Towards better quality research in recurrent implantation failure: standardizing its definition is the first step

Recurrent implantation failure is a frustrating condition for clinicians and patients alike. The number of potential therapies offered to patients in order to overcome this problem is increasing, and more research is needed to establish which of those treatment options is truly beneficial. Improved...

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Published in:Reproductive biomedicine online 2006-03, Vol.12 (3), p.383-385
Main Authors: El-Toukhy, Tarek, Taranissi, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical Research - standards
Embryo Implantation - physiology
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female - therapy
IVF failure
IVF standardization
recurrent implantation failure
research in IVF
Terminology as Topic
Treatment Failure
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Summary:Recurrent implantation failure is a frustrating condition for clinicians and patients alike. The number of potential therapies offered to patients in order to overcome this problem is increasing, and more research is needed to establish which of those treatment options is truly beneficial. Improved understanding of their value is more likely if the same definition of recurrent implantation failure is used across future studies. In this article, the inconsistency present in current literature is examined and the case is argued for a standardized definition for the condition.
ISSN:1472-6483
1472-6491
DOI:10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61014-0