Michael Costello
ORCID: 0000-0001-7340-1356
· 14 papers in corpus
other
2024
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy with significant reproductive, metabolic, and psychological complications. Consensus on PCOS clinical research priorities across end-users is fundamental and necessitat…
meta-analysis
2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nutrient supplements are commonly used to improve fertility outcomes by women with infertility trying to conceive spontaneously or utilising medically assisted reproduction (MAR). However, despite their widespread…
guideline
2023
STUDY QUESTION: What is the recommended management for couples presenting with unexplained infertility (UI), based on the best available evidence in the literature? SUMMARY ANSWER: The evidence-based guideline on UI makes 52 recommendation…
review
2023
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…
guideline
2019
STUDY QUESTION: What is the recommended assessment and management of infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), based on the best available evidence, clinical expertize and consumer preference? SUMMARY ANSWER: International evi…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of uterine adenomyosis diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound on IVF/ICSI treatment outcome. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study of all women aged ≤ 42 years with infertility who underwent IVF/ICSI…
rct
2009
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of multimodal intraoperative analgesia in reducing postoperative pain and/or opioid requirements in women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, p…
2008
other
2006
PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between age and ovarian perifollicular blood flow (PFBF) in women undergoing IVF. METHODS: Serial transvaginal power Doppler ultrasound (PDU) scans to assess ovarian PFBF were performed prospectively th…
other
2004
The present paper reports a single department's retrospective case series of all clomiphene citrate (CC) combined with intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment cycles for ovulatory infertility performed during 2002. Thirty-eight couples wi…
observational
2004
BACKGROUND: There is no published data assessing whether higher mid luteal serum progesterone (P4) levels are associated with a higher cycle pregnancy rate (CPR) in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with intrauterine insemination (I…
meta-analysis
2004
BACKGROUND: Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with clomiphene citrate (CC) combined with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is often used as treatment for ovulatory infertility which includes unexplained, male, cervical, endometriosis,…
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether transcervical intrauterine topical instillation of a local anesthetic agent reduces pain at hysterosalpingography. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: Department o…
observational
2001
This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the baseline serum oestradiol E2 level on the cycle pregnancy rate (PR) in women with unexplained infertility (UI) undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). This study is uniq…