This painful process, known as an endometrial scratch, is a form of fertility treatment – a so-called add-on to help shore up the success of IVF. But evidence that the practice works is rocky and the ...

Helsinki, 4 July 2016: There is a much disputed claim that "injury" to the lining of the uterus - whether inadvertent or deliberate - increases the chance of embryo implantation and thus the chance of ...

There is a much disputed claim that "injury" to the lining of the uterus - whether inadvertent or deliberate - increases the chance of embryo implantation and thus the chance of pregnancy in certain ...

“Endometrial scratching” does not boost a woman’s chance of a live birth after in vitro fertilisation (IVF), research suggests. Advocates of this procedure claim injuring the lining of the womb makes ...

Endometrial scratch did not improve first-time success with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in a randomized, unblinded trial. Patients who received endometrial ...

This press release is in support of a presentation by Dr Mostafa Metwally presented online at the 36th Annual Meeting of ESHRE. 8 July 2020: An add-on treatment commonly offered to patients in ...

Despite a lack of evidence that the intrusive IVF treatment process of scratching the womb (endometrial scratching) increases the chances of having a baby, a third of fertility specialists are still ...