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ArticleHuman reproduction (Oxford, England)2026

Reply: Concerns regarding the WHO guideline on infertility: implications for contemporary reproductive medicine.

Gitau Mburu, Willem Ombelet, Tansu Kucuk, Robert W Rebar, Linda C Giudice, Jacky Boivin, Sandro C Esteves, Adam H Balen, Lan N Vuong, Nancy Santesso and 4 more

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Article in Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Gitau MburuUNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5812-0529
Willem OmbeletFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Tansu KucukDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Robert W RebarWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Linda C GiudiceDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jacky BoivinWomen's Health Research Wales Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Sandro C EstevesANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, Brazil.
Adam H BalenCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
Lan N VuongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nancy SantessoDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Romina Brignardello-PetersenDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Richard KennedyDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK.
James KiarieUNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
WHO Guideline Development Group

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UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research
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Abstract

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