OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether virtual reality (VR) glasses reduce pain perception during transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Open-label randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University-affiliated medical c…
It is known that virtual reality (VR) decreases pre-perceptual and perceptual brain activity following painful electrical stimuli, corresponding with reduced pain experience. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of VR as a pain modulation…
This study is to identify factors and patient symptomatology affecting ovarian response in women with endometriosis who seek fertility preservation. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2017 to May 2020 at a tertia…
PURPOSE: To determine the impact of pelvic inflammation caused by tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) on ovarian response to stimulation. METHODS: This retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis that was carried out in a tertiary university-affilia…
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the available evidence concerning fertility preservation techniques in the context of women with endometriosis. DATA SOURCES: We searched for studies published between 1984 and 2019 on endometriosis and Assisted Rep…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical course and surgical and fertility outcomes of patients diagnosed with tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) after fertility treatment. DESIGN: Parallel case series over 10 consecutive years (Canadian Task Force…
PURPOSE: To assess effects on fertilization rate, embryo quality, pregnancy, and live birth rates of vitrification and warming of oocytes that matured in vitro (vIVM) compared to fresh in vitro maturation (fIVM) cycles. METHODS: A retrospe…
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of blastomere biopsy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) on the embryos' dynamics, further cleavage, development, and implantation. METHODS: The study group included 366 e…