2024
The effect of improved metabolic syndrome parameters on live birth
Spitzer T, Diamond M, Wild R, Legro R, Zhang H, Sun F, Ling S, Santoro N. The effect of improved metabolic syndrome parameters on live birth. Fertility And Sterility 2024, 122: 373-375. PMID: 38641159, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolic syndrome Z-scoreLifestyle interventionLive birthsLive birth rateMetabolic syndrome parametersZ-scoreMetabolic syndromeUnexplained infertilityIntrauterine inseminationOvarian stimulationSyndrome parametersMetabolic parametersObese WomenBirth outcomesLive birth outcomesIntervention phaseImprove metabolic syndromeSecondary analysisFisher's exact testStudy participantsZ-score differenceLifestyle modificationStudent's t-testBirth rateLogistic regression
2011
Recruitment challenges of a multicenter randomized controlled varicocelectomy trial
Trussell JC, Christman GM, Ohl DA, Legro RS, Krawetz SA, Snyder PJ, Patrizio P, Polotsky AJ, Diamond MP, Casson PR, Coutifaris C, Barnhart K, Brzyski RG, Schlaff WD, Meacham R, Shin D, Thomas T, Zhang M, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Network R. Recruitment challenges of a multicenter randomized controlled varicocelectomy trial. Fertility And Sterility 2011, 96: 1299-1305. PMID: 22130101, PMCID: PMC3243664, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive Medicine NetworkPlacebo armInfertility evaluationIntrauterine inseminationMedicine NetworkSuboptimal recruitmentClinical trial enrollmentMale infertility studiesAscertain reasonsIUI cyclesInfertile womenTrial enrollmentSurgical interventionPatient educationMAIN OUTCOMEStudy recruitmentInfertile menMale infertilityStudy participantsInfertility studiesMale partnersRecruitment challengesTrialsInadequate recruitmentFertility interventions