STUDY QUESTION: How are ART and IUI regulated, funded, and registered in European countries, and how has the situation changed since 2018? SUMMARY ANSWER: Of the 43 countries performing ART and IUI in Europe, and participating in the surve…
BACKGROUND: Sperm DNA fragmentation has been proposed as a candidate test for the assessment of sperm function on the premise that damage to the sperm chromatin is associated with a detrimental reproductive outcome. The objective of our stu…
The biological variability of semen and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) parameters in a longitudinal intrauterine insemination (IUI) trial over multiple IUI cycles was investigated. A TUNEL assay was used for SDF testing, both before and afte…
INTRODUCTION: Tubal patency testing is an essential part in the fertility workup of many subfertile women. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) has long been the test of choice in many clinics. There is evidence from a large randomised multicentre t…
Many disorders can lead to subfertility. The most common causes of subfertility are ovulatory disorders, tubal disease and semen abnormalities, each accounting for the source of subfertility in approximately 25% of the couples. The diagnosi…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of luteal phase support (LPS) in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles stimulated with gonadotropins. DESIGN: Randomized multicenter trial. SETTING: Academic tertiary care centers and affiliated secondar…
BACKGROUND: Embryo selection has been based on developmental and morphological characteristics. However, the presence of an important intra-and inter-observer variability of standard scoring system (SSS) has been reported. A computer-assist…