PMID- 23146953 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130415 LR - 20121113 IS - 1423-002X (Electronic) IS - 0378-7346 (Linking) VI - 74 IP - 3 DP - 2012 TI - Dutch translation of the ICMART-WHO revised glossary on ART terminology. PG - 233-48 LID - 10.1159/000342876 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: A standardized set of definitions was needed in the field of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) to standardize and harmonize international data acquisition and to monitor the availability, efficacy, and safety of assisted reproductive technology (ART) worldwide. In order to provide accurate national data, the use of a terminology list which was composed and negotiated by the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART) is essential, and a translation into Dutch was crucial for its implementation in Belgium and the Netherlands. METHOD: The authors of the Dutch article translated the English publication that appeared simultaneously in Human Reproduction and Fertility and Sterility in 2009. A consensus text was obtained after evaluation by experts in the field of MAR both in the Netherlands and in Belgium and then by the board of the respective organizations of obstetrics and gynecology. It was then sent to the World Health Organization (WHO) for approval of publication. RESULT: A translation into Dutch of the ICMART terminology of 2009 was obtained after consensus was reached on clinical and laboratory procedures, outcome variables, and birth. CONCLUSION: The availability and use of standardized terminology and its translation into Dutch will add to a more standardized communication between professionals responsible for the practice of ART and for those responsible for national, regional, and international registries. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - De Neubourg, D AU - De Neubourg D AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium. diane.deneubourg@uzleuven.be FAU - van Duijnhoven, N T L AU - van Duijnhoven NT FAU - Nelen, W L D M AU - Nelen WL FAU - D'Hooghe, T M AU - D'Hooghe TM LA - eng PT - Dictionary DEP - 20121107 PL - Switzerland TA - Gynecol Obstet Invest JT - Gynecologic and obstetric investigation JID - 7900587 SB - IM MH - Belgium MH - Consensus MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Male MH - Netherlands MH - Pregnancy MH - Reproductive Techniques, Assisted/*standards MH - *Terminology as Topic MH - *Translations MH - World Health Organization EDAT- 2012/11/14 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/16 06:00 CRDT- 2012/11/14 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 000342876 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000342876 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2012;74(3):233-48. doi: 10.1159/000342876. Epub 2012 Nov 7.