Michael Costello

ORCID: 0000-0001-7340-1356 · 14 papers in corpus
2024
International PCOS guideline clinical research priorities roadmap: a co-designed approach aligned with end-user priorities in a neglected women's health condition.
EClinicalMedicine ·doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102927

BackgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy with significant reproductive, metabolic, and psychological complications. Consensus on PCOS clinical research priorities across end-users is fundamental and necessitates…

review 2024
The Role of Nutrient Supplements in Female Infertility: An Umbrella Review and Hierarchical Evidence Synthesis
Nutrients ·doi:10.3390/nu17010057

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nutrient supplements are commonly used to improve fertility outcomes by women with infertility trying to conceive spontaneously or utilising medically assisted reproduction (MAR). However, despite their widespread…

2023
Evidence-based guideline: unexplained infertility†.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dead150

Study questionWhat is the recommended management for couples presenting with unexplained infertility (UI), based on the best available evidence in the literature?Summary answerThe evidence-based guideline on UI makes 52 recommendations on t…

review 2023
Treatment algorithms for high responders: What we can learn from randomized controlled trials, real-world data and models
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102301

A high ovarian response to conventional ovarian stimulation (OS) is characterized by an increased number of follicles and/or oocytes compared with a normal response (10-15 oocytes retrieved). According to current definitions, a high respons…

2019
Evidence summaries and recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: assessment and treatment of infertility.
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoy021

Study questionWhat is the recommended assessment and management of infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), based on the best available evidence, clinical expertize and consumer preference?Summary answerInternational evidence-…

article 2011
The effect of adenomyosis on in vitro fertilisation and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection treatment outcome
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.030

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of uterine adenomyosis diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound on IVF/ICSI treatment outcome.Study designA retrospective cohort study of all women aged ≤ 42 years with infertility who underwent IVF/ICSI treat…

article 2009
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of multimodal intraoperative analgesia for laparoscopic excision of endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.025

ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of multimodal intraoperative analgesia in reducing postoperative pain and/or opioid requirements in women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis.DesignProspective, randomized, double-blind, placebo…

article 2008
Session 68: Endometriosis - Clinical aspects
·doi:10.1093/humrep/den1067
2006
Power doppler ultrasound assessment of the relationship between age and ovarian perifollicular blood flow in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-006-9067-8

PurposeTo examine the relationship between age and ovarian perifollicular blood flow (PFBF) in women undergoing IVF.MethodsSerial transvaginal power Doppler ultrasound (PDU) scans to assess ovarian PFBF were performed prospectively througho…

article 2004
Case series of a single centre's treatment of ovulatory infertility with clomiphene citrate and intrauterine insemination in 2002
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2004.00191.x

The present paper reports a single department's retrospective case series of all clomiphene citrate (CC) combined with intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment cycles for ovulatory infertility performed during 2002. Thirty-eight couples wi…

article 2004
Predictive value of mid luteal progesterone concentration before luteal support in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with intrauterine insemination
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2004.00160.x

BACKGROUND: There is no published data assessing whether higher mid luteal serum progesterone (P4) levels are associated with a higher cycle pregnancy rate (CPR) in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with intrauterine insemination (I…

other 2004
Systematic review of the treatment of ovulatory infertility with clomiphene citrate and intrauterine insemination
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00192.x

BACKGROUND: Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with clomiphene citrate (CC) combined with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is often used as treatment for ovulatory infertility which includes unexplained, male, cervical, endometriosis,…

article 2002
Transcervical intrauterine topical local anesthetic at hysterosalpingography: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03362-9

ObjectiveTo assess whether transcervical intrauterine topical instillation of a local anesthetic agent reduces pain at hysterosalpingography.DesignProspective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.SettingDepartment of reproduc…

article 2001
Prognostic value of baseline serum oestradiol in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation of women with unexplained infertility
·doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2001.tb01297.x

This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the baseline serum oestradiol E2 level on the cycle pregnancy rate (PR) in women with unexplained infertility (UI) undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). This study is uniq…