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Having a trained sonographer perform the ultrasound may therefore improve the success of embryo transfer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To determine whether the routine use of a sonographer to guide embryo transfer is superior to standard care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Randomised, controlled, prospective clinical study in a private infertility clinic. There were 113 women aged &lt;38\u2009years undergoing frozen embryo transfer (donor egg\/embryo excluded) who were randomised to sonographer\u2010guided embryo transfer or standard care (the doctor performs an ultrasound prior to embryo transfer and the patient holds the ultrasound probe). 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