Intracavitary physiotherapy is not inferior to endometrial scratching in patients with recurrent implantation failure

Purpose To investigate whether intracavitary physiotherapy is superior to endometrial scratching in patients with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) after in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection- embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET) cycles.

According to the inclusion criteria defined by our hospital, 63 patients with RIF were included in the retrospective study. 20 patients who received intracavitary physiotherapy were classified into Group A, 8 patients with both intracavitary physiotherapy and endometrial scratching were into Group B, and 35 patients who underwent endometrial scratching were into Group C. The primary outcome measures were implantation and clinical pregnancy rates. The secondary outcome measure was pregnancy outcome.

There were no statistical differences in implantation and clinical pregnancy rates between Groups A and C (29.41 vs 35.59 %, 45.00 vs 48.57 % respectively, P > 0.05), Groups B and C (36.36 vs 35.59 %, 50.00 vs 48.57 % respectively, P > 0.05). In addition, no statistical differences were discovered in pregnancy outcomes between Groups A and C (P > 0.05), Groups B and C (P > 0.05).

Intracavitary physiotherapy is not inferior to endometrial scratching on improving implantation and clinical pregnancy rates in patients with RIF after IVF/ICSI cycles. Similar content being viewed by others

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Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Zhang, Q., Zhang, B., Yan, J. et al. Intracavitary physiotherapy is not inferior to endometrial scratching in patients with recurrent implantation failure. Arch Gynecol Obstet 291, 173–177 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3382-6 Received: Accepted: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3382-6