Fulco van der Veen
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· 14 papers in corpus
meta-analysis
2019
BACKGROUND: Clinical management for unexplained infertility includes expectant management as well as active treatments, including ovarian stimulation (OS), intrauterine insemination (IUI), OS-IUI, and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) with or w…
observational
2019
STUDY QUESTION: Which couples with unexplained subfertility can expect increased chances of ongoing pregnancy with IVF compared to expectant management? SUMMARY ANSWER: For couples in which the woman is under 40 years of age, IVF is associ…
observational
2018
STUDY QUESTION: How well does a previously developed dynamic prediction model perform in an external, geographical validation in terms of predicting the chances of natural conception at various points in time? SUMMARY ANSWER: The dynamic p…
meta-analysis
2018
BACKGROUND: The first-line treatment in donor sperm treatment consists of inseminations that can be done by intrauterine insemination (IUI) or by intracervical insemination (ICI). OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness and safety of intr…
other
2018
BACKGROUND: Tubal pathology is a causative factor in 20% of subfertile couples. Traditionally, tubal testing during fertility work-up is performed by hysterosalpingography (HSG). Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) is a new technique t…
meta-analysis
2017
BACKGROUND: One of the various ovarian stimulation regimens used for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles is the use of recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (rFSH) in combination with a gonadotr…
meta-analysis
2014
BACKGROUND: Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is routinely used for final oocyte maturation triggering in in vitro fertilisation (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles, but the use of HCG for this purpose may have drawbacks. …
2011
rct
2010
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, 30% of subfertile women are overweight or obese, and at present there is no agreement on fertility care for them. Data from observational and small intervention studies suggest that reduction of weight will i…
rct
2009
BACKGROUND: Multiple pregnancies are high risk pregnancies with higher chances of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. In the past decades the number of multiple pregnancies has increased. This trend is partly due to the fact that…
other
2004
OBJECTIVE: To develop a prognostic model for the outcome of IUI. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four fertility centers in The Netherlands. PATIENT(S): Couples of whom the female partners had a regular cycle and who had been…
rct
2004
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of an electrocautery strategy with ovulation induction using recombinant follicle stimulating hormone in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Second…
other
2001
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness analysis of hysterosalpingography (HSG), laparoscopy, and Chlamydia antibody testing (CAT) in subfertile couples. DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness analysis. SETTING: Decision analytic framework. PA…
meta-analysis
1998
OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic performance of serum CA-125 measurement in the detection of endometriosis. DESIGN: Meta-analysis. SETTING AND PATIENT(S): Twenty-three studies comparing serum CA-125 levels and laparoscopically confirme…