In this blog for people with endometriosis, Dr Ippokratis Sarris, Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and the Director of King’s Fertility, and Dr James Duffy, Clinical Fellow at King’s Fertility, discuss the reasons why endometriosis causes fertility problems, potential treatment options, and the latest Cochrane evidence on IVF for endometriosis.
Keyhole surgery to treat infertility associated with endometriosis: the latest evidence
In this blog for people with endometriosis, Dr Ippokratis Sarris, Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and the Director of King’s Fertility, and Dr James Duffy, Clinical Fellow at King’s Fertility, discuss the reasons why endometriosis causes fertility problems, potential treatment options, and the latest Cochrane evidence on keyhole surgery (laparoscopic surgery) for endometriosis.
Endometriosis: #MyEndometriosisQuestion – a special series
March is #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth. This month, we are running a special series of blogs on diagnosing and treating endometriosis. There will also be live Q&As and you can submit questions to experts on social media using the hashtag #MyEndometriosisQuestion.
IVF add-ons: the latest Cochrane evidence
In this blog for people undergoing IVF, Sarah Lensen (Cochrane editor) and Noortje Uphoff (IVF patient) look at the latest Cochrane evidence on IVF add-ons.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: how can it be treated?
In this blog for non-medical readers, Lynda Ware, looks at polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the evidence on treatments.
Endometrial scratching: what’s the latest evidence?
Sarah Lensen explains what the latest Cochrane evidence tells us about endometrial scratching to help couples get pregnant and what we still don't know
Talking about infertility
Qualitative researcher Lisa Hinton talks about her research on experiences of infertility and collecting women’s and men’s stories for the www.healthtalk.org website.
Can psychological therapies help subfertile couples? Finding the answer is harder than you think?
Cochrane researchers Jolijn Verkuijlen and Jack Wilkinson explain what their new review can tell us about psychological therapies for subfertile couples
Tubal flushing: might it help you get pregnant?
What is tubal flushing and what do we know about its effect on chances of conceiving?
Timed intercourse: will it help you conceive?
Couples are getting mixed advice about boosting their chances of conceiving with timed intercourse. So what do we know about whether it helps?
Endometriosis: tackling pain and subfertility
An overview of Cochrane systematic reviews brings together the best available evidence on treatments for pain and subfertility in endometriosis.