Spiessens C
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· 12 papers in corpus
observational
2020
OBJECTIVE: To study the performance of the 'van Loendersloot' prognostic model for our clinic's in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in its original version, the refitted version and in an adapted version replacing previous by current cycle IVF lab…
diagnostic-accuracy
2016
BACKGROUND: Human follicular fluid (FF) is a unique biological fluid in which the oocyte develops in vivo, and presents an optimal source for non-invasive biochemical predictors. Oocyte quality directly influences the embryo development and…
other
2016
BACKGROUND: Embryo selection has been based on developmental and morphological characteristics. However, the presence of an important intra-and inter-observer variability of standard scoring system (SSS) has been reported. A computer-assist…
rct
2015
STUDY QUESTION: Can controlled ovarian stimulation with low-dose human menopausal gonadotrophin (hMG) improve the clinical pregnancy rate when compared with ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate (CC) in an intrauterine insemination (I…
2015
2012
BackgroundCell-cell communication and adhesion are essential for the compaction process of early stage embryos. The aim of this study was to develop a non-invasive objective calculation system of embryo compaction in order to test the hypot…
rct
2012
Triple touch sperm immobilization vs. single touch sperm immobilization in ICSI - a randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Although different techniques for sperm immobilization have been described, their value has not been assessed in an adequately powered randomized study. The aim of this study was to compare two types of sperm immobilization meth…
observational
2011
The attitude of patients with reproductive disorders regarding the use of nonhuman primates (NHPs) in preclinical reproductive research and its determinants was examined. A survey was conducted on 299 patients with fertility problems and/or…
rct
2010
BACKGROUND: The success of in vitro fertilization techniques is defined by multiple factors including embryo culture conditions, related to the composition of the culture medium. In view of the lack of solid scientific data and in view of t…
other
2008
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of histologically proven endometriosis in a subset of infertile women. DESIGN: Retrospective case series with electronic file search and multivariable logistic regression analysis. SETTING: Tertiary …
observational
2006
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the cumulative endometriosis recurrence rate (CERR) after fertility surgery for endometriosis stage III or IV is increased in women exposed to very high E(2) levels during ovarian hyperstimulation (OH)…
observational
2006
OBJECTIVE: The association between infertility and minimal to mild endometriosis is controversial and poorly understood. The clinical pregnancy rate (PR) per cycle after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with or without intrauterine…