STUDY QUESTION Are routinely collected data from fertility populations adequately
validated? SUMMARY ANSWER Of the 19 studies included, only one validated a national …

STUDY QUESTION Can consensus definitions for the core outcome set for infertility be
identified in order to recommend a standardized approach to reporting? SUMMARY …

BACKGROUND Proper use of clinical practice guidelines can decrease variation in care
between settings. However, actual use of fertility guidelines is suboptimal and in need of …

STUDY QUESTION Can a core outcome set to standardize outcome selection, collection
and reporting across future infertility research be developed? SUMMARY ANSWER A …

Various predictors of fertility have been described, suggesting that none are ideal. The
literature on tests of ovarian reserve is largely limited to women undergoing in vitro …

STUDY QUESTION What is the status of fertility treatment and birth outcomes documented
over the first 6 years of the Canadian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Register …

STUDY QUESTION Can a consensus and evidence-driven set of terms and definitions be
generated to be used globally in order to ensure consistency when reporting on infertility …

STUDY QUESTION Are data accurately documented in the Canadian Assisted Reproductive
Technologies Register (CARTR) Plus database? SUMMARY ANSWER Measures of validity …

Abstract Abstract title International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive
Technologies (ICMART) Preliminary World Report on ART, 2018 Study question In 2018 …

Health interventions should be tested before being introduced into clinical practice, to find
out whether they work and whether they are harmful. However, research studies will only …