SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2023
Does endometrial compaction before embryo transfer affect pregnancy outcomes? a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and live birth outcomes in women with clinical pregnancy after frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- A New Method of Assessing Endometrial Compaction as an Indicator of Endometrial Receptivity for Predicting Reproductive Success.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Investigating the Effect of Endometrial Thickness Changes and Compaction on the Fertility Rate of Patients Undergoing ART: A Prospective Study.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- Endometrial compaction shows no association with improved pregnancy outcomes in hormonal replacement frozen-thawed embryo transfer: an analysis of over 16 000 cases.Human reproduction open · 2025Article
- Reply: Emerging evidence of endometrial compaction in predicting ART outcomes.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
- Emerging evidence of endometrial compaction in predicting ART outcomes.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: There is no clear evidence of clinical significance of endometrial compaction, which can be measured by a reduction in endometrial thickness (EMT) during the follicular-luteal transition before the day of embryo transfer. In this study, we aim to determine whether endometrial compaction has an effect on Methods: We searched PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science electronic databases for studies published in English up to March 2023. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the I Results: In this study, 18 cohort studies were included, involving 16,164 embryo transfer cycles. Pooled results indicated that there was no significant difference between the endometrial compaction group and the non-compaction group in terms of clinical pregnancy rate (RR [95% CI]=0.98 [0.90,1.08]; I Conclusion: Endometrial compaction has no adverse effect on clinical pregnancy rate, ongoing pregnancy rate, live birth rate, or spontaneous abortion rate. A possible explanation for the contradictory findings of previous studies lies in the method by which the EMT is measured. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023430511, identifier CRD42023430511.
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