The Impact of Endometriosis on In Vitro Fertilization Outcome.

Endometriosis is a common inflammatory disease and a major cause of infertility through various mechanisms. We conducted a retrospective study in infertile women with endometriosis who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to evaluate the particularities and outcome of ovarian stimulation. A total of 59 patients aged 24-40 years were included.

Experience of the "Prof. Dr. Panait Sarbu" Hospital in Oncofertility among Breast Cancer Patients.

Oncofertility represents a new field, dedicated to patients at childbearing age who are diagnosed with a neoplasic disease and who want to have a biologic child after they complete the oncological and surgical treatment. Because of new screening and treatment methods, most patients survive the disease, but the main long-term complication remains infertility. Young women with breast cancer are candidates for preserving their fertility mostly because of the risk of chemotherapy-related infertility due to the alkylating agent, causing dose-dependent destruction of oocytes and follicular depletion and thus bringing cortical fibrosis and ovarian blood-vessel damage (1).