[HTML][HTML] Local injury of the endometrium induces an inflammatory response that promotes successful implantation

Y Gnainsky, I Granot, PB Aldo, A Barash, Y Or… - Fertility and sterility, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study whether an injury-induced inflammation might be the mechanism
underlying the favorable effect of endometrial biopsy on the implantation rate in in vitro
fertilization (IVF) patients. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study. SETTING: A medical center IVF
unit and a research institute. PATIENT (S): Women undergoing IVF who had previous failed
treatment cycles. INTERVENTION (S): Endometrial samples were collected from two groups
of patients on day 21 of their spontaneous menstrual cycle. The experimental, but not the …