The effect of endometrial scratch injury on pregnancy outcome in women with previous intrauterine insemination failure: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1421-1427

  Ashrafi, Mahnaz ^a,b,c   Tehraninejad, Ensieh Shahrokh ^a,c   Haghiri, Mansooreh ^c   Masomi, Masoumeh ^c   Sadatmahalleh, Shahideh Jahanian ^d   Arabipoor, Arezoo ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

endometrial scratch injury; intrauterine insemination failure; pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOMETRIAL SCRATCH INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ENDOMETRIUM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INJURIES; IRAN; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; IRAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020752542     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13401     Document Type: Article

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