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  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Infertility Treatment

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  • Difficult embryo transfers (ETs) pose a challenge in infertility treatments.
  • Cervical factors are frequently implicated in the difficulty of ET procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the clinical epidemiology and outcomes of difficult embryo transfers (ETs).
  • To identify the most successful methods for improving pregnancy rates (PRs) in patients experiencing difficult ETs.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature search was conducted across PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Elsevier journals from 1980 to June 2017.
  • Included studies focused on difficult embryo transfers, analyzing causes, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes.
  • Data from 15 selected articles were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Cervical stenosis was identified as the primary cause of difficult ETs in the majority of cases.
  • Cervical dilation emerged as the most common and effective treatment strategy.
  • Utilizing Hegar dilators for cervical dilation a minimum of 3 weeks before ET was associated with higher pregnancy rates.

Conclusions:

  • Cervical dilation is an effective method for managing difficult embryo transfers.
  • Pre-transfer cervical dilation, particularly with Hegar dilators, shows promise for enhancing pregnancy success in challenging ET cases.