The efficiency of a complex method for the treatment of uterine infertility
AbstractThin endometrial syndrome is associated with infertility and adverse reproductive outcomes, as well as with implantation failure and miscarriage. The high frequency of ineffective ART programs in patients with uterine infertility dictates the priority of finding new ways to solve this problem and the development of an integrated approach to the study of patients with uterine infertility. The article presents modern ideas about the causes, treatment tactics, consequences of the "thin" endometrial syndrome according to domestic and foreign literature, as well as the management of patients with uterine infertility.
Keywords:"thin" endometrium; infertility of uterine origin; physiotherapy; assisted reproductive technologies; in vitro fertilization
Funding. The authors received no financial support.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Orazov M.R., Krasnopolskaya K.V., Silantieva E.S., Lagutina E.V. The efficiency of a complex method for the treatment of uterine infertility. Akusherstvo i ginekologiya: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie [Obstetrics and Gynecology: News, Opinions, Training]. 2021; 9 (3). Supplement: 93-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2303-9698-2021-9-3suppl-93-97 (in Russian)
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