Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer: summary of the evidence and new perspectives. A systematic review and meta-analysis Mauro Cozzolino, Amerigo Vitagliano, Maria Valentina Di Giovanni, Antonio Simone Laganà, Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Mija Blaganje, Kristina Drusany Starič, Kobal Borut, Tito Silvio Patrelli, Marco Noventa Reproductive BioMedicine Online Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 524-542 (May 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015 Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram of study selection. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (a) Transabdominal ultrasound (TA-US) versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of clinical pregnancy rate, random effects model; (b) TA-US versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of clinical pregnancy rate, sensitivity analysis, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 (a) Transabdominal ultrasound (TA-US) versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of ongoing and live birth rate, random effects model; (3b) TA-US versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of ongoing and live birth rate, sensitivity analysis, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Transabdominal ultrasound versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of ectopic pregnancy rate, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Transabdominal ultrasound versus clinical touch embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of miscarriage rate, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Transvaginal ultrasound versus transabdominal ultrasound embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of clinical pregnancy rate, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Transvaginal ultrasound versus transabdominal ultrasound embryo transfer. Meta-analysis of ongoing and live birth rate, fixed effects model. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2018 36, 524-542DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.015) Copyright © 2018 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions