Intrauterine insemination: is the timing correct?

Objective To evaluate the impact of follicle rupture on pregnancy rate in intrauterine insemination. Material and method Retrospective cohort study. Evidence of follicle rupture was assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography following IUI. Two hundred ninety-six couples with unexplained infertility an...

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Published in:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics 2008-08, Vol.25 (8), p.427-430
Main Author: Kucuk, Tansu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Catheters
Cohort Studies
Endometriosis
Female
Follicles
Gynecology
Human Genetics
Humans
Infertility
Infertility - therapy
Insemination, Artificial - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Ovarian Follicle - pathology
Ovaries
Ovulation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy Rate
Reproductive Medicine
Retrospective Studies
Short Communication
Sperm Motility
Time Factors
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Objective To evaluate the impact of follicle rupture on pregnancy rate in intrauterine insemination. Material and method Retrospective cohort study. Evidence of follicle rupture was assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography following IUI. Two hundred ninety-six couples with unexplained infertility and 121 couples with male factor subfertility were included. Results of 578 cycles were analyzed here. Result Clinical pregnancy rate was 23.5% (64/272) in the group when follicle rupture was evident by transvaginal ultrasonography, while it was only 8.8% (27/306) when follicle rupture was not evident ( p  
ISSN:1058-0468
1573-7330
DOI:10.1007/s10815-008-9247-9