title: Do Endometrial Movements Affect The Achievement of Pregnancy during Intrauterine Insemination?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was aimed to assess the effect of endometrial movements on pregnancy achievement in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles.
  
  
  METHODS
  The population of this observational study was composed of unexplained infertility couples undergoing first-time IUI with clomiphene citrate between September 2010 and October 2011. Not only endometrial movements, but also thickness, volume, pattern, and echogenic change of endometrium were analyzed prospectively in prediction of pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total number of 241 cycles of IUI with 49 intrauterine pregnancies (20.3%) was analyzed. Pregnancy was not related to endometrial thickness and endometrial volume, but significantly related to endometrial movements associated with the number of contraction, strong movement, cervicofundal direction, and hyperechoic change (p<0.05). Pregnant group showed higher cervicofundal movement rate (89.8 vs. 75.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For IUI cycles stimulated by clomiphene citrate in unexplained infertility women, endometrial movements on the day of IUI could be a predictor of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Il Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyeog Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sil Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Heung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yeol Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Lim
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Oh
keywords: Clomiphene Citrate; Endometrial Cycle; Endometrium; Insemination; Pregnancy Outcome