Patient’s guide to Infertility Research Laura Londra, MD, FACOG Patients can go to www.fertstert.org and enter your Reproductive Endocrinologist’s name. Alternatively www.PubMed.org to find all publications from the author Fertility and Sterility is one of the most respected journals in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Subspecialty. * Other important journals, include Human Reproduction and Contraception. Click here for listing In general, the order of the authors indicates their contribution to the research. First Author, in this case Dr. Londra, typically is the person who had the idea, does most of the work and is the leader of the project. The 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th authors contribute is decreasing degrees. The last author is considered to be the mentor of the project Why is Research important? Research helps to advance the IVF and fertility treatment and ultimately guides, improves and leads to breakthroughs in patient care. Peer reviewed research can also indicate that your physician is engaged in the subspecialty and is keeping current with changes and new ideas. Research, like the example here, is subject to a peer review process, where experts in the field review and critique a paper before publication. On average, a paper takes almost a year from start to finish to complete a project. Once completed Reproductive Endocrinologist often present their research to their peers at annual conferences. For Infertility, that the best known conferences is ASRM which is held each year in October. Date published the article was published. Google Scholar can also be used to view research publications by topic or author (physician) Laura Londra, MD, FACOG ASRM’s website www. Reproductivefacts.org has a great information for patient’s struggling with infertility. Authors can be from the same institution, in this case Johns Hopkins, or from different universities or private practices. Researchgate.net also lists publications by author
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Patient’s guide to Infertility Research Laura Londra, MD, FACOG
Patients can go to www.fertstert.org and enter your Reproductive Endocrinologist’sname. Alternatively www.PubMed.org to find all publications from the author
Fertility and Sterility is one of the most respected journals in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Subspecialty. * Other important journals, include Human Reproduction and Contraception. Click here for listing
In general, the order of the authors indicates their contribution to the research. First Author, in this case Dr. Londra, typically is the person who had the idea, does most of the work and is the leader of the project. The 2nd, 3rd , 4th , 5th authors contribute is decreasing degrees. The last author is considered to be the mentor of the project
Why is Research important?
Research helps to advancethe IVF and fertility treatment and ultimately guides, improves and leads to breakthroughs in patient care. Peer reviewed research can also indicate that your physician is engaged in the subspecialty and is keeping current with changesand new ideas.
Research, like the example here, is subject to a peer review process, where experts in the field review and critique a paper before publication. On average, a paper takes almost a year from start to finish to complete a project.
Once completed Reproductive Endocrinologist often present their research to their peers at annual conferences. For Infertility, that the best known conferences is ASRM which is held each year in October.
Date published the article was published.
Google Scholar can also be used to view research publications by topic or author (physician)
Laura Londra, MD, FACOG
ASRM’s website www. Reproductivefacts.org has a great information for patient’s struggling with infertility.
Authors can be from the same institution, in this case Johns Hopkins, or from different universities or private practices.
Researchgate.net also lists publications by author
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