Effect of salpingectomy on ovarian response to superovulation in an in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer program

Evaluation of Effect of Bilateral Total Salpingectomy on Ovarian Function Among Pre-Menopausal Women Undergoing Abdominal Hysterectomy

“…A significant reduction in the number of ovulations occurred in the experimental ovary compared with the contralateral control ovary in the same animal. Lass et al (1998) 23 reported that in patients who had undergone unilateral salpingectomy, significantly fewer follicles developed and consequently fewer oocytes were retrieved from the operated side compared with the intact adnexa, although the ovarian volume was not reduced. These results may suggest that a degree of blood flow impairment to the ovary occurred after salpingectomy; this impairment altered follicular development, but not sufficiently to cause ovarian shrinkage.…”

Evaluation of the effects of single or multiple dose methotrexate administration, salpingectomy on ovarian reserve of rat with the measurement of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels and histological analysis

“…They postulated that the thermal damage caused by bipolar diathermy and inadvertent damage to blood vessels in the mesosalpinx were the cause of increased ovarian damage as opposed to meticulous technique and use of clamping rather than diathermy in laparotomy. Lass et al found that unilateral salpingectomy for EP had no negative effect on the total ovarian performance during ART, but they found a reduced number of oocytes from the operated site [21]. They raised a concern especially for women with a missing or damaged contralateral ovary.…”

“…There were many studies that evaluated the impact of salpingectomy on ovarian reserve. All these studies used the ovarian response after ovarian stimulation in IVF cycles as a study model and had controversial results for the effects of salpingectomy on ovarian functions [20][21][22][23]. In a study which evaluated ovarian reserve with AFC, ovarian volume and Doppler indices ovarian functions were found reduced after unilateral salpingectomy due to impaired ovarian blood flow [4].…”

The role of ovarian volume in reproductive medicine

“…We have shown recently (Lass et al, 1998b) that in 29 women who had unilateral salpingectomy before their IVF treatment, there were statistically significantly fewer follicles developed, and consequently fewer oocytes were retrieved (3.8 versus 6.0) from the side of the operation in comparison with the side of intact adnexa. However, ovarian volume was identical on both sides (6.2 cm 3 ).…”