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Researcher

Sara Somers

Awards & Distinctions

37 Results

2024

‘Do I want children later in life?’ Reproductive intentions of 1700 adolescents

Ilse DelbaereMichel De VosSara SomersMargherita CondorelliDavid PeningAnnick BogaertsHannelore VandepitteDominic StoopJoyce HarperHeidi Mertes

U Journal Article in The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care

2023

Do adolescents want children in later life and why (not)?

Ilse DelbaereMichel De VosSara SomersMargherita CondorelliDavid PeningMarijke MerckxAnnick BogaertsHannelore VandepitteDominic StoopJoyce Harper et al.

Evidence-based guideline : unexplained infertility†

Infertility Guideline Group on UnexplainedDaniela RomualdiBaris AtaSiladitya BhattacharyaErnesto BoschMichael CostelloKsenija GersakRoy HomburgMina MinchevaRobert Norman et al.

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Translation of the modified polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire (mPCOSQ) and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Quality of Life Tool (PCOSQOL) in Dutch and Flemish women with PCOS

Geranne JiskootSara SomersChloë De RooDominic StoopJoop Laven

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Unexplained infertility : diagnosis by exclusion

Baris AtaSiladitya BhattacharyaErnesto BoschMichael CostelloSamuel Dos Santos-RibeiroKsenija GersakRoy HomburgNathalie Le ClefMina MinchevaRobert Norman et al.

Validating the Dutch polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire (PCOSQ) and the polycystic ovary syndrome quality of life tool (PCOSQOL) in Dutch and Flemish women with PCOS

Sara SomersGeranne JiskootChloë De RooDominic StoopJoop Laven

2022

The path to donor conception : what options are considered before applying for gamete donation?

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostHanna Van ParysIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

Uniform communication by nurses and midwives in anticipation of an IVF treatment

Sara SomersBO MADOCCarhy BulteelSIEN CAPPONEllen Van BelleRebecca De BeirDominic StoopPetra De Sutter

2021

A multi-centre international study of salivary hormone oestradiol and progesterone measurements in ART monitoring

Denny SakkasColin M. HowlesLeslie AtkinsonAndrea BoriniErnesto A. BoschCrystal BryceMonica CattoliAlan B. CoppermanAstrid Finet de BantelBrian French et al.

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Expert panel and evidence-based development of the Logbook for the Nurses and Midwives Certification programme of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Sara SomersHilde CottonHelen KendrewJolieneke Schoonenberg-PomperAnja PinborgHelle BendtsenInge Rose JorgensenCatherine PlasEva HanenbergValerie Peddie et al.

Ten years of fertility treatment experience and reproductive options in transgender men

Isabelle StuyverSara SomersVeerle ProvoostKatrien WierckxHans VerstraelenElia WyverkensLien Van GlabekeGuy T'SjoenAnn BuysseGuido Pennings et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH

2020

The last vial : what it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostAn RavelingienAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

2019

Cross-border reproductive care : a quantitative study of patients’ experiences of care in the Netherlands and the motivation for treatment at a Belgian University Hospital

Anneleen JongbloetSara SomersMARIA SCHOONENBERGAnnick GerilDidi BraatPetra De Sutter

2018

Can 'patient friendly' salivary hormone measurements replace serum monitoring of IVF patients? : an European multi-center assessment

D SakkasL AtkinsonA BoriniEA BoschC BryceM CattoliA Finet de BantelB FrenchS GaitondeJan Gerris et al.

Correlation between sonographic follow-up of follicular growth, serum and salivary estradiol in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation (IVF/ICSI)

An-Sofie RottiersLieve DalewynSara SomersMichael AlperDenny SakkasJan Gerris

A2 Journal Article in FACTS VIEWS AND VISION IN OBGYN

Gezinsvorming en beslissingen over donorinseminatie bij lesbische koppels

Sara SomersHanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

A4 Journal Article in GUNAÏKEIA (NEDERLANDSE EDITIE)

The importance of a genetic link between siblings after oocyte donation

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostHanna Van ParysIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

2017

Correlation between saliva and serum concentrations of estradiol in women undergoing ovarian hyperstimulation with gonadotropins for IVF/ICSI

Caroline DielenTOM FIERSSara SomersEllen DeschepperJan Gerris

A2 Journal Article in FACTS VIEWS AND VISION IN OBGYN

How to create a family? : decision making in lesbian couples using donor sperm

Sara SomersHanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE

Known, anonymous or known-anonymous oocyte donation : decision making in parents and prospective parents

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostInez RaesAn RavelingienHanna Van ParysElia WyverkensIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

Salivary estradiol as a surrogate marker for serum estradiol in assisted reproduction treatment

TOM FIERSCAROLINE DIELENSara SomersJean KaufmanJan Gerris

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

2016

Multi family member interview studies : the use of dyadic interview analysis

Hanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostElia WyverkensSara SomersAn RavelingienInez RaesIsabelle StuyverPetra De SutterGuido PenningsAnn Buysse

Reproductive options for transmen

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostElia WyverkensInez RaesAn RavelingienHanna Van ParysIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

2015

'He’s just like his mom' : understandings of genetics and inheritance by parents of anonymous donor-conceived children

An RavelingienVeerle ProvoostHanna Van ParysIsabelle StuyverInez RaesSara SomersElia WyverkensAnn BuyssePetra De SutterGuido Pennings

3-Fold increased risk of miscarriage in women with a normal BMI undergoing IVF/ICSI if periconceptional TSH level is greater than or equal to 2.5 mU/L

Lien DhaenensSara SomersJoekio DrubbelJoke Van VlaenderenKelly TillemanPetra De Sutter

Do couples’ view on disclosure of donor conception change over time? : a comparison of disclosure intentions at time of counselling with disclosure decisions during childhood

Isabelle StuyverVeerle ProvoostHanna Van ParysAn RavelingienSara SomersElia WyverkensInez RaesAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

How do we relate to each other? : children’s, parents' and donors' perspectives in sister-to-sister oocyte donation families

Hanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostElia WyverkensInez RaesAn RavelingienSara SomersIsabelle StuyverGuido PenningsPetra De SutterAnn Buysse

Sister-to-sister oocyte donation : couples' experiences with regard to genetic ties

Elia WyverkensHanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostInez RaesAn RavelingienSara SomersIsabelle StuyverGuido PenningsPetra De SutterAnn Buysse

Two mothers and a donor : exploration of children's family concepts in lesbian households

Inez RaesHanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostAn RavelingienSara SomersIsabelle StuyverElia WyverkensAnn BuyssePetra De SutterGuido Pennings

Using the same sperm donor for siblings : what it means to parents

Sara SomersAn RavelingienVeerle ProvoostInez RaesHanna Van ParysElia WyverkensIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

2014

A retrospective study of the pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcome in overweight versus normal weight women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Veerle De FrèneStijn VansteelandtGuy T'SjoenJan GerrisSara SomersL VercruyssePetra De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

2013

'It is not his child, it is our child with his sperm': the (de-)involvement of the anonymous donor in lesbian family building

Elia WyverkensHanna Van ParysVeerle ProvoostAn RavelingienInez RaesSara SomersIsabelle StuyverGuido PenningsPetra De SutterAnn Buysse

Genetic relatedness as one step ahead: how lesbian couples deal with the presence of a single genetic link

Inez RaesElia WyverkensHanna Van ParysAn RavelingienVeerle ProvoostSara SomersIsabelle StuyverAnn BuyssePetra De SutterGuido Pennings

The process of deciding who will be the biological mother in lesbian couples

Sara SomersVeerle ProvoostHanna Van ParysAn RavelingienElia WyverkensInez RaesIsabelle StuyverAnn BuysseGuido PenningsPetra De Sutter

The process of talking about donor conception in lesbian families: a qualitative study

Hanna Van ParysElia WyverkensVeerle ProvoostAn RavelingienInez RaesSara SomersIsabelle StuyverPetra De SutterGuido PenningsAnn Buysse

What constitutes parenthood according to both genetically and non-genetically related mothers (lesbian parents)

Veerle ProvoostElia WyverkensHanna Van ParysAn RavelingienInez RaesSara SomersIsabelle StuyverPetra De SutterAnn BuysseGuido Pennings

2009

De rol van de vroedvrouw in wiegedood-preventie

Nele HankardNele LobbestaelSara SomersIlse Delbaere

A4 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR VROEDVROUWEN