during assisted reproductive technology (art) procedures, the transfer of a single embryo dramatically reduces the rate of multiple pregnancy. proper information, therefore, should be delivered to patients before embryo transfer. in many countries, regulations limit, according to age of the patient, the number of embryos to be transferred. selective fetal reduction should not be considered as a...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and therapy of infertility. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academically affiliated reproductive endocrinology practice. PATIENTS One hundred seventy patients. INTERVENTION Diagnostic/therapeutic laparoscopy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS One hundred seventy infertile patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy bet...

Today, infertility is an increasingly common medical and social problem. Treatment of infertility has been revolutionised by the introduction and continuous improvement of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In most countries an increase in the frequency of performing of such procedures is observed. Infertility, mental disorders and infertility treatment are related in a very complex way. M...

background: infertility makes an essential challenge to the sexual life of couples, especially infertile women. when pregnancy does not happen, infertile women think that sexual intercourse is not fruitful and sexual desire became reduce gradually. infertile women progressively forget that their sexual relationship is also a response to their natural need. objective: this qualitative study was ...

OBJECTIVE To compare life satisfaction between women with successful or unsuccessful outcome after assisted reproductive treatment (ART) by taking into account the time since the last ART. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Tertiary hospital. PATIENTS A total of 987 consecutive women who had undergone ART during 1996-2007 were invited and altogether 505 women participated in the study. INTERV...

BACKGROUND In order to empower infertile individuals and provide high quality patient-centered infertility care, it is necessary to recognize and meet infertile individuals' educational needs. This study aims to examine infertility patients' knowledge and subsequently their education needs given their attitudinal approach to infertility education in terms of patients who undergo assisted reprod...

Cancer may be detected at any age and could affect children, and reproductive age women as well. In recent years, cancer treatment has become less destructive and more specific. As a result, survival rates and quality of life following successful treatment have continuously improved. Cancer treatment typically involves surgery, chemo- or radiation therapy, or the combinations of these. These in...

Infertility is a common problem experienced by many couples. Numerous treatments are available for female infertility. However, in some cases, the treatment is empirical in nature because the aetiology of infertility is not fully understood. Recently, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown to have an important role in the normal functioning of reproductive system and in the pathogenesis ...

background: assisted reproductive technologies (art) are known as a treatment for infertility in which oocyte undergoes manipulation outside body. the aim of this study was to study the evaluation of birth defects in infants conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (art) and compare them with naturally-conceived infants. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, four hundr...

Research in the field of Ambient Assisted Living gained considerable momentum over the last decade and the diversity of existing applications is matched by a broad variety of implementation approaches. This paper takes a closer look at existing work in this field and provides a structured overview over state-ofthe-art implementation concepts.