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Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been proposed as a biological adjuvant for reproductive outcomes, but evidence in women with normal endometrial thickness remains limited. We investigated whether intrauterine PRP is associated with higher implantation rates in women with RIF and normal endometrial thickness undergoing single euploid blastocyst transfer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective observational cohort study of 230 women with recurrent implantation failure (110 platelet-rich plasma; 120 controls) conducted at a single tertiary center; enrolment and transfer took place between December 2023 and December 2024, with follow-up for reproductive outcomes extending through December 2025.Women aged 18\u201345 years with endometrial thickness &amp;gt;7\u00a0mm undergoing single euploid blastocyst transfer were included. Platelet-rich plasma was administered intrauterinely as a single infusion 36\u201372 hours before transfer. Risk ratios and absolute risk differences were estimated, with adjustment for measured confounders using propensity-score overlap-weighted modified Poisson regression. The propensity-score analysis was restricted to 228 complete cases because infertility duration was missing for two patients in the PRP group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Clinical pregnancy (equivalent to implantation rate in this single-embryo-transfer design) was higher in the platelet-rich plasma group than in controls (71.8% vs 40.8%; crude risk ratio 1.76, 95% confidence interval 1.38\u20132.25; P&amp;lt;0.001). Positive \u03b2-hCG, ongoing pregnancy and live birth rates were also higher. After adjustment for confounders using propensity-score overlap weighting, platelet-rich plasma remained associated with clinical pregnancy (adjusted risk ratio 1.86, 95% confidence interval 1.44\u20132.39; P&amp;lt;0.001) and with the other three principal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Intrauterine platelet-rich plasma was associated with higher rates of implantation and pregnancy in women with recurrent implantation failure undergoing euploid embryo transfer despite normal endometrial thickness. Because allocation was based on the patient\u2019s own decision rather than randomization, these findings cannot establish causality and warrant confirmation in randomized controlled trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2026.1962479","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]],"date-time":"2026-09-25T04:27:06Z","timestamp":1790310426000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Beyond endometrial thickness: platelet-rich plasma and reproductive outcomes in recurrent implantation failure following euploid embryo transfer"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Flavia","family":"Costanzi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Villa Mafalda","place":["Rome, Italy"]},{"name":"Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ermanno","family":"Greco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Villa Mafalda","place":["Rome, Italy"]},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UniCamillus, International Medical University","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Teresa","family":"Varricchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Villa Mafalda","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ilaria","family":"Listorti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Villa Mafalda","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Fusco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, ICSI Roma New Life","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gianluca","family":"Dani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, ICSI Roma New Life","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Grimaldi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, ICSI Roma New Life","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Alba","family":"Stigliano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Complex Operational Unit of Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine (UOC SIMT), Blood Component Production Centre (CPE) Local Health Authority Rome 1 (ASL Roma 1)","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pierfrancesco","family":"Greco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Villa Mafalda","place":["Rome, Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD005291.pub3","article-title":"Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (abnormal number of chromosomes) in in vitro fertilisation","volume":"9","author":"Cornelisse","year":"2020","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2024.08.326","article-title":"Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"123","author":"Mumusoglu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Fertil Steril"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10815-023-02866-0","article-title":"Systematic review and meta-analysis: does pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy at the blastocyst stage improve live birth rate","volume":"40","author":"Kasaven","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Assist Reprod Genet"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"570","DOI":"10.1093\/humupd\/dmad010","article-title":"Opening the black box: why do euploid blastocysts fail to implant? 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