Ho PC

No ORCID on file · 14 papers in corpus · active 1998-2022

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 2
2022
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052192

IntroductionMedical treatment is a less invasive alternative to surgical management of missed miscarriage. Studies have shown that pretreatment with mifepristone can increase the complete abortion rate in management of first-trimester misse…

2015
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119149

ObjectiveTo determine the live birth and cumulative live birth rates of expected poor ovarian responders according to the Bologna criteria and to compare their outcomes with those of expected normal responders.DesignRetrospective analysis.S…

2014
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-013-0151-6

PurposeThis retrospective cohort study evaluated the cumulative live birth rate in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and isolated polycystic ovaries (PCO) undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment.MethodsWe studied 104 wom…

2014
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-013-0144-5

PurposeTo validate the use of the ovarian sensitivity index (OSI) as a measure of ovarian response during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.MethodsThis is a retrospective study carried out in an assisted reproduction unit in a teaching…

2013
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061095

ObjectiveThis retrospective study determined for the first time the role of baseline antral follicle count (AFC) and serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level in the first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle in predicting cumulative live birt…

2012
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-012-9880-1

PurposeAnalysis of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is becoming of recognized importance in reproductive medicine, but assays are not standardized. We have evaluated the correlation between the new Gen II ELISA kit (Beckman-Coutler) and the old…

2012
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology ·doi:10.1038/labinvest.2011.148

Ectopic pregnancy (EP) occurs when the embryo fails to transit to the uterus and attach to the luminal epithelium of the Fallopian tube (FT). Tubal EP is a common gynecological emergency and more than 95% of EP occurs in the ampullary regio…

article 2009
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.001

ObjectiveTo study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endocrine gland-derived VEGF (EG-VEGF/PK1), and its receptors (PKR1 and PKR2) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues.DesignA case-control study.SettingUniver…

review 2006
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590601005946

Mifepristone is a progesterone antagonist that has been studied for a number of clinical applications. It is a well-known abortifacient that is effective for both first- and second-trimester medical abortion when used with a prostaglandin a…

2005
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-005-6418-9

BackgroundLiterature supports the efficacy of psychosocial intervention for infertile women. An eastern body-mind-spirit group intervention has been developed to help infertile women in the Chinese population cope with the distress arising …

2003
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1021202604049

PurposeTo compare the effectiveness of three different doses of lignocaine used in paracervical block (PCB) during transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval (TUGOR) METHODS: In this double-blind study, 153 patients undergoing TUGOR in…

other 2002
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.765

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus as to whether uterine fibroids have any adverse effects on the outcomes of assisted reproduction treatment. This prospective study compared implantation/pregnancy rates of women with and without fibroids un…

article 2001
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.4.775

Chlamydia antibody testing (CAT) has been used to predict tubal pathology associated with Chlamydia infection, the leading cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Tubal pathology not related to C. trachomatis is unlikely to be identifie…

article 1998
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.128

This study compared the effects of human follicular fluid (hFF) from women with endometriosis, tubal factor and male factor on the zona binding capacity of human spermatozoa. Samples of hFF were collected from 30 patients, 10 patients for e…