IVF for unexplained infertility 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

Dietary composition in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review to inform evidence-based guidelines 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

Progesterone elevation and probability of pregnancy after IVF: a systematic review and meta-analysis of over 60 000 cycles 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the association of progesterone elevation (PE) on the day of hCG administration with the probability of pregnancy in fresh, frozen–thawed and ...

What is the optimal means of preparing the endometrium in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles? A systematic review and meta-analysis 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND Frozen–thawed embryo transfer (FET) enables surplus embryos derived from IVF or IVF-ICSI treatment to be stored and transferred at a later date. In recent years the number of FET cycles pe...

Venous thromboembolism in women: a specific reproductive health risk 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a specific reproductive health risk for women. METHODS Searches were performed in Medline and other databases. The selection criteria were high-quality st...

Autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in cancer survivors and the risk of reintroducing malignancy: a systematic review 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND The risk of recurrent oncological disease due to the reintroduction of cancer cells via autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue is unknown. METHODS A systematic review of lit...

The spinal control of ejaculation revisited: a systematic review and meta-analysis of anejaculation in spinal cord injured patients 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND After spinal cord injury (SCI), most men cannot ejaculate without medical assistance. A major advance in the knowledge of the spinal control of ejaculation has been achieved with the disco...

Motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME) and sperm head vacuoles: state of the art in 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND Approximately 10 years after the first publication introducing the motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME), many questions remained about sperm vacuoles: frequency, size, loc...

The motile and invasive capacity of human endometrial stromal cells: implications for normal and impaired reproductive function 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND Mechanisms underlying early reproductive loss in the human are beginning to be elucidated. The migratory and invasive capacity of human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) is increasingly rec...

The role of the peritoneum in the pathogenesis of endometriosis 12 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm

BACKGROUND Endometriosis affects 6–10% of women of reproductive age and is associated with chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia and infertility. Endometriosis is defined by the presence of...