Endometrial scratching performed in the non-transfer cycle and outcome of assisted reproduction: A randomized controlled trial

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-382

  Nastri, C O ^a   Ferriani, R A ^a   Raine Fenning, N ^b   Martins, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; embryo transfer; endometrial injury; endometrial perturbation; endometrium

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; OVULATION INDUCTION; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL INJURY; ENDOMETRIAL PERTURBATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEVONORGESTREL; LIVE BIRTH; OVULATION INDUCTION; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL INJURY; ENDOMETRIAL PERTURBATION; ENDOMETRIUM;

EID: 84884904376     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12539     Document Type: Article

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