title: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Local Endometrial Injury on the Clinical Pregnancy Rate of Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycles in Patients With Repeated Implantation Failure.
abstract: Objective:Repeated implantation failure (RIF) is a condition in which the embryos implantation decreases in the endometrium. So, our aim was to evaluate the effect of local endometrial injury on embryo transfer results.Materials and methods:In this simple randomized clinical trial (RCT), a total of 120 patients were selected. The participants were less than 40 years old, and they are in their minimum two cycles of vitro fertilization (IVF). Patients were divided randomly into two groups of LEI (Local endometrial injury) and a control group (n = 60 in each group). The first group had four small endometrial injuries from anterior, posterior, and lateral uterus walls which were obtained from people who were in 21thday of their previous IVF cycle. The second group was the patients who have not received any intervention.Results:The experimental and control patients were matched in the following factors. Regarding the clinical pregnancy rate, there was no significant difference noted between the experimental and the control group.Conclusion:Local endometrial injury in a preceding cycle does not increase the clinical pregnancy rate in the subsequent FET cycle of patients with repeated implantation failure.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ensieh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shahrokh-Tehraninejad
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dashti
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Batool
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hossein-Rashidi
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azimi-Nekoo
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fedyeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haghollahi
authors.affiliation: Sint Maarten School of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, Cole Bay, Sint Maarten.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalantari
keywords: Clinical Pregnancy Rate; Local Endometrial Injury; Repeated Implantation Failure