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Human Reproduction 2005 20(7):2029-2030; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh812
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org

‘The presence of blood in the transfer catheter negatively influences outcome at embryo transfer’

Karunakar Marikinti1 and Peter R. Brinsden2

1 Email: karunakar.marikinti@serono.com 2 Email: peter.r.brinsden@serono.com

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Sir,

We read with interest the manuscript on the retrospective analysis of blood contamination of the embryo transfer catheter and its negative association with implantation and clinical pregnancy rates in assisted conception by Alvero et al. (2003)Go.

Our data suggest that, when the embryo transfer catheter is contaminated with blood at embryo transfer, there is a negative influence on pregnancy rates only when the transfers are difficult and no effect when the transfers are easy. We use the same technique for embryo transfer as Alvero and colleagues, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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