STUDY QUESTION: Can discrete time survival analysis machine learning (ML) methods provide reliable and accurate predictions of cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) for patients both at diagnosis (pre-treatment) and after the first cycle of tre…
STUDY QUESTION: Does a natural cycle result in higher clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) with foetal heartbeat compared to an artificial cycle for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) preparation in ovulatory women? SUMMARY ANSWER: The CPR with…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine pain improvement after endometriosis surgery and whether it can be predicted by the observed surgical phenotype. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal survey study. SETTING: A University hospital. PATIENTS: A total…
STUDY QUESTION: How were the logbook and curriculum for the Nurses and Midwives Certification Programme of ESHRE developed? SUMMARY ANSWER: The logbook and corresponding curriculum for the ESHRE Nurses and Midwives Certification Programme …
European patients cross the borders of their countries to receive more patient-centred healthcare. Benchmarking across European countries for the patient-centredness of endometriosis care had yet to be performed. This study proved the facto…
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of chronic endometritis (CE) in infertile women, its impact on reproductive outcomes, and the accuracy of hysteroscopy as a screening tool for CE. DESIGN: This was a pro…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that experiences with patient-centered endometriosis care are related to the endometriosis-specific quality of life dimensions "emotional well-being" and "social support."…
STUDY QUESTION: Which success rates do female and male IVF patients expect, what determines their expectations and do patients reconsider their expectations after receiving a personal IVF prognosis at the expense of anxious reactions? SUMM…
Abstract Study question To examine the hypothesis that experiences with patient-centred endometriosis care are associated with the endometriosis-specific quality of life dimensions ‘emotional wellbeing’ and ‘social support’. Summary answer …
STUDY QUESTION: What are the experiences and the support and sexual advice needs of subfertile couples continuing to attempt natural conception after the diagnostic fertility work-up? SUMMARY ANSWER: Exploration of the experiences of coupl…
Abstract Study question Which pre-operative endometriosis pain symptom is most troublesome for the quality-of-life of women assessed at different meta-levels? Summary answer Of five pain symptoms chronic pelvic pain is most troublesome or h…
BACKGROUND: Infertility is a prevalent problem that has significant consequences for individuals, families, and the community. Modifiable lifestyle factors may affect the chance of people with infertility having a baby. However, no guidelin…
STUDY QUESTION: What are the patient-specific determinants associated with patient-centered endometriosis care as measured by the ENDOCARE questionnaire (ECQ)? SUMMARY ANSWER: 'Overall grade for endometriosis care', 'educational level', 'm…
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…
STUDY QUESTION: What is the performance of the patient-centredness of endometriosis care in a secondary and a tertiary care setting and how can it be improved? SUMMARY ANSWER: Overall, patient-centredness was comparable in the two endometr…
The patient-centeredness of care is important for health care quality, especially because it was recently associated with health-related quality of life, which is increasingly being recognized as the ultimate outcome parameter of health car…
Study question: Which demographic and medical characteristics of woman are associated with their assessment of patient-centeredness in endometriosis care? Summary answer: A lower educational level, dyspareunia and membership of a patient-or…
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether patient-centred endometriosis care (PCEC) is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Dutch-speaking women with endometriosis, treated by laparoscopy in a university clin…
STUDY QUESTION: Which essential items should be recorded before, during and after endometriosis surgery and in clinical outcome based surgical trials in patients with deep endometriosis (DE)? SUMMARY ANSWER: A DE surgical sheet (DESS) was …
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis in adolescent girls is often diagnosed after a long delay. This diagnostic delay can be associated with more advanced stages of endometriosis and with a higher likelihood of fertility problems at a later age. MATE…
status: Published
Background: Endometriosis in adolescent girls is often diagnosed after a long delay. This diagnostic delay can be associated with more advanced stages of endometriosis and with a higher likelihood of fertility problems at a later age. Mater…