Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Joan Glanville"
Objective: To investigate whether endometrial scratching increases the chance of live birth in women with unexplained infertility attempting to conceive without assisted reproductive technology.
Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled, participant-blind, multicenter international trial.
Setting: Fertility clinics.
Research Question: Does endometrial scratching improve the chance of a live birth in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing ovulation induction and trying to conceive?
Design: An international, multicentre, randomized, sham-controlled trial across six fertility clinics in three countries (New Zealand, UK and Brazil). Women with a diagnosis of PCOS who were planning to commence ovulation induction cycles (at least three cycles) in order to conceive were randomly assigned to receive the pipelle (scratch) procedure or a sham (placebo) procedure in the first cycle of ovulation induction. Women kept a diary of ovulation induction and sexual intercourse timing over three consecutive cycles and pregnancies were followed up to live birth.
Article Synopsis
- Some doctors in Australia and New Zealand believe that using oil-soluble contrast media (OSCM) can help couples get pregnant by checking if their fallopian tubes are open.
- In July 2019, a group called ACCEPT met to talk about how to safely use OSCM for these checks.
- They wanted to create guidelines to help doctors provide the best care for couples who are having trouble getting pregnant.