Vanessa Bacal

BACKGROUND: Serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) hormone is a well-established biomarker used for pregnancy monitoring and prognosis in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. After embryo transfer, a high serum β-hCG level with a p…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review investigated the impact of conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene (CE/BZA) for treating perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms in patients with a history of endometriosis. METHOD: The review followed PRISMA gui…

ObjectiveTiming of frozen embryo transfer (FET) within a purported window of implantation is of increasing interest, and there is a paucity of evidence surrounding the transfer of frozen embryos early within these frozen embryo transfer pro…

We investigated the validity of the 10th Revision Canadian modification of International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10-CA) diagnostic codes for surgery for benign gynaecologic conditions in the Ca…

ObjectiveThe Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) is the main source of routinely collected data for gynaecologic surgery in Canada and is increasingly used for research. These data are prone to …

STUDY QUESTION: How is endometriosis associated with adverse maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis are at elevated risk for serious and important adverse maternal (pre-eclampsia, gestat…