Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer does not offer any benefit in clinical outcome: a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Ioannis Kosmas,
Raphael Janssens,
L. De Munck,
H. Al Turki,
Josiane Van Der Elst,
Herman Tournaye,
Paul Devroey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem001
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , embryo transfer , ultrasound , pregnancy , gynecology , ectopic pregnancy , pregnancy rate , obstetrics , infertility , in vitro fertilisation , surgery , radiology , genetics , biology
Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer (ET) is widely suggested as a standard clinical practice that improves overall embryo implantation and pregnancy rates. Various studies of this issue suffer from methodological pitfalls, so that a randomized controlled trial, which overcomes these problems, might be valuable.
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