The Usefulness of Ultrasound Guidance in Fresh Embryo Transfers: A Retrospective Study
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https://doi.org/10.59793/fw32xj79Keywords:
Clinical touch,, embryo transfer,, in vitro fertilization,, retrospective study,, ultrasound-guided,, air bubbleAbstract
Objective: To evaluate retrospectively the efficacy of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer method on pregnancy and implantation
rate and compare with clinical touch method. Material and methods: The results of 582 cycles from our in vitro fertilization
and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) program conducted at Jaipur Fertility Centre, an Infertility Unit of Mahatma Gandhi University
of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan were analyzed retrospectively and comparison was made between those
carried out using ultrasound guidance and those by clinical touch method. Results: Higher pregnancy and implantation rates
(37.19% and 19.66%, respectively) were found in the group using the transabdominal ultrasound guidance during ET compared
with those in the group using the clinical touch method (30.92% and 16.22%, respectively). The difference was not statistically
significant. Conclusion: Older women (>35 years) and in the subgroup when the clinician rated the transfer procedure as
easy with some difficulty, there appeared to be a substantial improvement in the pregnancy rate and the difference was
statistically significant. We believe that ultrasound-guided ET should be used in these subgroups.
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