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1: Fertil Steril. 2007 Jun;87(6):1322-6. Epub 2007 Mar 23.Click here to read Links

Bed rest after embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial.

Purcell KJ, Schembri M, Telles TL, Fujimoto VY, Cedars MI.

Fertility Physicians of Northern California, San Jose, California 95124, USA. kpurcell@fpnc.com

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether bed rest after embryo transfer leads to improved pregnancy rates (PR). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University reproductive health clinic. PATIENT(S): Women undergoing IVF. INTERVENTION(S): Patients undergoing 164 cycles of IVF were randomized to 30 minutes of bed rest after embryo transfer or immediate discharge from the clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical PR defined by visualized fetal heart beat and ongoing PR defined by viable intrauterine gestation beyond 11 weeks. RESULT(S): The clinical and ongoing PR for both groups were 50% and 46.3%, respectively, with no statistically significant difference between the two groups. CONCLUSION(S): Thirty minutes of bed rest after embryo transfer does not improve PR.

PMID: 17362946 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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