IVF procedure said to increase clinical pregnancy

A study involving a researcher from the University of Nottingham has found that a procedure called endometrial scratching can significantly improve the clinical pregnancy rate.

Results from the trial, undertaken by a team of Brazilian scientists in collaboration with Dr Nick Raine-Fenning from the University of Nottingham, shows an increase in the clinical pregnancy rate of women undergoing IVF and ICSI treatment to 49%, compared with the current average of 29%.