Khalaf Y

No ORCID on file · 12 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2025
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012586.pub2

BACKGROUND: Controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) is an essential step in most assisted conception cycles. Different treatment combinations (termed protocols) exist in COS, yet there is no consensus on their relative effectiveness and safety…

review 2023
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102301

A high ovarian response to conventional ovarian stimulation (OS) is characterized by an increased number of follicles and/or oocytes compared with a normal response (10-15 oocytes retrieved). According to current definitions, a high respons…

rct 2022
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deac061

STUDY QUESTION: Does addition of choriogonadotropin beta (recombinant CG beta) to follitropin delta increase the number of good-quality blastocysts following ovarian stimulation in a long GnRH agonist protocol? SUMMARY ANSWER: At the doses…

rct 2022
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab279

Study questionDoes a policy of elective freezing of embryos, followed by frozen embryo transfer result in a higher healthy baby rate, after first embryo transfer, when compared with the current policy of transferring fresh embryos?Summary a…

meta-analysis 2021
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.014

STUDY QUESTION: Can the priorities for future research in infertility be identified? SUMMARY ANSWER: The top 10 research priorities for the four areas of male infertility, female and unexplained infertility, medically assisted reproduction…

guideline 2020
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa241

STUDY QUESTION: Can a core outcome set to standardize outcome selection, collection and reporting across future infertility research be developed? SUMMARY ANSWER: A minimum data set, known as a core outcome set, has been developed for rand…

meta-analysis 2020
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa243

STUDY QUESTION: Can consensus definitions for the core outcome set for infertility be identified in order to recommend a standardized approach to reporting? SUMMARY ANSWER: Consensus definitions for individual core outcomes, contextual sta…

guideline 2020
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa242

STUDY QUESTION: Can the priorities for future research in infertility be identified? SUMMARY ANSWER: The top 10 research priorities for the four areas of male infertility, female and unexplained infertility, medically assisted reproduction…

review 2018
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoy007

STUDY QUESTIONS: We aim to produce, disseminate and implement a core outcome set for future infertility research. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating infertility treatments have reported many different out…

observational 2017
Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.06.026

Our study examined the impact of adenomyosis on the chance of clinical pregnancy after IVF and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). This was a prospective multicentre study from April 2013 to October 2015. We included 375 women with history of inferti…

review 2003
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7415.610

Patent fallopian tubes are a prerequisite for normal human fertility. However, patency alone is not enough—normal function is crucial. Although patients often view them as either open or “blocked,” the fallopian tubes are highly specialised…

case-report 2000
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1275

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in a renal transplant patient undergoing assisted conception treatment is reported. A couple with infertility secondary to tubal blockage and pelvic endometriosis received IVF treatment. Ovarian enla…