Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 325-330 , September 2010

Management of endometrioma prior to IVF: compliance with ESHRE guidelines

  • Tarek A. Gelbaya

      Affiliations

    • Leicester Fertility Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • Stephan Gordts

      Affiliations

    • Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Leuven, Belgium
    • ,
  • Thomas M. D’Hooghe

      Affiliations

    • Leuven University Fertility Centre, Leuven, Belgium
    • ,
  • Marco Gergolet

      Affiliations

    • Slovene Institute for Fertility and Endoscopic Surgery, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
    • ,
  • Luciano G. Nardo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Whitworth Park, Manchester M13 0JH, UK.

Received 17 January 2010 ,Revised 21 February 2010 ,Accepted 13 April 2010.

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☆ Luciano G Nardo is a consultant in gynaecology, reproductive medicine and surgery at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, and honorary lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. He is director of North West Fertility. He is an Royal College of Obstetricans and Gynaecologists-accredited subspecialist in reproductive medicine and surgery, and has clinical interests in endometriosis, infertility, assisted conception, gynaecological endocrinology and minimal access gynaecological surgery. He is an associate member of many international learned societies. Luciano serves on the executive committee of the British Fertility Society (BFS) and is chair of the BFS Training Subcommittee. He has an active research programme both in the UK and abroad focusing on polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, ovarian reserve, novel approaches to ovarian stimulation and mechanisms of embryo implantation. He has published in excess of 70 papers on many aspects of gynaecology, reproductive medicine and surgery and has written numerous textbook chapters and journal supplements. He is member of the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive Biomedicine Online and a member of the advisory board of IVF News.Direct! Luciano is an advisor for international professional and patients’ organizations, and is ad-hoc referee of many scientific journals in the field.

PII: S1472-6483(10)00235-X

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.023

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 325-330 , September 2010

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