Embryo transfer technique as a cause of ectopic pregnancy in in vitro fertilization.
A randomized prospective study was performed to compare the effects of a midfundal versus a deep fundal transfer technique on subsequent intrauterine and ectopic PRs after IVF. The clinical intra-uterine PR after the deep fundal transfer was 12.4% per cycle with a 1.5% ectopic PR (which represented 12.2% of the pregnancies) versus 14.2% IUPs per cycle with a 0.4% ectopic rate (representing 3% of pregnancies) after midfundal transfers. The midfundal technique appears superior to deep fundal procedures because of a lower percentage of EPs without any sacrifice of the intrauterine PR after midfundal transfers.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden.
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D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011786:Quality Control