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This was a prospective cohort study aiming to assess uterine peristalsis at the time of embryo transfer in women undergoing IVF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Uterine peristaltic waves were assessed using transvaginal ultrasound by recording a 3-minute video to determine the frequency and the direction of peristalsis. Primary outcome was clinical pregnancy while secondary outcomes were biochemical pregnancy, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and live birth. Outcomes were compared in women who had no peristalsis (Absent group), had one or two waves per minute (&lt;\u20093 Group), or those who had 3 or more waves per minute (\u2265\u20093 Group).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between August 2023 and January 2025, 127 women were included in this study, of whom 76 (59.8%) were fresh cycles and 51 (40.2%) were frozen cycles. The median number of peristaltic waves was one per minute. Peristalsis was absent in 34 women, &lt;\u20093 in 72 women and \u2265\u20093 in 21 women. There was no statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate between the three groups (26.1% in absent group, 36.1% in &lt;\u20093 group, and 33.3% in \u2265\u20093 group). The direction was cervico-fundal in 62 women, fundo-cervical in 5 women, and random in 26 women, with pregnancy rates 22%, 0% and 11%, respectively, with no statistically significant difference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We did not find a significant effect of the number or the direction of uterine peristalsis on any of the clinical outcomes of IVF. 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