title: Telemonitoring in IVF/ICSI.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Traditionally, ovarian stimulation for IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection is performed by healthcare professionals, requiring the patient to make frequent visits to these centres. We describe the rationale, research findings and early clinical experience with home-based sonography for IVF patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Published experience indicates that selected patients are able to procure video sequences themselves; they value the empowerment, discretion and decreased stress involved in these visits; partner involvement increases as well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Experience is still limited but consistently indicate patients' willingness and competence to procure sonograms; home sonography is positive from the patients' perspective but may be disruptive form the healthcare provider's point of view.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gerris
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D017216:Telemedicine; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*