title: [Effects of Tansvaginal Aspiration of Hydrosalpinx Combined Auricular Point Sticking on IVF-ET Outcomes].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore effective pretreated methods for hydrosalpinx before frozen embryo transfer (FET).
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled study was performed on 229 FET cycles of hydrosalpinx patients. They were assigned to two groups by random digit table, Group A (94 cases), Group B (89 cases), and Group C (46 cases). Patients in Group A received transvaginal aspiration of hydrosalpinx combined with auricular point sticking. Those in Group B received transvaginal aspiration of hydrosalpinx group. Those in Group C received no transvaginal aspiration of hydrosalpinx. Pregnancy outcomes of FET, endometrial and subendometrial blood flow distribution on the embryo transfer day were compared among the three groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no statistical difference in the endometrial thickness on FET day, the number of transfer embryos, the number of transferred good quality embryos among the three groups (P > 0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate and the embryo implantation rate were significantly higher in Group A than in Group C (P < 0.05), and the clinical pregnancy rate was significantly higher in Group A than in Group B (P < 0.05). The early abortion rate and the transfer cycle cancel rate were significantly lower in Group A than in Group C (P < 0.05). Type A endometrial and subendometrial blood flow distribution was dominant in Group A, which was significantly higher in Group A than the rest two groups (P < 0.05). Type A distribution rate was also significantly higher in Group B than in Group C (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transvaginal aspiration of hydrosalpinx combined with auricular point sticking before FET could improve the endometrial receptivity and improve outcomes of IVF.
authors.forename: Jin-xia
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Ya-li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Xiao-ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xi-hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D010064:Embryo Implantation; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018873:Pregnancy Rate