Abstract
Sonographic measurement of endometrial thickness at embryo transfer is thought to be a good predictor of the success of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles because the clinical pregnancy rate increases as the endometrium thickens. Nevertheless, a retrospective analysis of a study population of 606 patients showed a decrease of clinical pregnancy rates in the setting of extreme endometrial thicknesses.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Embryo Transfer / methods*
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Endometrium / diagnostic imaging*
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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Female
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Fertilization in Vitro / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Infertility, Female / diagnostic imaging*
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Infertility, Female / epidemiology*
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Italy / epidemiology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Pregnancy Tests / methods*
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Reproducibility of Results
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Retrospective Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / statistics & numerical data*
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Treatment Outcome
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*