In reproductive medicine little progress has been achieved regarding the clinical management of patients with a reduced ovarian reserve or poor ovarian response (POR) to stimulation with exogenous gonadotropins -a frustrating experience for clinicians as well as patients. Despite the efforts to optimize the definition of this subgroup of patients, the existing POR criteria unfortunately compris...

In reproductive medicine little progress has been achieved regarding the clinical management of patients with a reduced ovarian reserve or poor ovarian response (POR) to stimulation with exogenous gonadotropins -a frustrating experience for clinicians as well as patients. Despite the efforts to optimize the definition of this subgroup of patients, the existing POR criteria unfortunately compris...

background:   objective: the aim of our study was to assess the effect of storage duration of frozen embryo on art outcome.   materials and methods: in this retrospective study the data of 651 frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles were assessed over a 36-months period. our patients were categorized according to storage time of freeze. group i: less than 90 days, group ii: between 90-365 days. gr...

background: the outcomes of such pregnancies have been rarely evaluated in our country. a descriptive study was planned to assess the health and condition of neonates conceived with assisted techniques in a one year period. materials and methods: at royan institute, tehran, 443 women who became pregnant by one of the assisted techniques in vitro fertilization (ivf), intrauterine insemination (i...

BACKGROUND Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an established marker of ovarian reserve and a good predictor of poor or excessive ovarian response after controlled hyperstimulation. However, it is unclear whether it can predict the ultimate outcome of assisted conception, live birth. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether AMH is a predictor of live birth in women unde...

ObjectiveTo determine whether body mass index (BMI) affects intrauterine insemination treatment success.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingAcademic medical center.Patient(s)A total of 3,217 cycles in 1,306 patients.Intervention(s)None.Main Outcome Measure(s)Primary outcome was live birth rate stratified by BMI. Secondary outcomes included rates clinical pregnancy (defined as an with a hear...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the effect of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels on intrauterine insemination (IUI) outcomes among euthyroid women. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted. A total of 302 women who started their first IUI cycle in our fertility center were included in this study. The patients were categorized into two groups based on their prec...

BACKGROUND: We present a case of primary infertility related to extreme cervical stenosis, a subset of cervical factor infertility which accounts for approximately 5% of all clinical infertility referrals. CASE PRESENTATION: A 37 year-old nulligravida was successfully treated with ovulation induction via recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and direct intraperitoneal insemination (IPI...

background: singleton pregnancy with a live birth beyond 37 weeks of gestation is the ultimate goal of any assisted reproductive technology. however, singletons conceived after art are found to have a poor perinatal outcome in comparison to naturally conceived singletons. it was hypothesized that the outcome of singleton conceived after transfer of two or more embryos may be dependent on the sh...