There have been lots of different techniques described to improve the chances for 1st Time IVF Success. One of those techniques is called endometrial scratching. But will this help an IVF embryo implantation?
The basic process is pretty simple. A doctor puts some sort of instrument or catheter into the uterus. The uterine lining is then intentionally damaged by scraping it or sucking some pieces into a catheter or other methods.
Sounds kind of crazy, right? Why would anybody want to intentionally damage the uterine lining? Well, there is a theory that by doing this, that maybe you can get a big release of growth factors or other beneficial molecules that might help increase the chances for an embryo to implant.
In fact, there have been some studies that seemed to show an improvement in the chance for implantation in couples who had multiple failures. But what about couples who are doing their very first IVF transfer?
In early 2019, researchers searched for a bunch of studies that have looked at endometrial scratch for 1st time IVF success. They combined all of the data into one giant study called a meta analysis. What did they find? Unfortunately, it didnt work. Couples who had the scratch didn't do any better than couples who didn't.
Our InfertilityTV Bottom line. If you are going to be doing your very first IVF embryo transfer - dont do the scratch- it doesn't help
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Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV
Infertility TV is your weekly source for the best medical information if you have infertility, recurrent miscarriage or are just trying to conceive. (TTC). InfertilityTV covers infertility testing, fertility treatments such as Clomid, Follistim and Crinone and fertility treatments like IUI and IVF (in vitro fertilization)
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