title: Sonographic uterine predictors of pregnancy in women undergoing ovulation induction for assisted reproductive treatments.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine preovulatory uterine sonographic predictors of pregnancy in women undergoing ovulation induction for assisted reproductive treatments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective evaluation of uterine sonographic and vascular flow profiles in women stimulated with leuprolide acetate and hMG.
  
  
  METHODS
  Private fertility center and tertiary-care academic center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-six women underwent 102 cycles of ovulation induction for IVF (46), GIFT (20), and zygote intrafallopian transfer (36).
  
  
  METHODS
  Endometrial texture, thickness, resistance index at the first branch of uterine artery, diastolic blood flow, and pregnancy outcome (no conception, spontaneous abortion, and delivery).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Triple-lined pattern was predominant in women who delivered liveborn infants (P < 0.005). Endometrial pattern and diastolic blood flow were the only predictive markers of term pregnancy (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preovulatory triple-lined sonographic endometrial texture and the presence of end diastole blood velocities at the first branch of uterine artery are the most important uterine predictors of conception.
authors.affiliation: Huntington Reproductive Center, Pasadena, California 91105.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batzofin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olive
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005544:Forecasting; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D017388:Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer
chemical_list: D008596:Menotropins; D016729:Leuprolide