By Emeritus Professor William Ledger

Journal articles

Jones GL; Hall JM; Lashen HL; Balen AH; Ledger WL, 2011, 'Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome', JOGNN Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 40, pp. 577 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01279.x

Ledger W; Chapman MG, 2011, 'Barriers to conducting clinical research in reproductive medicine: Australia and the United Kingdom', Fertility and Sterility, 96, pp. 813 - 816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.014

Refaat BA; Ledger W, 2011, 'The expression of activins, their type II receptors and follistatin in human Fallopian tube during the menstrual cycle and in pseudo-pregnancy', Human Reproduction, 26, pp. 3346 - 3354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/der331

Weinreb EB; Cholst IN; Ledger WJ; Danis RB; Rosenwaks Z, 2010, 'Should all oocyte donors receive prophylactic antibiotics for retrieval?', Fertility and Sterility, 94, pp. 2935 - 2937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.054

Fauser BCJM; Alper MM; Ledger W; Schoolcraft WB; Zandvliet A; Mannaerts BMJL, 2010, 'Pharmacokinetics and follicular dynamics of corifollitropin alfa versus recombinant FSH during ovarian stimulation for IVF', Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 21, pp. 593 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.06.032

Ledger WJ, 2010, 'Antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery before skin incision', Obstetrics and Gynecology, 115, pp. 187 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c8afdc

Cheong Y; Nardo L; Rutherford A; Ledger W, 2010, 'Acupuncture and herbal medicine in invitro fertilisation:a review of the evidence for clinical practice', Human Fertility, 13, pp. 3 - 12

Ledger W, 2010, 'Clinical utility of measure of anti-mullerian hormone in reproductive endocrinology', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 95, pp. 5144 - 5154

Jones G; Palep-singh M; Balen A; Jenkinson C; Ledger W; Campbell MJ; Lashen H, 2010, 'Do South Asian women with PCOS have poorer health-related quality of life than caucasian women with PCOS. A compari', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 8, pp. 1 - 8

Connolly M; Ledger W; Postma MJ, 2010, 'Economics of assisted reproduction: Access to fertility treatments valuing live births in economic terms', Human Fertility, 13, pp. 13 - 18

Waylen A; Jones G; Ledger W, 2010, 'Effect of cigarette smoking upon reproductive hormones in women of reproductive age: a retrospective analysis', Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 20, pp. 861 - 865

Ledger W, 2010, 'Format and structure of the new Part 2 MRCOG', Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 20, pp. 63 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2009.11.004

Fauser B; Nargund G; Andersen AN; Norman R; Tarlatzis B; Boivin J; Ledger W, 2010, 'Mild ovarian stimulation for IVF: 10 years later', Human Reproduction, 25, pp. 2678 - 2684

Al-azemi M; Killick SR; Sheila D; Pye C; Refaat B; Hill N; Ledger W, 2010, 'Multi Marker assessment of ovarian reserve predicts oocyte yield after ovulation induction', Human Reproduction, 26, pp. 414 - 422

Devroey P; Boostanfar R; Koper NP; Mannaerts BMJL; IJzerman-Boon PC; Fauser BCJM, 2009, 'A double-blind, non-inferiority RCT comparing corifollitropin alfa and recombinant FSH during the first seven days of ovarian stimulation using a GnRH antagonist protocol', HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 24, pp. 3063 - 3072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dep291

Ledger WL, 2009, 'Complications of laparoscopic surgery', Poloznictwo Ginekologia I Medycyna Rozrodu, 3, pp. 494 - 499

Coughlan C; Ledger WL, 2009, 'In-vitro fertilisation', Poloznictwo Ginekologia I Medycyna Rozrodu, 3, pp. 119 - 128

Ledger W, 2009, 'Pregnancy in the over 40s', Poloznictwo Ginekologia I Medycyna Rozrodu, 3, pp. 405 - 406

Ledger WL, 2009, 'Medicolegal aspects of reproductive medicine', Clinical Risk, 15, pp. 197 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/cr.2009.090061

Ledger WL, 2009, 'Complications of laparoscopic surgery', Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 19, pp. 193 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2009.03.004

Cheong Y; Ng E; Ledger W, 2009, 'Acupuncture and assisted conception', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, pp. 1 - 50

Metwally M; Amer S; Li T; Ledger W, 2009, 'An RCT of metformin versus orlistat for the management of obese anovulatory women', Human Reproduction, 24, pp. 966 - 975

Connolly M; Gallo F; Hoorens S; Ledger W, 2009, 'Assessing long-run economic benefits attributed to an IVF-conceived singleton based on projected lifetime net tax contributions in the UK.', Human Reproduction Update, 24, pp. 626 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den435

Metwally M; Saravelos ; Ledger W; Li T, 2009, 'Body mass index and risk of miscarriage in women with recurrent miscarriage', Fertility and Sterility, 94, pp. 290 - 295

Ledger W; Wiebinga C; Anderson P; Irwin D; Holman A; Lloyd A, 2009, 'Costs and outcomes associated with IVF using recombinant FSH.', Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 19, pp. 337 - 342

Ledger W, 2009, 'Demographics of infertility', Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 18, pp. 11 - 14

Ghobadi C; Amer S; Lashen H; Lennard M; Ledger W; Rostami-hodjegan A, 2009, 'Evaluation of the relationship between plasma concentrations of en- and zuclomiphene and induction of ovulation in anovulatory women being treated with clomiphene citrate', Fertility and Sterility, 91, pp. 1135 - 1140

Ledger W, 2009, 'Format and structure of the new Part 2 MRCOG', Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 20, pp. 27 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2009.10.006

Al-azemi M; Jones G; Sirkeci F; Walters S; Ledger W; Houdmont M, 2009, 'Immediate and delayed add-back hormonal replacement therapy during ultra long GnRH agonist treatment of chronic cyclical pelvic pain', British Journal of Gynaecology, 116, pp. 1646 - 1656

Devroey P; Aboulghar M; Garcia-velasco J; Griesinger G; Humaidan P; Kolibianakis E; Ledger W; Tomas C; Fauser B, 2009, 'Improving the patient's experience of IVF/ICSI: a proposal for an ovarian stimulation protocol with GnRH', Human Reproduction, 24, pp. 764 - 774

La F; Howard D; Ledger W; Davidson J; Jones G, 2009, 'Oral contraceptive pill containing drospirenone and the professional voice: An electrolaryngographic analysis', Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 34, pp. 11 - 19

Ledger W, 2009, 'Pregnancy in the over 40s', Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 19, pp. 142 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2009.01.002

Amer S; Li T; Metwally M; Emarh M; Ledger W, 2009, 'Randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic ovarian diathermy with clomiphene citrate as a first-line method of ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.', Human Reproduction Update, 24, pp. 219 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den325

Refaat B; Al-azemi M; Geary I; Eley A; Eley A; Ledger W, 2009, 'Role of Activins and inducible nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of ectopic pregnancy in patients with or without chlamydia trachomatis infection', Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 16, pp. 1493 - 1503

Ledger W, 2009, 'Supine positioning after intrauterine insemination', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, 339, pp. 1040 - 1041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b4274

Al-azemi M; Refaat B; Amer S; Ola B; Chapman N; Ledger W, 2009, 'The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the human fallopian tube during the menstrual cycle and in ectopic pregnancy', Fertility and Sterility, 94, pp. 833 - 840

Al-azemi M; Refaat B; Aplin J; Ledger W, 2009, 'The expression of MUCI in human fallopian tube during menstrual cycle and in eptopic pregnancy', Human Reproduction, 24, pp. 2582 - 2587

Connolly M; Griesinger G; Ledger W; Postma MJ, 2009, 'The impact of introducing patient co-payments in Germany on the use of IVF and ICSI: a price-elasiticity of demand assessment', Human Reproduction, 24, pp. 2796 - 2800

Amer S; Li T; Ledger W, 2009, 'The value of measuring anti - Mullerian hormone in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing laparoscopic ovarian diathermy', Human Reproduction, 24, pp. 2760 - 2766

Jones GL; Ledger W; Mitchell C, 2008, 'Suspected premature menopause', Praxis, 97, pp. 1089 - 1090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157.97.20.1089

Farage MA; Miller KW; Ledger WJ, 2008, 'Determining the cause of vulvovaginal symptoms', Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 63, pp. 445 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0b013e318172ee25

Ledger WJ, 2008, 'Perinatal infections and fetal/neonatal brain injury', Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20, pp. 120 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282f734db

Cheong YC; Hung Yu Ng E; Ledger WL, 2008, 'Acupuncture and assisted conception', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006920

Coughlan C; Ledger WL, 2008, 'In-vitro fertilisation', Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 18, pp. 300 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2008.08.009

Prakash A; Tuckerman E; Laird S; Ola B; Li T; Ledger W, 2008, 'A preliminary study comparing the endometrial expression of inhibin, activin and follistatin in women with a history of implantation failure after IVF treatment and a control group', British Journal of Gynaecology, 115, pp. 532 - 537

Ziebe S; Devroey P; Ledger W, 2008, 'Assisted reproductive technologies are an integrated part of national strategies addressing demographic and reproductive challenges', Human Reproduction Update, 14, pp. 583 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmn038

Dixon S; Faghih F; Ledger W; Lenton E; Duenas A; Sutcliffe P; Chilcott J, 2008, 'Cost-effectiveness analysis of different embryo transfer strategies in England', British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115, pp. 766

Metwally M; Ong K; Ledger W; Li T, 2008, 'Does high body mass index increase the risk of miscarriage after spontaneous and assist conception? A meta-analysis of the evidence', Fertility and Sterility, 99, pp. 714 - 726

Waylen A; Metwally M; Jones G; Wilkinson A; Ledger W, 2008, 'Effects of cigarette smoking upon clinical outcomes of assisted reproduction: a meta-analysis', Human Reproduction Update, 15, pp. 31 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmn046

Jones G; Ledger W; Balen A, 2008, 'Health-related quality of life in PCOS and related infertility: How can we assess this?', Human Fertility, 11, pp. 173 - 185

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