Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on June 21, 2007
Human Reproduction 2007 22(8):2344-2345; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem160
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Pregnancy is predictable: a large-scale prospective external validation of the prediction of spontaneous pregnancy in subfertile couples
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands Department of Medical Affairs, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Sir,
Models are nowadays being put forward as an essential tool for clinical decision-making and in counselling patients. They are introduced as a necessary tool to prevent unnecessary treatment. In fact that is what a clinician wants: a crystal ball to predict pregnancy in order to counsel patients in a reliable way.
Previously, in a paper by Hunault et al. (2004)
, a synthesis model was introduced