The association between endometrial thickness and ectopic pregnancy among women who underwent in vitro fertilization, systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: fertilization. METHODS: fertilization were found on PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science. Pooled odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were utilized. RESULTS: < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Thinner endometrial thickness is associated with an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy in IVF; however, this finding should be interpreted cautiously due to the observational design, potential confounding, and publication bias. Clinically, this may aid in risk stratification but should not be used alone, and further prospective studies are needed to confirm its independent predictive value.
Authors
- Kyana Jafarabady
- Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-9218)
- Mahmood Bakhtiyari
- Sepideh Ahmadi
- Roxana Safari
- Mohammad Haddadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3413-3373)
- Pegah Rashidian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8137-5791)
Institutions
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Alborz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2026.2670736
- Primary Topic
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00