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. 2021 Mar 18;2021(3):CD011424. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011424.pub3

IRCT20160224026750N2.

Study name The effect of endometrial biopsy in increasing pregnancy rates in infertile women under intrauterine insemination treatment
Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants Inclusion criteria:
  • Younger than 40 years of age

  • Irregular menstruation

  • Body mass index < 30

  • Normal hysterosalpingography

  • Normal Pap smear

  • Normal uterine cavity

  • Normal FSH, normal LH, normal oestradiol and TSH, normal prolactin, AMH > 1

  • Normal sperm analysis


Exclusion criteria:
  • Infertility with male factor

  • Tubal factor infertility

  • Ovarian cysts

Interventions Intervention group: endometrial scratching on Cycle day 9 of the intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycle
Control group: IUI without endometrial scratching
Outcomes Clinical pregnancy, abortion
Starting date December 2018 (confirmed by author correspondence)
Contact information Somayeh Moradpanah; zmoradpanah@gmail.com
Notes IRCT20160224026750N2
Trial completed in January 2019; publication of manuscript expected soon (confirmed by author correspondence in July 2020)