Table 1. Patient and clinical characteristics in the RIF group before treatment
Patient and clinical characteristics
Number of cycles 66
Number of previous IVF cycles w/failure 4.0±2.24 (2-11)
Patient age (year) 38.97±4.25 (29-52)
Length of sterility (year) 10.12±6.08 (1-20)
Endometrial thickness (mm) 10.52±2.08 (6-17)
Thinned endometrium (<7 mm) 23/66 (34.85%)
Positive endometrial bacteriology 19/66 (28.79%)
-Mycoplasma genitaliumandUreaplasma urealyticum 08/19 (42.10%)
-Chlamydia 06/19 (31.58%)
-Gram(-) & (+)e 05/19 (26.32%)
Endometrial histopathology  
Normal 13/66 (19.70%)
Abnormal 53/66 (80.30%)
-Chronic Endometritis 38/53 (71.7%)
-Histopathological Abnormal Pattern 15/53 (28.3%)
Length of therapy (days) 105±63 (42-168)

Note: Values were represented by median ± SD or (%) case/total.

e1Streptococcus, 2 Enterococcus Faecalis, 1 Eikinella cannis, 1 Enterococcus beta-hemolytic.