Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8925315 Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction 2017 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Embryo transfer is a key stage in IVF, in which the quality of performance determines the outcome. In this study, transvaginal ultrasound guidance of the transfer, which is the reference procedure in gynaecological imaging, significantly increases the percentage of pregnancies per transfer, both in the general population and in the reference population, compared with transfers performed under transabdominal ultrasound guidance. Transvaginal ultrasound facilitates the performance of difficult transfers and in particular achieves outcomes in these situations that are not significantly different from those of easy transfers. Visual monitoring of transcervical passage, which is rendered more precise and less traumatic and precision of embryo deposition are the factors that probably account for the improvement in outcomes.
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