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What exactly is endometrial receptivity?

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Lessey, BA; Young, SL
Published in: Fertil Steril
April 2019

Endometrial receptivity is a complex process that provides the embryo with the opportunity to attach, invade, and develop, culminating in a new individual and continuation of the species. The window of implantation extends 3-6 days within the secretory phase in most normal women. In certain inflammatory or anatomic conditions, this window is narrowed or shifted to preclude normal implantation, leading to infertility or pregnancy loss. Of the factors that prevent normal implantation and pregnancy, embryo and endometrial quality share responsibility. In this review, we highlight the advances in the study of implantation from the perspective of the endometrium, normally a barrier to implantation. New advances will allow the early identification of defects in endometrial receptivity and provide new avenues for treatment that promote successful establishment of pregnancy.

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Fertil Steril

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EISSN

1556-5653

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

111

Issue

4

Start / End Page

611 / 617

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Diseases
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Infertility, Female
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endometrium
  • Endometriosis
  • Embryo Implantation
  • Early Diagnosis
 

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Lessey, B. A., & Young, S. L. (2019). What exactly is endometrial receptivity? Fertil Steril, 111(4), 611–617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.02.009
Lessey, Bruce A., and Steven L. Young. “What exactly is endometrial receptivity?Fertil Steril 111, no. 4 (April 2019): 611–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.02.009.
Lessey BA, Young SL. What exactly is endometrial receptivity? Fertil Steril. 2019 Apr;111(4):611–7.
Lessey, Bruce A., and Steven L. Young. “What exactly is endometrial receptivity?Fertil Steril, vol. 111, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 611–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.02.009.
Lessey BA, Young SL. What exactly is endometrial receptivity? Fertil Steril. 2019 Apr;111(4):611–617.
Journal cover image

Published In

Fertil Steril

DOI

EISSN

1556-5653

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

111

Issue

4

Start / End Page

611 / 617

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Diseases
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Infertility, Female
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endometrium
  • Endometriosis
  • Embryo Implantation
  • Early Diagnosis