Correlation between hysteroscopic features and specific microbial species in women with chronic endometritis.

Chronic endometritis (CE) has recently been associated with unexplained infertility and recurrent miscarriages. The current gold standard for CE detection is histopathological examination. However, office hysteroscopy and endometrial cultures are also significant, due to the possible link between CE and various microorganisms. Bacterial colonization of the endometrium has been associated with reduced success rates of in vitro fertilisation embryo transfer. Few studies have tried to correlate CE hysteroscopy findings with pathogenic microorganisms. This prospective cohort study sought to establish whether hysteroscopic diagnostic lesions correlate with specific microbial species.