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Comparing Two Types of Endometrial Activation Prior to Embryo Transfer: A Pilot Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Endometrial scratch with Pipelle curette and Endometrial scratch with Shepard catheter for Infertility and Endometrial Disorder. Completed, enrolled 195 participants.
Detailed Summary
To determine if two types of endometrial activation (Pipelle curette or Shepard catheter) prior to embryo transfer result in similar live birth rates. Also to determine if patients experience similar pain from both types of endometrial activation.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
For patients in the Pipelle curette group, physicians inserted the Pipelle curette into the uterus and removed an adequate endometrial sample using vigorous motion.
For patients in the Shepard catheter group, physicians performed a four-quadrant scratch technique by inserting the Shepard insemination catheter into the uterus at 12:00. The catheter was then turned one-quarter turn and withdrawn. This was repeated two more times so that four endometrial quadrants were touched by the catheter at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00.