Doppler-Flow-Messungen in der Arteria uterina

: 117 patients treated for infertility with IVF-ET were included in a prospective study to evaluate the prognostic value of Doppler-flow measurements in the uterine artery on the day of oocyte retrieval. The PI was calculated after transabdominal pulsed Duplex-Doppler-flow measurement in the uterine artery, which was localised in the B-scan or using a colour Doppler. The success of the IVF procedure could be predicted statistically significant for both--pregnant or not--(p = 0.0316) and--ongoing pregnancy or first trimester abortion--(p = 0.0079) by better uterine flow. At the same time the diameter of the endometrium was measured. There is only a statistical trend for better results in cases with larger endometrial diameter comparing pregnant and non-pregnant patients (p = 0.0708). The results suggest that the uterine flow measurements might be helpful in selecting cycles for successful embryo transfer.