Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer: Abdominal Versus Transvaginal, a RCT

N/ACompletedNCT00682071

University of Wisconsin, Madison224 enrolled

Overview

Ultrasound (US) guided embryo transfer (ET) appears to improve pregnancy outcomes in IVF-ET. Most reports are done using a transabdominal (TAS) approach, in contrast to a transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) which does not require a full bladder. We sought to determine if either approach was better with respect to clinical outcomes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

224

Conditions

Infertility in Vitro Fertilization

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- All patients undergoing assisted reproductive cycles including autologous IVF, oocyte donation, and frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles Exclusion Criteria: \- Cases of severe ovarian hyper-stimulation requiring embryo cryopreservation and gestational surrogate cycles