Andy Vail

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus
2024
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012693.pub3

BackgroundDuring a stimulated cycle of in vitro fertilisation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI), women receive daily doses of gonadotropin follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to induce multifollicular development in the ovaries.…

article 2023
·doi:10.1142/s2661318223743655

Background and Aims: Numerous endometriosis treatments exist, ranging from surgical to traditional medications to complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs). The ranking of treatments across management categories remains unknown. To add…

other 2023
Journal of clinical epidemiology ·doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.09.012

OBJECTIVES: To identify strategies used in recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and their associated Cochrane Reviews where patients with the same gynecological condition present with different symptoms but would plausibly benefit fro…

review 2023
·doi:10.1101/2023.04.21.23288922

Abstract Objectives I dentify strategies used in the design of recent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and their associated Cochrane reviews where patients with the same gynaecological condition present with different symptoms. Study Des…

other 2020
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16157

OBJECTIVE: To develop a core outcome set for endometriosis. DESIGN: Consensus development study. SETTING: International. POPULATION: One hundred and sixteen healthcare professionals, 31 researchers and 206 patient representatives. METHO…

2020
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa241

Study questionCan a core outcome set to standardize outcome selection, collection and reporting across future infertility research be developed?Summary answerA minimum data set, known as a core outcome set, has been developed for randomized…

2020
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa243

Study questionCan consensus definitions for the core outcome set for infertility be identified in order to recommend a standardized approach to reporting?Summary answerConsensus definitions for individual core outcomes, contextual statement…

other 2020
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa242

STUDY QUESTION: Can the priorities for future research in infertility be identified? SUMMARY ANSWER: The top 10 research priorities for the four areas of male infertility, female and unexplained infertility, medically assisted reproduction…

meta-analysis 2008
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000475.pub2

BACKGROUND: Pelvic adhesion can form as a result of inflammation, endometriosis or surgical trauma. During pelvic surgery, strategies to reduce pelvic adhesion formation may include placing synthetic barrier agents such as oxidised regenera…