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Endometrial Pinopodes: Relevance for Human Blastocyst Implantation

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ART and the Human Blastocyst

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Abstract

Implantation failure after assisted reproductive technology (ART) is still a major problem. Even after blastocyst transfer, implantation rates do not exceed 50% (1,2), most likely due to suboptimal endometrial preparation for implantation (3,4).

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  1. Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, Englewood, CO, 80110, USA

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Bentin-Ley, U., Nikas, G. (2001). Endometrial Pinopodes: Relevance for Human Blastocyst Implantation. In: Gardner, D.K., Lane, M. (eds) ART and the Human Blastocyst. Proceedings in the Serono Symposia USA Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0149-3_18

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