TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction
T2 - Choosing the main outcome of an infertility trial is harder than you think
AU - Legro, Richard S.
AU - Wu, Xiaoke
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Clinical trials in infertility choose from a variety of outcomes including change in some surrogate marker of gamete quality to healthy live birth. Incomplete reporting of outcomes makes it difficult to compare studies and to determine the clinical impact of infertility treatments. In this Views and Reviews, we explore the merits of collecting various outcomes of interest in infertility trials from the vantage point of infertility specialists, an obstetrician, and a pediatrician. These articles support more complete reporting of maternal, paternal, fetal, and infant outcomes from infertility trials to improve patient care and ultimately public health.
AB - Clinical trials in infertility choose from a variety of outcomes including change in some surrogate marker of gamete quality to healthy live birth. Incomplete reporting of outcomes makes it difficult to compare studies and to determine the clinical impact of infertility treatments. In this Views and Reviews, we explore the merits of collecting various outcomes of interest in infertility trials from the vantage point of infertility specialists, an obstetrician, and a pediatrician. These articles support more complete reporting of maternal, paternal, fetal, and infant outcomes from infertility trials to improve patient care and ultimately public health.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.03.051
DO - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.03.051
M3 - Article
C2 - 24786738
AN - SCOPUS:84899644336
SN - 0015-0282
VL - 101
SP - 1201
EP - 1202
JO - Fertility and sterility
JF - Fertility and sterility
IS - 5
ER -