What Researchers Did
Researchers reported on a single patient with secondary infertility who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) alongside other treatments.
What They Found
A patient who had previously failed to conceive after one year of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and oral sildenafil became pregnant. This pregnancy occurred after an IVF cycle that included adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2) and intravaginal sildenafil.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified, as the study authors are not Canadian and infertility is not a Health Canada-recognized indication for HBOT.
Study Limitations
The primary limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, which means its findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.