Abstract
Study Objective: To study impaired expression of estrogen (ER) and progesteron (PR) receptor isoforms during the implantation window in eutopic endometrium of infertile women associated with endometriosis genitalis externa (EGE). Study Design: open perspective comparative study. Materials and Methods. The study included 32 patients with endometriosis-associated infertility and implantation failures within the scope of assisted reproductive technology programme (study group), and 33 fertile women with EGE rAFS (stages I to IV) (comparison group). We performed morphological and immunohistochemical examination of endometrium biopsy samples (pipelle biopsy) during an expected implantation window. Study Results. Eutopic endometrium of women with EGE and infertility during the implantation window demonstrated statistically higher (р < 0.05) expression of ERα (19-fold), ERβ (2.3-fold) in stroma and PR-B in glands (1.7-folds) as compared to fertile women win EGE with lower PR-A expression in stroma (2.5-fold). Conclusion. The morphofunctional condition of endometrium and its receptive properties during the implantation window in women with endometriosis-associated infertility reflect the nature of ER (α and β) and PR (А and В) isoforms expression, the abnormalities underlying the endometrium receptivity disorders, with clinical manifestations being absent pregnancy. Keywords: endometriosis-associated infertility; implantation window; endometrium receptivity
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