Objective: To determine the impact of pelvic inflammation on the results of IVF after oocyte retrieval.
Design: Retrospective analysis of IVF cycles.
Setting: IVF Unit, Golda Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Patients: Twenty-eight women with a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) during IVF therapy.
Main outcome measure: The pregnancy rate (PR) of IVF cycles complicated by PID after oocyte retrieval was compared with our ongoing IVF results.
Results: All 28 women with PID during IVF treatment did not conceive, despite the high number of oocytes retrieved, fertilized, and transferred. The PR over the same period was 23% to 31%.
Conclusions: Pelvic infection after IVF treatment might have a detrimental effect on the results of treatment. In an effort to maximize the chances for normal implantation, postponement of ET should be considered when pelvic infection or inflammation is diagnosed.