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Chronic endometritis and infertility
- Source :
- Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- The Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, 2016.
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Abstract
- Chronic endometritis (CE) is a condition involving the breakdown of the peaceful co-existence between microorganisms and the host immune system in the endometrium. A majority of CE cases produce no noticeable signs or mild symptoms, and the prevalence rate of CE has been found to be approximately 10%. Gynecologists and pathologists often do not focus much clinical attention on CE due to the time-consuming microscopic examinations necessary to diagnose CE, its mild clinical manifestations, and the benign nature of the disease. However, the relationship between CE and infertility-related conditions such as repeated implantation failure and recurrent miscarriage has recently emerged as an area of inquiry. In this study, we reviewed the literature on the pathophysiology of CE and how it may be associated with infertility, as well as the literature regarding the diagnosis and treatment of CE. In addition, we discuss the value of hysteroscopic procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of CE.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Infertility
medicine.medical_specialty
Prevalence
Review
Hysteroscopy
Repeated implantation failure
Disease
Endometrium
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Implantation failure
Recurrent miscarriage
medicine
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
medicine.diagnostic_test
Fertilization in vitro
Obstetrics
business.industry
medicine.disease
030104 developmental biology
Mild symptoms
Reproductive Medicine
Chronic endometritis
Chronic Endometritis
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22338241 and 22338233
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b8e02a3d8fad8d31a5dee37995a629c