background: anti-müllerian hormone (amh) is secreted by the granulosa cells of growing follicles during the primary to large antral follicle stages. abnormal levels of amh and follicle stimulating hormone (fsh) may indicate a woman’s diminished ability or inability to conceive. our aim is to investigate the changes in serum amh and fsh concentrations at different age groups and its correlation ...

Background Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the main cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections. In women, this infection can lead to tubal infertility. Objective In this study we investigated C. trachomatis among infertile and fertile women with both polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and ELISA methods in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Methods This case-control study was conducte...

Aim: Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), which can damage a woman's reproductive tissues, thus, affecting fertility. Our aim therefore was to determine the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) andantisperm antibodies (ASA) in relation to the presence or absence of Chlamydia trachomatisIg G in fertile and infertile women. Mate...

In order to determine whether general practitioners (GPs) are interested in infertility counselling and whether infertile patients seek help from their family doctor, we personally interviewed doctors and infertile patients. Almost all of the board-certified GPs in Göttingen, Germany, and two independent samples of infertile women and men attending the Göttingen University Hospital participated...

The presence of antiidiotypic antibodies (ab-2) to sperm was investigated in the sera of fertile, infertile, and virgin women using sperm-specific anti-FA-1 monoclonal antibody Fab'.ab-2 were detected in 71% (17/24) of sera from fertile women and in none (0/12) of the sera from virgin females by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot procedure, and immunoprecipitation procedure. Se...

Background & aim: Despite the importance of motivation for having a child in the process of infertility treatment, there are few studies in this field. This study aimed to investigate the childbearingmotivations of infertile women and comparing the results with those of fertile women. Methods: This descriptive c...

The presence of antiidiotypic antibodies (ab-2) to sperm was investigated in the sera of fertile, infertile, and virgin women using sperm-specific anti-FA-1 monoclonal antibody Fab'. ab-2 were detected in 71% (17 /24) of sera from fertile women and in none (0/12) of the sera from virgin females by the enzymelinked immunosorbent assay, Western blot procedure, and immunoprecipitation procedure. S...