and assisted reproductive technology. In rare cases it is irreversible, making adoption the only choice for couples who desire a child.

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