ArticleJournal of human reproductive sciences
Therapeutic Efficacy of Endometrial Scratching in Repeated Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) Failure Cycles.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of Endometrial Scratching on IVF/ICSI Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The value of endometrial scratch injury in infertile women trying to conceive through non-in vitro fertilization cycles: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Is There any Role for Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor in Improvement of Implantation in Intrauterine Insemination? A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of the study was (1) "to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of endometrial scratching in repeated controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) failure cycles." And (2) "to compare differences in pregnancy outcome by endometrial scratching in early (D2-D4) and late follicular phases (D7-D9) of the same stimulation cycle." MATERIALS AND
methodsWomen attending infertility clinic in a tertiary care center and who have two or more repeated COS failure cycles and planned for COS with intrauterine insemination (IUI) were included in the study which is a prospective parallel, interventional, single-blinded, randomized control study, in 1:1 allocation ratio. A total of 165 patients were recruited and randomly allocated into three groups: Group A (
resultsClinical pregnancy rate was 12.73% (odds ratio [OR] =0.87 95% confidence interval [CI] =0.288-2.55,
conclusionThe effect found was of good quantum in Group B as per protocol analysis which could be of clinical relevance if larger sample size would have been taken. Endometrial scratching is a cost-effective and easy technique which may improve clinical pregnancy rates in previous COS failure cycles, but more trials are needed to be conducted using larger sample size to achieve the improved and significant outcome.
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