To determine if the mean elasticity value (measured in kilopascals, kPa) of a patient's endometrium, myometrium and cervix in a sonographically normal appearing uterus predict frozen embryo transfer (FET) success and long term reproductive outcomes when measured the day prior to FET.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
162
Shear wave elastography data will be obtained at the transvaginal ultrasound visit the day prior to frozen embryo transfer
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Sustained Implantation Rate
number of fetal heart beats at time of discharge ultrasound
Time frame: 6 weeks after embryo transfer
Chemical Pregnancy
Positive serum bHCG level
Time frame: 8-10 days after embryo transfer
Clinical Pregnancy
presence of gestational sac on ultrasound
Time frame: 2-4 weeks after embryo transfer
Clinical Pregnancy Loss
loss of gestational sac, yolk sac, fetal pole, fetal heart beat on ultrasound after being present
Time frame: 2-40 weeks after embryo transfer
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