ltrasound guided embryo transfer for women undergoing In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) for infertility - is it helpful for the procedure to be guided by a trained ultrasonographer and does this lead to the embryo being correctly placed more often?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infertility; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000091909
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Juliette Koch

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-03
• Study Completion: 2022-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

All women undergoing frozen embryo transfer

Exclusion Criteria

Donor egg or donor embryo

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visualisation of the bubble via transabdominal ultrasound[ Immediately following embryo transfer]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Position of the bubble from the fundal endometrium - measured in mm via ultrasound and photo printed[ Immediately following embryo transfer];Difficulty of embryo transfer - this is determined by use of extra instruments such as an obturator, tenaculum and is recorded in the embryology notes every time a doctor performs an embryo transfer[ Immediately following embryo transfer]