title: Does the timing of mock embryo transfer affect in vitro fertilization implantation and pregnancy rates?
abstract: The timing of a mock embryo transfer does not affect in vitro fertilization implantation or pregnancy rates. Performing a mock embryo transfer at the time of oocyte retrieval, 3 to 5 days before embryo transfer, does not have a deleterious effect on the endometrium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland AFB, Texas, USA. kkatariya@satx.rr.com
authors.forename: Kathleen O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Katariya
authors.forename: G Wright
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Randal D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Propst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000502:physiology; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors