The inSIGHT study: costs and effects of routine hysteroscopy prior to a first IVF treatment cycle. A randomised controlled trial

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Smit, Janine G ^a   Kasius, Jenneke C ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   Koks, Carolien A M ^b   Van Golde, Ron ^c   Oosterhuis, Jurjen G E ^d   Nap, Annemiek W ^e   Scheffer, Gabrielle J ^f   Manger, Petra A P ^g   Hoek, Annemiek ^h   Kaplan, Mesrure ⁱ   Schoot, Dick B C ^j   van Heusden, Arne M ^k   Kuchenbecker, Walter K H ^l   Perquin, Denise A M ^m   Fleischer, Kathrin ⁿ   Kaaijk, Eugenie M ^o   Sluijmer, Alexander ^p   Friederich, Jaap ^q   Laven, Joop S E ^r   van Hooff, Marcel ^s   Louwe, Leonie A ^t   Kwee, Janet ^s   Boomgaard, Jantien J ^o   de Koning, Corry H ^o   Janssen, Ineke C A H ^u   Mol, Femke ^v   Mol, Ben W J ^w   Torrance, Helen L ^a   Broekmans, Frank J M ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^g DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Röpcke Zweers Hospital   (Netherlands)

^j CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^k ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^l ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^m MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

ⁿ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^o University Medical Center St Radboud ^*  (Netherlands)

^p Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^q Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^r ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^s SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^t LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^u GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^v ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^w UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; IVF; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMATIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 84864567400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-22     Document Type: Article

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