Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) has many definitions, but usually authors consider RIF, the failure to achieve a pregnancy fallowing 2-6 IVF cycles in which more than 10 high grade embryos were transferred to the uterus. There are a lot of causes for RIF but two main causes of that are related to embryo and endometrium. Chromosomal abnormalities, zona hardening and problems in culture medi...

BACKGROUND Endometrial cavity fluid (ECF) is a fluid accumulation within the endometrial cavity. The significance of ECF remains unclear during the program of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). The aim of the present study was to investigate the associated factors to ECF, visualized through ultrasound at the day of oocyte retrieval, and the relevant impact on the outcome of IVF-ET...

BACKGROUND Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is one of the commonly used radiological modalities for investigating infertility in women. In developing countries such as Ghana it remains the main tool for investigating some of the underlying causes of female infertility. The purpose of this study was to determine the predominance of various hysterosalpingographic results in patients that went through ...

I read with interest the manuscript by Meyer et al. (1997) on the adverse effects of hydrosalpinges (HSPX) on markers of uterine receptivity. Of 103 women with unilateral or bilateral HSPX undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), 38.8% had normal α v ,β 3 integrin expression compared with 65.4 and 68.1% for infertile and fertile controls, a statistically significant difference. In addition, of ...