Infertility affects between 8 and 12% of reproductive-age couples worldwide. Despite improvements in assisted reproductive techniques (ART), live birth rates are still limited. In clinical practice, imaging and microscopy are currently widely used, but their diagnostic effectiveness remains limited. In research, the emergence of innovative techniques named OMICS would improve the identification of the implantation window, while progressing in the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in embryo implantation failures. To date, transcriptomic analysis seems to be the most promising approach in clinical research. The objective of this review is to present the results obtained with the different approaches available in clinical practice and in research to assess endometrial receptivity in patients undergoing ART.
Keywords: Assistance médicale à la procréation; Assisted reproductive techniques; Embryo implantation; Endometrial receptivity; Endometrium; Endomètre; Fenêtre implantatoire; Fécondation in vitro; Implantation embryonnaire; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Infertilité; Réceptivité endométriale; Window of implantation.
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