A Randomized Trial of Endometrial Scratching before In Vitro Fertilization

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Local injury of the endometrium induces an inflammatory response that promotes successful implantation

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REVIEW ARTICLE: Inflammation and Implantation

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Endometrial injury in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques

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Endometrial injury to overcome recurrent embryo implantation failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Cumulative Birth Rates with Linked Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles

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Endometrial inflammation and effect on implantation improvement and pregnancy outcome

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Biopsy-induced inflammatory conditions improve endometrial receptivity: the mechanism of action

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Does local endometrial injury in the nontransfer cycle improve the IVF-ET outcome in the subsequent cycle in patients with previous unsuccessful IVF? A randomized controlled pilot study

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Rationale for WHO's new position calling for prompt reporting and public disclosure of interventional clinical trial results

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The effect of endometrial injury on ongoing pregnancy rate in unselected subfertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a randomized controlled trial

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Extent of the problem

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Endometrial biopsy-induced gene modulation: first evidence for the expression of bladder-transmembranal uroplakin Ib in human endometrium

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Local injury to the endometrium on the day of oocyte retrieval has a negative impact on implantation in assisted reproductive cycles: a randomized controlled trial

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Cumulative live birth rates after one ART cycle including all subsequent frozen–thaw cycles in 1050 women: secondary outcome of an RCT comparing GnRH-antagonist and GnRH-agonist protocols

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Local endometrial injury and IVF outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Promoting implantation by local injury to the endometrium

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Endometrial scratching for subfertility: everyone's doing it

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Molecular interactions between embryo and uterus in the adhesion phase of human implantation

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Does local injury to the endometrium before IVF cycle really affect treatment outcome? Results of a randomized placebo controlled trial

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Endometrial scratching to improve pregnancy rate in couples with unexplained subfertility: A randomized controlled trial

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The effect of endometrial scratch on natural-cycle cryopreserved embryo transfer outcomes: a randomized controlled study

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Scratching beneath 'The Scratching Case': systematic reviews and meta-analyses, the back door for evidence-based medicine

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Potential Pathophysiological Mechanisms of the Beneficial Role of Endometrial Injury in In Vitro Fertilization Outcome

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Endometrial injury may increase the clinical pregnancy rate in normoresponders undergoing long agonist protocol ICSI cycles with single embryo transfer

Güven, S., Kart, C., Unsal, M. A., Yildirim, O., Odacı, E., & Yuluğ, E. (2013) · European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.11.005 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Temporal analysis of connexin43 protein and gene expression throughout the menstrual cycle in human endometrium

Granot, I., Dekel, N., Bechor, E., Segal, I., Fieldust, S., & Barash, A. (2000) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00531-2 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Endometrial Scratch Injury Induces Higher Pregnancy Rate for Women With Unexplained Infertility Undergoing IUI With Ovarian Stimulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Pregnancy rate after endometrial injury in couples with unexplained infertility: A randomized clinical trial.

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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.

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Pipelle for Pregnancy (PIP): study protocols for three randomised controlled trials

Lensen, S. F., Martins, W. P., Nastri, C. O., Sadler, L. C., & Farquhar, C. M. (2016) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1301-9 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

The effect of endometrial injury on pregnancy rate in frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A randomized control trial

Aflatoonian, A., Bagheri, R. B., & Hosseinisadat, R. (2016) · International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM) · doi:10.29252/ijrm.14.7.3 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Endometrial injury and reproductive outcomes: there's more to this story than meets the horse's blind eye

Nastri, C. O., Lensen, S. F., Polański, Ł., Raine‐Fenning, N., Farquhar, C. M., & Martins, W. P. (2015) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deu365 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Endometrial scratching for women with repeated implantation failure

Nastri, C. O., Polański, Ł., Raine‐Fenning, N., & Martins, W. P. (2014) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deu257 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse

Evers, J. L. H. (2014) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deu224 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Reply: Endometrial scratching for women with repeated implantation failure

Simón, C., Bosch, E., & Bellver, J. (2014) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deu258 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Endometrial function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a comprehensive review

Palomba, S., Piltonen, T., & Giudice, L. C. (2020) · Human Reproduction Update · doi:10.1093/humupd/dmaa051 · Cited by 385 · see citing works

Mosaic human preimplantation embryos and their developmental potential in a prospective, non-selection clinical trial

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A 5-year multicentre randomized controlled trial comparing personalized, frozen and fresh blastocyst transfer in IVF

Simón, C., Gómez, C., Cabanillas, S., Vladimirov, I. K., Castillón, G., Gilés, J., Boynukalin, K., Fındıklı, N., Bahçeci, M., Ortega, I., et al. (2020) · Reproductive BioMedicine Online · doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.06.002 · Cited by 184 · see citing works

Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine

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Recurrent MiscarriageGreen‐top Guideline No. 17

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Opening the black box: why do euploid blastocysts fail to implant? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Recurrent implantation failure in IVF: A Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society Clinical Practice Guideline

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Recurrent implantation failure: reality or a statistical mirage?

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The precise determination of the window of implantation significantly improves ART outcomes

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Approaches to Improve Endometrial Receptivity in Case of Repeated Implantation Failures

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Diagnostic and therapeutic options in recurrent implantation failure

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Building an evidence base for IVF ‘add-ons’

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Endometrial injury in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF)

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Endometrial scratching in women with one failed IVF/ICSI cycle—outcomes of a randomised controlled trial (SCRaTCH)

van Hoogenhuijze, N. E., Mol, F., Laven, J. S. E., Groenewoud, E. R., Traas, M. A. F., Janssen, C. A. H., Teklenburg, G., de Bruin, J. P., van Oppenraaij, R. H. F., Maas, J. W. M., et al. (2020) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa268 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

In vitro fertilization add-ons for the endometrium: it doesn’t add-up

Lensen, S. F., Shreeve, N., Barnhart, K. T., Gibreel, A., Ng, E. H. Y., & Moffett, A. (2019) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.011 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

TNF-α Regulated Endometrial Stroma Secretome Promotes Trophoblast Invasion

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Autologous platelet-rich plasma improves the endometrial thickness and live birth rate in patients with recurrent implantation failure and thin endometrium

Russell, S. J., Kwok, Y. S. S., Nguyen, T. T.-T. N., & Librach, C. L. (2022) · Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10815-022-02505-0 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Therapeutic endometrial scratching and implantation after in vitro fertilization: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Olesen, M. S., Hauge, B., Ohrt, L., Olesen, T. N., Roskær, J., Bæk, V., Elbæk, H. O., Nøhr, B., Nyegaard, M., Overgaard, M. T., et al. (2019) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.08.010 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Integrity of randomized controlled trials: challenges and solutions

Li, W., van Wely, M., Gurrin, L., & Mol, B. W. (2020) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.04.018 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Do à la carte menus serve infertility patients? The ethics and regulation of in vitro fertility add-ons.

Wilkinson, J., Malpas, P., Hammarberg, K., Tsigdinos, P. M., Lensen, S., Jackson, E., Harper, J., & Mol, B. (2019) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.09.028 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Utility of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for fertility preservation in women receiving chemotherapy: pros and cons

Dolmans, M., Taylor, H. S., Rodriguez‐Wallberg, K. A., Blumenfeld, Z., Lambertini, M., von Wolff, M., & Donnez, J. (2020) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.011 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

IVF add‐ons in Australia and New Zealand: A systematic assessment of IVF clinic websites

Lensen, S. F., Chen, S., Goodman, L., Rombauts, L. J. F., Farquhar, C. M., & Hammarberg, K. (2021) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/ajo.13321 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Immunomodulation for unexplained recurrent implantation failure: where are we now?

Genest, G., Banjar, S., Almasri, W., Beauchamp, C., Benoit, J., Buckett, W. M., Dzineku, F., Gold, P., Dahan, M. H., Jamal, W., et al. (2022) · Reproduction · doi:10.1530/rep-22-0150 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Management of recurrent implantation failure: British Fertility Society policy and practice guideline

Mascarenhas, M., Jeve, Y. B., Polański, Ł., Sharpe, A., Yasmin, E., & Bhandari, H. M. (2021) · Human Fertility · doi:10.1080/14647273.2021.1905886 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

The cytokine profile of menstrual blood

Guterstam, Y. C., Strunz, B., Ivarsson, M. A., Zimmer, C. L., Melin, A., Jonasson, A. F., Björkström, N. K., & Gidlöf, S. B. (2020) · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/aogs.13990 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Should we stop offering endometrial scratching prior to in vitro fertilization?

Lensen, S. F., Venetis, C. A., Ng, E. H. Y., Young, S. L., Vitagliano, A., Macklon, N. S., & Farquhar, C. M. (2019) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.04.017 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Randomised controlled trials evaluating endometrial scratching: assessment of methodological issues

Li, W., Suke, S., Wertaschnigg, D., Lensen, S., Wang, R., Gurrin, L., & Mol, B. W. (2019) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/dez207 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

The effects of chronic endometritis on the pregnancy outcomes

Morimune, A., Kimura, F., Nakamura, A., Kitazawa, J., Takashima, A., Amano, T., Kaku, S., Moritani, S., Kushima, R., & Murakami, T. (2020) · American Journal of Reproductive Immunology · doi:10.1111/aji.13357 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells repair injured endometrial epithelial cells

Liang, L., Wang, L., Zhou, S., Li, J., Li, M., Zhang, H., Cui, C., & Zhang, C. (2020) · Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10815-019-01687-4 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Follicular-phase endometrial scratching: a truncated randomized controlled trial

Mackens, S., Racca, A., de Velde, H. V., Drakopoulos, P., Tournaye, H. J., Stoop, D., Blockeel, C., & Santos‐Ribeiro, S. (2020) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa018 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Treatment following hysteroscopy and endometrial diagnostic biopsy increases the chance for live birth in women with chronic endometritis

Mitter, V. R., Meier, S., Rau, T. T., Gillon, T. E. R., Mueller, M. D., Zwahlen, M., von Wolff, M., & Schwartz, A. K. (2021) · American Journal of Reproductive Immunology · doi:10.1111/aji.13482 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Determinants of Embryo Implantation: Roles of the Endometrium and Embryo in Implantation Success

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Clinical relevance of a newly developed endometrial receptivity test for patients with recurrent implantation failure in Japan

Ohara, Y., Matsubayashi, H., Suzuki, Y., Takaya, Y., Yamaguchi, K., Doshida, M., Takeuchi, T., Ishikawa, T., Handa, M., Miyake, T., et al. (2022) · Reproductive Medicine and Biology · doi:10.1002/rmb2.12444 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Repeated implantation failure (RIF): an iatrogenic meaningless definition that generates unnecessary and costly use of add-on procedures

Rafael, Z. B. (2020) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa134 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Psychological Stress and Functional Endometrial Disorders: Update of Mechanism Insights

Wu, J., Lin, S., & Kong, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.690255 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Introduction

Farquhar, C. M. (2019) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.010 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Transfer of thawed frozen embryo versus fresh embryo to improve the healthy baby rate in women undergoing IVF: the E-Freeze RCT

Maheshwari, A., Bari, V., Bell, J. L., Bhattacharya, S., Bhide, P., Bowler, U., Brison, D. R., Child, T. J., Chong, H. Y., Cheong, Y. C., et al. (2022) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/aefu1104 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Endometrial scratching in women undergoing IVF/ICSI: an individual participant data meta-analysis

van Hoogenhuijze, N. E., Casarramona, G. L., Lensen, S. F., Farquhar, C. M., Kamath, M. S., Kunjummen, A. T., Raine‐Fenning, N., Berntsen, S., Pinborg, A. B., Mackens, S., et al. (2023) · Human Reproduction Update · doi:10.1093/humupd/dmad014 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Dysregulation of the interleukin-17A pathway in endometrial tissue from women with unexplained infertility affects pregnancy outcome following assisted reproductive treatment

Crosby, D. A., Glover, L. E., Brennan, E. P., Kelly, P., Cormican, P., Moran, B., Giangrazi, F., Downey, P., Mooney, E. E., Loftus, B., et al. (2020) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa111 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Scratching the Endometrium in In Vitro Fertilization — Time to Stop

Mol, B. W., & Barnhart, K. T. (2019) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejme1815042 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Uterine Scarring Leads to Adverse Pregnant Consequences by Impairing the Endometrium Response to Steroids

Li, Z., Bian, X., Ma, Y., Yang, Q., Jia, W., Liu, J., Wang, F., Liu, M., Li, Y., Shao, X., et al. (2020) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/endocr/bqaa174 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

A randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of the endometrial scratch procedure prior to first-time IVF, with or without ICSI

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Endometrial “Scratching” An update and overview of current research

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