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Advice to have sexual intercourse before embryo transfer and its effect on the pregnancy rate

Advising sexual intercourse before embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11503599
Enrollment
220
Registered
2025-08-27
Start date
2025-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

In-vitro fertilization Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

All patients decided for Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) will be identified, informed consent taken at the start of FET cycle, and the randomization will be performed only when endometrial thickness reac

Sponsors

University Malaya Medical Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women undergoing for frozen embryo transfer 2. Medicated frozen embryo transfer cycle 3. Endometrial thickness > 8mm on starting the luteal phase support with trilaminar appearance on sonography 4. Embryo transfer (embryo frozen at day 5)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Fresh embryo transfer 2. Transfer of 3 or more embryos

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Viable pregnancy with evidence of intra-uterine gestation sac/sacs and presence of fetal heart/hearts activity at 10 weeks after embryo transfer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Implantation rate - the number of gestational sacs observed by ultrasound divided by the number of embryos transferred (usually expressed as a percentage) at 10 weeks after embryo transfer 2. Miscarriage rate - non viable pregnancy diagnosed by ultrasound at 10 weeks after embryo transfer 3. Ectopic pregnancy diagnosed by ultrasound or laparoscopically at 10 weeks after embryo transfer 4. Multiple pregnancies diagnosed by ultrasound scan at 10 weeks after embryo transfer 5. Biochemical pregnancy - serum HCG (>50IU/ml) at 2 weeks after embryo transfer

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactAtikah Mohamed Halim
atikah.halim@ummc.edu.my+60124907422

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026