Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 30, 2026

Establishing a Mouse Model of Thin Endometrium
Published on: November 1, 2024
Obstetrical complications of thin endometrium in assisted reproductive technologies: a systematic review
Youssef Mouhayar1, Jason M Franasiak2, Fady I Sharara3,4
1Department of OB/GYN, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA. ymouhayar@med.miami.edu.
Purpose:
The aim of the systematic review is to describe the obstetrical complications associated with pregnancies in the context of a thin endometrial lining.
Methods:
Systematic review of the literature.
Results:
Patients who conceive in the setting of a thin endometrium have a significantly increased risk of early pregnancy loss, namely miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. These patients also have a twofold increase in low birth weight and preterm delivery, as well as a significantly higher risk of intrauterine growth restriction and composite adverse perinatal outcomes.
Conclusions:
In addition to the lower probability of conception, a thin endometrium in assisted reproductive technologies appears to be associated with both early and late pregnancy complications. These pregnancies thus warrant special attention and close follow-up from obstetricians.
Related Concept Videos
Reproductive Cloning
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
In SCNT, an egg cell is taken from an animal and its nucleus is removed, creating an enucleated egg. Then a somatic...
Review and Preview
Percentiles are a type of fractile that partition data into...
Review and Preview
Hemodialysis II: Procedure and Complications
Random and Systematic Errors
Asexual Reproduction

