Tubal subfertility and ectopic pregnancy. Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests

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Contents

Preface

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 1: Introduction

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 2: Reproducibility of the interpretation of hysterosalpingography in the diagnosis of tubal pathology.

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 3: The diagnostic performance of hysterosalpingography in the diagnosis of tubal pathology, a meta-analysis.

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 4: The performance of serum Chlamydia antibody testing in the diagnosis of tubal pathology; a meta-analysis.

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 5: Is hysterosalpingography an important tool in predicting fertility outcome?

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 6: Comparison of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy in predicting fertility outcome.

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 7: Cost-effectiveness analysis of laparoscopy, hysterosalpingography and Chlamydia antibody testing in subfertile couples.

Part I: Diagnosis of tubal subfertility: 8: Summary and clinical implications

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 9: Introduction

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 10: Serum human chorionic gonadotrophin measurement in the diagnosis ectopic pregnancy when transvaginal sonography is inconclusive.

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 11: Performance of repeated serum human chorionic gonadotrophin measurements in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 12: Implementation of probabilistic decision rules improves the predictive value of algorithms in the diagnostic management of ectopic pregnancy.

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 13: Can non-invasive diagnostic tools predict tubal rupture or active bleeding in patients with ectopic pregnancy?

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 14: Risk indicators for ectopic pregnancy: a meta-analysis.

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 15: Screening for ectopic pregnancy in symptom-free women at increased risk.

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 16: Symptom-free women at increased risk for ectopic pregnancy: should we screen?

Part II: Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: 17: Summary and clinical implications

Part III: Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests.

Part III: Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests: 18: Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests.

Part III: Evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests: 19: Samenvatting

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Dankwoord

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Curriculum Vitae

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