J Smeenk

ORCID: 0000-0002-3053-0358 · 7 papers in corpus · active 2011-2020

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  • article 2
2020
Survey on ART and IUI: legislation, regulation, funding and registries in European countries: The European IVF-monitoring Consortium (EIM) for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoz044

Study questionHow are ART and IUI regulated, funded and registered in European countries?Summary answerOf the 43 countries performing ART and IUI in Europe, and participating in the survey, specific legislation exists in only 39 countries, …

article 2019
Treatment effect of oil-based contrast is related to experienced pain at HSG: a post-hoc analysis of the randomised H2Oil study
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dez206

STUDY QUESTION: Does pain or volume of used contrast medium impact the effectiveness of oil-based contrast during hysterosalpingography (HSG)? SUMMARY ANSWER: In women who report moderate to severe pain during HSG, the use of oil-based cont…

article 2018
Treatment effect of oil-based contrast at HSG is dependent on pain at HSG but not on volume of contrast
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.128
2017
Endometrial scratching in women with implantation failure after a first IVF/ICSI cycle; does it lead to a higher live birth rate? The SCRaTCH study: a randomized controlled trial (NTR 5342).
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-017-0378-y

BackgroundSuccess rates of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are approximately 30%, with the most important limiting factor being embryo implantation. Mechanical endometrial injury, also called 'scratching', has been proposed to positi…

2015
Prevention of multiple pregnancies in couples with unexplained or mild male subfertility: randomised controlled trial of in vitro fertilisation with single embryo transfer or in vitro fertilisation in modified natural cycle compared with intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.g7771

ObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness of in vitro fertilisation with single embryo transfer or in vitro fertilisation in a modified natural cycle with that of intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in terms of a…

2014
Immunohistochemical expression of MMP-14 and MMP-2, and MMP-2 activity during human ovarian follicular development.
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-12-12

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the presence of MMP-14 and MMP-2 during human ovarian follicular development using immunohistochemistry, and the activity of MMP-2 in follicular fluid using zymography.MethodsOvarian tissue…

2011
Risk of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours after ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in a large Dutch cohort.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der322

BackgroundLong-term effects of ovarian stimulation for IVF on the risk of ovarian malignancies are unknown.MethodsWe identified a nationwide historic cohort of 19,146 women who received IVF treatment in the Netherlands between 1983 and 1995…