Rik van Eekelen — Endo Lab

2024

Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography versus hysterosalpingography during fertility work-up: an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae071

Study questionWhat are the costs and effects of tubal patency testing by hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) compared to hysterosalpingography (HSG) in infertile women during the fertility work-up?Summary answerDuring the fertility wor…

2020

Does the effectiveness of IUI in couples with unexplained subfertility depend on their prognosis of natural conception? A replication of the H2Oil study.

Human reproduction open ·doi:10.1093/hropen/hoaa047

Study questionCan we replicate the finding that the benefit of IUI-ovarian stimulation (IUI-OS) compared to expectant management for couples with unexplained subfertility depends on the prognosis of natural conception?Summary answerThe esti…

article 2019

IVF for unexplained subfertility; whom should we treat?

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dez072

STUDY QUESTION: Which couples with unexplained subfertility can expect increased chances of ongoing pregnancy with IVF compared to expectant management? SUMMARY ANSWER: For couples in which the woman is under 40 years of age, IVF is associa…

article 2018

External validation of a dynamic prediction model for repeated predictions of natural conception over time

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dey317

STUDY QUESTION: How well does a previously developed dynamic prediction model perform in an external, geographical validation in terms of predicting the chances of natural conception at various points in time? SUMMARY ANSWER: The dynamic pr…