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Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published online on August 27, 2004
Human Reproduction, doi:10.1093/humrep/deh499
© 2004 by European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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Received June 15, 2004
Accepted August 4, 2004

Debate

European Classification of Infertility Taskforce (ECIT) response to Habbema et al., ‘Towards less confusing terminology in reproductive medicine: a proposal’

Julian Jenkins 1*, Salim Daya 2, Jan Kremer 3, Juan Balasch 4, Chris Barratt 5, Ian Cooke 6, James Lawford-Davies 7, Petra De Sutter 8, Anne Marie Suikari 9, Joseph Neulen 10, Karl Nygren 11

1 Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, CSSB, University of Bristol, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol UK
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
4 Institut Clinic of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
5 University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
6 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
7 Bevan Ashford Solicitors, London, UK
8 Department of Endocrinology and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
9 Infertility Clinic, The Family Federation of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
10 Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Aachen, Germany
11 IVF Clinic at Sophiahemmet, Stockholm, Sweden

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Julian.Jenkins{at}bristol.ac.uk.


  Abstract

The European Classification of Infertility Taskforce (ECIT) has been formed by ESHRE to develop a set of infertility-related codes (descriptions, interventions and outcomes) appropriate for computerization (http://www.ecit.info). In this article, ECIT reflects on previous suggestions in this Debate series, agreeing with the weaknesses of the current terminology used in reproductive medicine. Although ECIT is enthusiastic about the extension of terminology, caution is raised in abandoning familiar terms that may lead to greater rather than less confusion. Instead, ECIT suggests a way forward using structured computerized statements to retain current terms but extend their meaning.

Keywords: fecundity; infertility; prognostic grading system; subfertility; terminology.
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