Five Cases of Pregnancies after Unsuccessful IVF-ET Attempts with Additional Non IVF-ET Therapy or without Therapy.

Bai,  Buoung Choo

Case Report

Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 2000;27(1):111-116.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Five Cases of Pregnancies after Unsuccessful IVF-ET Attempts with Additional Non IVF-ET Therapy or without Therapy.

Abstract

IVF-ET therapy was originally developed as a method for treating patients with absolute mechanical infertility for whom spontaneous conception is almost impossible. OBJECTIVE
To report that the recent IVF-ET is now applied to couples not only untreatable tubal infertility but also peritubal periovarial adhesions, endometriosis, male-related or unexplained infertility. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Case report. RESULT: We experienced 5 Pregnancies after unsuccessful IVF-ET attempt with additional non IVF-ET therapy or without therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The follicular puncture and ovarian enlargement may result in restoration of pituitary-ovarian axis and peritoneal environment in infertility patients.