About the Authors

Evy Gillet

Affiliations International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Gynaecology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Joris F. A. Meys

Affiliation Department of Applied Mathematics, Biometrics and Process Control, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Hans Verstraelen

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Rita Verhelst

Affiliation International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Philippe De Sutter

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Marleen Temmerman

Affiliation International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Davy Vanden Broeck

davy.vandenbroeck@ugent.be

Affiliation International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DVB MT. Performed the experiments: EG DVB. Analyzed the data: JM. Wrote the paper: HV RV PDS EG DVB.