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| Cynthia Margaret FarquharSummaryAffiliation: University of Auckland Country: New Zealand Publications
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Ectopic pregnancyCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Womens Health at Auckland City Hospital, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Lancet 366:583-91. 2005..In the surgical management of ectopic pregnancy, the benefits of salpingectomy over salpingostomy are uncertain. Although there have been advances in the management of ectopic pregnancy there are still questions to be answered...
Laparoscopic drilling by diathermy or laser for ovulation induction in anovulatory polycystic ovary syndromeCindy Farquhar
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 6:CD001122. 2012..Many uncontrolled observational studies have claimed that ovarian drilling is followed, at least temporarily, by a high rate of spontaneous ovulation and conception, or that subsequent medical ovulation induction becomes easier...
EndometriosisCynthia Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
BMJ 334:249-53. 2007- An economic evaluation of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy versus gonadotrophin therapy for women with clomiphene citrate resistant polycystic ovary syndromeCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 19:1110-5. 2004.... - A pilot survey of the impact of menstrual cycles on adolescent healthCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Level 12, ACH Support Building, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 49:531-6. 2009..The experience of menstruation and reproductive health by adolescent girls has been poorly studied in New Zealand... - The role of ovarian surgery in polycystic ovary syndromeCynthia M Farquhar
University of Auckland, National Women s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 18:789-802. 2004..The long-term concerns with surgery include adhesion formation and premature ovarian failure... - An economic evaluation of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy versus gonadotrophin therapy for women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovarian syndromeCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 17:347-53. 2005..The potential advantages of laparoscopic surgery include avoidance of hyperstimulation and the lowered costs make ovarian surgery an attractive alternative to gonadotrophins... - Medical and surgical management of adenomyosisCynthia Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Womens Health at Auckland, City Hospital, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 20:603-16. 2006..Hysterectomy or use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) remains the mainstay of treatment... - Pitfalls in systematic reviewsCynthia Farquhar
Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 18:433-9. 2006..Systematic reviews, however, are not without their pitfalls. This review will consider the problems and challenges for researchers and users of systematic reviews... - Prioritising for fertility treatments--should a high BMI exclude treatment?C M Farquhar
Fertility Plus, Auckland District Health Board and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 113:1107-9. 2006 - High dose chemotherapy for poor prognosis breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysisCynthia M Farquhar
University of Auckland, Private Bag 92189, Auckland, New Zealand
Cancer Treat Rev 33:325-37. 2007..High dose chemotherapy with autologous transplantation of bone marrow or peripheral stem cells (autograft) has been considered promising for treating poor prognosis breast cancer. We reviewed the relevant evidence... - A prospective study of outcomes five years after hysterectomy in premenopausal womenCynthia Margaret Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 48:510-6. 2008..To prospectively collect data five years after hysterectomy and compare with data of women who had not undergone hysterectomy... - A comparative analysis of assisted reproductive technology cycles in Australia and New Zealand 2004-2007C M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, National Womens Hospital, Private Bag 92 189, Auckland 3, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 25:2281-9. 2010..An analysis of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in Australia and NZ was undertaken to consider the impact of these different funding approaches... - Accessing fertility treatment in New Zealand: a comparison of the clinical priority access criteria with a prediction model for couples with unexplained subfertilityC M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and National Women s Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Level 12, ACH Support Building, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 26:3037-44. 2011..The objective of this study was to compare this CPAC score with a prediction model for predicting spontaneous conception, developed in the Netherlands (the Hunault model)... - A systematic review of transvaginal ultrasonography, sonohysterography and hysteroscopy for the investigation of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal womenCynthia Farquhar
Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 82:493-504. 2003..To determine the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography, sonohysterography and diagnostic hysteroscopy for the investigation of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women... - The evidence for the management of endometriosisC Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland School of Medicine, National Women s Hospital, New Zealand
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 10:321-32. 1998..Few randomized controlled trials have been undertaken in surgery, but these have shown that surgical management is effective in the management of both painful symptoms and subfertility... - Effective treatment of subfertility: introducing the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility GroupC M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Auckland 3, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 14:1678-83. 1999..Readers are invited to participate in this process by identifying published and unpublished data and by helping in the process of preparing protocols and systematic reviews for inclusion in the Cochrane Library... - Extracts from the "clinical evidence". EndometriosisC M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, Private Bag 92 189, Auckland 3, New Zealand
BMJ 320:1449-52. 2000..Oral contraceptives reduce the risk of endometriosis, and this protective effect persists for up to a year after their discontinuation... - Translating research into practice: the future aheadCynthia M Farquhar
Center for Practice Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 14:233-49. 2002..DATA SOURCES AND STUDY DESIGN: An analysis of the successful applications for the TRIP I and II requests for applications in 1999 and 2000 was produced from the data collected... - Clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines: a systematic reviewCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Med J Aust 177:502-6. 2002..To systematically review surveys of clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines... - Hysterectomy rates in the United States 1990-1997Cynthia M Farquhar
Centers for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:229-34. 2002..To assess hysterectomy rates, type of hysterectomy, and other factors associated within the United States from 1990-1997... - The levonorgestrel intrauterine system: a simple and effective alternative for the management of menorrhagia?Cynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Med J Aust 177:444-5. 2002 - A randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy versus gonadotropin therapy for women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndromeCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, National Women s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Fertil Steril 78:404-11. 2002..To compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy with gonadotropin ovulation induction for women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome... - Prioritising for fertility treatments--the effect of excluding women with a high body mass indexW R Gillett
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
BJOG 113:1218-21. 2006..Weight loss allowed women in the BMI group >32<35 kg/m2 to access treatment, but women in higher BMI groups were less successful... - Inhibin: a candidate gene for premature ovarian failureA N Shelling
Research Centre in Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 15:2644-9. 2000..7%) (Fisher's exact test, P < 0.035). Further analysis of the inhibin gene in POF patients and matched controls will determine its role in the aetiology of POF... - A randomised trial comparing the levonorgestrel intrauterine system and thermal balloon ablation for heavy menstrual bleedingR A Busfield
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 113:257-63. 2006.... - The FLUSH trial--flushing with lipiodol for unexplained (and endometriosis-related) subfertility by hysterosalpingography: a randomized trialN P Johnson
University of Auckland Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 19:2043-51. 2004..To assess the effectiveness of flushing with the oil-soluble contrast medium lipiodol in women with unexplained infertility... - PCOSMIC: a multi-centre randomized trial in women with PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome evaluating Metformin for Infertility with ClomipheneN P Johnson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, Level 12, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 25:1675-83. 2010..Ovulation induction treatment with metformin, either alone or in combination with clomiphene citrate (CC), remains controversial even though previous randomized trials have examined this... - Gaps in the evidence for fertility treatment-an analysis of the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group databaseN P Johnson
Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group Editorial Base, University of Auckland, and Fertility Plus, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, National Women s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Hum Reprod 18:947-54. 2003..The randomized controlled trial is considered the best approach to assess the effectiveness of treatments. The aim was to summarize the available evidence and determine gaps in the evidence for clinical decision making in subfertility... - Cost-effectiveness analysis of levonorgestrel intrauterine system and thermal balloon ablation for heavy menstrual bleedingP M Brown
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 113:797-803. 2006..Turku, Finland) and thermal balloon ablation (Thermachoicetrade mark; Gynecare Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA) for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding... - A randomised trial comparing single dose systemic methotrexate and laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of unruptured tubal pregnancyM C Sowter
University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 108:192-203. 2001..In our population this likely to be no more than a quarter of women presenting with a tubal pregnancy... - The impact of body mass index on semen parameters and reproductive hormones in human males: a systematic review with meta-analysisA A Macdonald
School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Hum Reprod Update 16:293-311. 2010..This review aimed to investigate the association of BMI with semen parameters and reproductive hormones in men of reproductive age... - A prospective study of the short-term outcomes of hysterectomy with and without oophorectomyC M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 42:197-204. 2002..Regrets about loss of fertility were increased at six months. CONCLUSIONS: Although levels of satisfaction with the procedure of hysterectomy were high, new symptoms and regrets about the loss of fertility were commonly reported... - A six-year audit of the management of ectopic pregnancyHashira Cooray
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 42:538-42. 2002..9% (51/465) converted to laparotomy CONCLUSIONS: Although there is evidence that methotrexate is an effective and safe option for a proportion of women with ectopic pregnancy, the majority of women still undergo surgical management... - A double-blind randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation for women with chronic pelvic painN P Johnson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 111:950-9. 2004.... - An economic evaluation of single dose systemic methotrexate and laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancyM C Sowter
University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 108:204-12. 2001..The indirect costs borne by the woman and her carers are only likely to be reduced in women with pretreatment serum beta-hCG concentrations under 1,500 IU/L... - A survey of practice preferences and attitudes to the New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of Heavy Menstrual BleedingS Park
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 42:374-8. 2002..Further attention to reducing barriers should focus on increasing access to ultrasound scanning, specialist services and subsidising the levonorgestrel intrauterine system... - Update on treatment of menstrual disordersMartha Hickey
UWA School of Women s and Infants Health, University of Western Australia, King Edward Memorial Hospital, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
Med J Aust 178:625-9. 2003..The levonorgestrel intrauterine system may also be useful for managing symptoms of endometriosis, adenomyosis and endometrial hyperplasia, based on observational data... - The impact of endometrial ablation on hysterectomy rates in women with benign uterine conditions in the United StatesCynthia M Farquhar
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 18:625-34. 2002..However, endometrial ablation is used as an additive medical technology rather than a substitute... - Role of fertility treatments in multiple pregnancy at National Women's Hospital from 1996 to 2001Patricia Bolton
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 43:364-8. 2003..Nineteen percent of fertility conceived multiple births followed clomiphene treatment alone. CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of multiple pregnancies as a result of fertility treatments has increased over the 6 years studied... - The association of hysterectomy and menopause: a prospective cohort studyCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Women's Hospital, University of Auckland, New Zealand
BJOG 112:956-62. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Hysterectomy is associated with an earlier onset of menopause. Hysterectomy with unilateral oophorectomy is associated with an even earlier onset of the menopause in this study... - Pelvic pain in women: common and challengingCynthia M Farquhar
Med J Aust 189:131-2. 2008 - Randomized clinical trials, clinical use, and hope: what relationship?Richard A Rettig
J Clin Oncol 26:2223-4. 2008 - A prospective study of 3 years of outcomes after hysterectomy with and without oophorectomyCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:711-7. 2006..New symptoms of pelvic pain were infrequent in groups 1 (3%) and 2 (5%). CONCLUSION: Three years after undergoing hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy, satisfaction is high although some women regret the loss of fertility... - Clinical practice guidelines as educational tools for obstetrician-gynecologistsCynthia M Farquhar
Department of Research, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 409 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA
J Reprod Med 47:897-902. 2002..The data suggest that important characteristics of CPGs are being up to date, being evidence based, containing a summary and providing patient education materials...