BACKGROUND One in seven married couples is involuntarily infertile. Several chemical exposures in the work environment have been hypothesized to affect female reproduction, and some are present in products used in hairdressing and related trades. Recent Swedish findings indicate that employment in hairdressing poses a risk for female reproductive function. This study examined the possible assoc...

This article provides an overview of the evaluation and treatment of female factor infertility. It reviews the physiology of female reproduction and subsequently discusses pertinent findings in the evaluation and treatment of female infertility that are relevant to a urologist treating the male partner. Finally, it provides an overview of current treatment modalities.

Female infertility and low birth rate are significant public health issues with profound social, psychological, and economic consequences. Some infertile women resort to conventional, complementary, or alternative therapies to conceive. The aim of this study was to identify the Chinese herbal products (CHPs) most commonly used for female infertility in Taiwan. The usage of traditional Chinese m...

The following synopsis presents a new approach in treating female infertility developed by Dr. Samuel Wang at Acupuncture Herbal Center, San Rafael, California. The paper in its entirety was awarded Outstanding Achievement at the Fifth World Conference of Traditional Medicine in 2000. Dr. Wang is the founder of the latest microcosmic theory of Chinese medicine. In light of applying the philosop...

The study examined the epidemiology and causes of infertility in Tomsk, Western Siberia, using methodological approaches recommended by WHO and was based on the findings for a randomly selected sample of 2000 married women aged 18-45 years. Among the respondents, 333 couples were considered infertile since they had not conceived after 12 months or more of unprotected intercourse. This group of ...

BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the effect of a gender-specific infertility diagnosis on the responses of couples in Taiwan. The purpose of this research was to compare the differences in distress, marital and sexual satisfaction in husbands and wives based on an infertility diagnosis. METHODS Three structured questionnaires were used. RESULTS Female members of couples in which both pa...

Background: Epidemiological study of infertility might let the related policy makers to make accurate decisions regarding the potential users’ requirements for infertility workup or management. The objective of this study was to find the incidence and etiologic factors for infertility in Iranian population. Methods: an internet based search through PubMed, Google Scholar, Iran Medex, magiran an...

BACKGROUND The proteolytic chaperone peptide ubiquitin accumulates in defective human spermatozoa. Immunodetection of ubiquitin in human sperm samples correlates with semen quality and male fertility. METHODS Semen samples from 93 men from couples seeking infertility treatment were separated on a PureSperm density gradient and screened by immunofluorescence microscopy with anti-ubiquitin anti...

BACKGROUND The prevalence and etiology of infertility are not similar in different parts of the world. There are only few reports of this topic in Iran. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine the clinical patterns and major causes of infertility in Mazandaran province in north of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 3734 consecutive couples attending two infertility c...

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