Rachel Tros

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2018-2026

Study types

  • article 2
  • meta-analysis 1
  • other 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 3
meta-analysis 2026
Visual tubal patency tests for tubal occlusion and hydrosalpinx
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014968.pub2

BACKGROUND: Around 18% to 33% of couples with infertility present with tubal occlusion (blocked or damaged fallopian tubes) or hydrosalpinx (fluid-filled tubes). Diagnostic laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) with chromopertubation (methylene blu…

rct 2022
Can hysterosalpingo-foam sonography replace hysterosalpingography as first-choice tubal patency test? A randomized non-inferiority trial
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deac034

STUDY QUESTION: Does hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) lead to similar pregnancy outcomes, compared with hysterosalpingography (HSG), as first-choice tubal patency test in infertile couples? SUMMARY ANSWER: HyFoSy and HSG produce si…

article 2022
Can Hysterosalpingo-Foam Sonography Replace Hysterosalpingography as First-Choice Tubal Patency Test? A Randomized Non-inferiority Trial
·doi:10.1097/ogx.0000000000001070

(Abstracted from Hum Reprod 2022;37:969–979) A main cause of female infertility is tubal pathology, with 11% to 30% of cases resulting from previous surgery, infections (such as sexually transmitted diseases), or endometriosis. Hysterosalpi…

2019
The capacity of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy versus hysterosalpingography to diagnose tubal pathology in the work-up of subfertile women, a randomised clinical trial.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.02.035

ObjectiveTo assess the capacity of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) versus hysterosalpingography (HSG) as a primary tool to diagnose tubal pathology.Study designWe performed a multicenter RCT (NTR3462) in 4 teaching hospitals in the Neth…

article 2019
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy and laparoscopy
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.10.011

Research questionTo evaluate the findings of outpatient transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) in comparison with diagnostic laparoscopy combined with chromopertubation in subfertile women.DesignIn a retrospective study in four large teaching …

other 2018
The prognostic capacity of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy to predict non-IVF conception
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.012

Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) is performed to investigate tubal pathology in subfertile women. This retrospective multicentre cohort study investigated the results of THL and subsequent pregnancy rates. Between 2000 and 2011, 1033 sub…