Does hysteroscopic resection of uterine septum improve reproductive outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Uterine septum in women with subfertility or previous poor reproductive outcomes presents a clinical dilemma. Hysteroscopic septum resection has been previously associated with adverse reproductive outcomes but the evidence remains inconclusive. We aimed to thoroughly and systematically appraise relevant evidence on the impact of hysteroscopically resecting the uterine septum on this cohort of women.

Methods

AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, EMCARE, Medline, PsychInfo, PubMed, Cochrane register of controlled trials, Cochrane database of systematic reviews and CINAHL were assessed to April 2020, with no language restriction. Only randomised control trials and comparative studies which evaluated outcomes in women with uterine septum and a history of subfertility and/or poor r

SUBMITTER: Krishnan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature