Journal article
Prognostic profiles and the effectiveness of assisted conception: secondary analyses of individual patient data
Abstract
BACKGROUND: At present, it is unclear which treatment strategy is best for couples with unexplained or mild male subfertility. We hypothesized that the prognostic profile influences the effectiveness of assisted conception. We addressed this issue by analysing individual patient data (IPD) from randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
METHODS: We performed an IPD analysis of published RCTs on treatment strategies for subfertile couples. Eligible …
Authors
van den Boogaard NM; Bensdorp AJ; Rengerink KO; Barnhart K; Bhattacharya S; Custers IM; Coutifaris C; Goverde AJ; Guzick DS; Hughes EC
Journal
Human Reproduction Update, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 141–151
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
DOI
10.1093/humupd/dmt035
ISSN
1355-4786