Yc. Tsai et al., PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ENDOMETRIAL SONOGRAPHY IN OVULATION INDUCTION FORINTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION, Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 94(10), 1995, pp. 626-629
This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the prognostic value
of the endometrial sonographic pattern on the day of human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG) administration in patients who underwent intrauteri
ne insemination. The endometrial, sonographic patterns were classified
as homogenous, hyperechogenic (A), intermediate isoechogenic (B) and
multiple-layered ''triple-line'' (C). Type A had no pregnancies, where
as type B had a 20% fecundity rate and type C had a 21.1% fecundity ra
te. The continuing pregnancy rate was 10% in type B, as compared to 19
.3% in type C. The data suggest that the endometrial sonographic patte
rn on the day of hCG administration may be of predictive value regardi
ng fecundity and continuing pregnancy in the intrauterine insemination
cycle.