Abstract：
:The purpose of this commentary is to draw attention to some unsatisfactory features in the way that meta-analyses are presented in assisted reproduction journals. These features will be illustrated with reference to recently published papers. An appeal will be made for a more fastidious and rigorous approach to this statistical technique that has become a ubiquitous part of the research effort in assisted reproduction treatment.
journal_name
Reprod Biomed Onlinejournal_title
Reproductive biomedicine onlineauthors
Walters Edoi
10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.05.019subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-11-01 00:00:00pages
562-7issue
5eissn
1472-6483issn
1472-6491pii
S1472-6483(13)00376-3journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The concept that a bolus of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) can replace human chorionic gonadotrophin(HCG) as a trigger of final oocyte maturation was introduced several years ago. Recent developments in the area strengthen this premise. GnRHa trigger offers important advantages, including virtually co...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.11.002
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An increasing number of infertile syphilis-infected individuals have turned to assisted reproductive technology; however, the safety of syphilis carrier serostatus on IVF and embryo transfer outcomes has not been evaluated. Data from 482 patients who delivered singletons were analysed. In the retrospective study, the ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.09.001
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of biological serum markers, available routinely in most hospital clinical laboratories, in predicting successful outcomes of expectant management in women presenting with a missed miscarriage. This is a single centre observational prospective study over a 16-month period....
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.09.004
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:X-linked genetic diseases include a wide range of disorders such as the dystrophinopathies. Additionally in some rare genetic diseases, severity of expression is gender dependent. Prevention of such disorders usually involves prenatal diagnosis and termination of affected pregnancies, while preimplantation genetic dia...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60178-2
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Since the development of assisted reproduction techniques most countries have witnessed increased rates of multiple pregnancy. Despite the guidelines proposed by various scientific societies these rates continue to be abnormally high. In Spain, as in other Mediterranean countries, a greater number of embryos are trans...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61035-8
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study examined the possible involvement of carbonic anhydrase activation in response to an endometriosis-related increase in oxidative stress. Peripheral blood samples obtained from 27 healthy controls and 30 endometriosis patients, classified as having endometriosis by histological examination of surgical specim...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.01.016
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study evaluated the effect of two oxygen concentrations (20 and 5%) on bovine embryo development (kinetics of first cleavage and blastocyst development) during maturation (M) and fertilization (F) and analysed differences in gene expression between cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) matured at 5 or 20% oxygen and the...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.12.006
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) involves the use of differential interference contrast microscopy at high magnification (at least ·6300) to improve the observation of live human spermatozoa (particularly by showing sperm head vacuoles that are not necessarily seen at lower magnificatio...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.09.019
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Clinicians who treat unsuccessful couples despite repeated transfers of good quality embryos face a challenge. Among the various strategies that have been described, embryo transfer at the blastocyst stage has been postulated to improve implantation. A prospective non-randomized analysis was performed in 276 IVF patie...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61773-7
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Artificial oocyte activation using Ca(2+)ionophores or similar compounds is a widely applied technique in IVF laboratories. This is all the more interesting as most of the agents aiming for intracellular Ca(2+) increase do not result in physiological Ca(2+) oscillations but much rather cause a single Ca(2+) transient....
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.12.004
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Myomectomy is the most frequent reproductive surgery to preserve, improve fertility, or both. The present study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of minilaparotomy for myomectomy through a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized controlled trials with a meta-analysis. All available studies comp...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.01.013
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：RESEARCH QUESTION:Does 3-months of gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) treatment before IVF improve clinical pregnancy rate in infertile patients with endometriosis? DESIGN:Single-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 200 infertile women with endometriosis assigned to use GnRHa (study group) or place...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.06.020
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It remains controversial whether anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentration is influenced by hormonal contraception. This study quantified the effect of hormonal contraception on both endocrine and sonographic ovarian reserve markers in 228 users and 504 non-users of hormonal contraception. On day 2-5 of the menstrual...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.09.001
更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：RESEARCH QUESTION:Does the use of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) improve outcomes in couples with severe male factor infertility (SMFI)? DESIGN:This retrospective cohort study included SMFI cases that underwent blastocyst transfer with/without PGT-A. Inclusion criteria were SMFI (azoospermia ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.06.015
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cytogenetic investigations are performed in couples asking for IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment. These serve a diagnostic purpose because male or female infertility might have a chromosomal origin. Chromosomal aberrations found in these patients include numerical abnormalities, such as Klinefel...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60458-0
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There are many arguments from many sides, which purport to give reasons for limiting access to reproductive technologies and to gene-based reproductive procedures. There is one reason to reject them all, and that is that they do not point to dangers or harms of sufficient seriousness, probability or proximity to justi...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62197-9
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Meta-analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship of sperm DNA fragmentation on pregnancy outcome using in-vivo fertilization, IUI, routine IVF and ICSI. Couples with no known infertility problems were 7.0 times (CI 3.17, 17.7) more likely to achieve a pregnancy/delivery if the DNA fragmentation index (DFI)...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62000-7
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain empty follicle syndrome (EFS) but it remains a controversial topic. This paper reports experience with three IVF cycles in which no oocytes were collected. In all cases, an additional IVF cycle was performed. The ovarian stimulation protocol, ultrasound and hormonal sur...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61662-8
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A mounting interest in natural cycle IVF has challenged the medical community to better understand the mechanisms controlling the follicular phase and ovulation in particular, in an effort to optimize this procedure and its outcome. For practical reasons, the advancement of the follicular phase in the menstrual cycle ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60381-1
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Oocyte vitrification is an attractive and efficient option in the long-term management of endometriosis patients. Which women would benefit from banked oocytes when pregnancy is attempted, and whether oocyte vitrification should be carried out before or after the surgical management of endometriosis, is still debated....
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.07.012
更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Total fertilization failures (TFF) are rare events of IVF by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). When male factor is excluded, the lack of identifiable aetiological criteria raises the question of the reliable clinical management. The goal of this study was to identify molecular abnormalities in metaphase II (MII...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60404-x
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Oocyte cryopreservation has long been the focus of unsuccessful efforts to perfect its clinical application. Lately, vitrification has been shown to provide high degrees of success by different research groups. This review attempts to address the efficiency of oocyte vitrification in clinical practice through an analy...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:More than 17,000 intrauterine insemination (lUI) cycles were analysed retrospectively with respect to outcome according to differing aetiologies of infertility. The quantity and motility of spermatozoa in the final preparation used for insemination had a positive effect on the outcome, as classically observed in the p...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60223-4
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cryopreservation and density-gradient washing (DGW) are routinely used in infertility treatment. This study used quantitative immunofluorescence analysis to report how these techniques affect concentrations of the oocyte activation factor, phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) in spermatozoa from fertile men. DGW significantly ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.006
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：RESEARCH QUESTION:Fat accumulation is present in most post-menopausal women, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Aquaporin 7 (AQP7) is the most important glycerol channel facilitating glycerol efflux in adipocytes. High circulating FSH in post-menopausal women may play an independent role in regulation of the...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.08.008
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Endometriosis is a complex disease that is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. In endometriosis, WNT4 plays a likely role owing to its biological functions. In this study, the TaqMan allelic discrimination technique was used to investigate the relationship between endometriosis and four single nucleotide ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.12.010
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Arrest of proliferation is one of the prerequisites for differentiation of cytotrophoblasts into syncytiotrophoblasts, and thus during differentiation telomerase activity, as well as human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression, is down-regulated. Considering this, it is of interest to investigate whether...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60035-1
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aetiology of endometriosis, a gynaecological disease defined by the histological presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, is still open to debate. Research has recently found evidence for endometriosis in human female fetuses at different gestational ages. This paper reports a new case...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.002
更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent cells isolated from early human embryos. They can be grown in vitro and made to differentiate into many different cell types. These properties have suggested that they may be useful in cell replacement therapy for many degenerative diseases. However, if hES cells could ...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61801-9
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over the past decade, the number of reported live births resulting from oocyte cryopreservation has rapidly increased. To appreciate the true number of children born, verified live births were tabulated and assessed. A literature search was performed; authors were then contacted to verify birth outcomes and provide up...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60025-9
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
