STUDY QUESTION Can infertility prevalence be estimated using a current duration (CD) approach when applied to nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data collected routinely in low- or middle-income countries? SUMMARY ANSWER Our analysis suggests that a CD approach applied to DHS data from Nigeria provides infertility prevalence estimates comparable to other smaller stu...

Background ART is costly for governments and couples seeking treatment. In addition to any other costs that may arise during treatment, such as medication, consultations and extra procedures, women undergoing IVF experience physical and emotional stress. Furthermore, it is not always possible to get a favorable outcome. Despite all the remarkable scientific advances in modern medicine, traditio...

Abstract Although fertility has traditionally been viewed as the responsibility of women, recent studies suggest that reduced sperm function is a major cause recurrent pregnancy loss affects 1 to 2 percent couples. The reproductive and nutritional history King Henry VIII indicates 70 legitimate pregnancies attributed his six wives resulted in miscarriage or stillbirth. By comparison, only 10 re...

The experience of infertility can cause distress in many women, and there is a dearth of research that addresses infertility type (i.e., primary or secondary) and strengths-based constructs, such as self-compassion. Although the prevalence of secondary infertility (i.e., experiencing infertility after having a child) is significantly greater than primary infertility (i.e., experiencing infertil...

STUDY QUESTION Are clinic factors, including patients' experiences with patient-centred care, associated with dropout in fertility care? SUMMARY ANSWER Clinic factors, including patients' experiences with patient-centred care, are not related to dropout. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY In fertility care, a significant proportion of patients do not achieve pregnancy because they discontinue treatment ...

Abstract Study question Does microsurgical varicocelectomy impact normal semen parameters in fertile patients undergoing the procedure for indications other than infertility? Summary answer Micro surgical does not alter fertility potential of men with semen. What is known already Varicocele repair results improvement and sub clinical varicocele. However, also offered to infertility including te...

BACKGROUND Data on factors influencing inclusion of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients in randomized clinical trials (RCT) are limited and, for the present study they were analyzed in a RCT for III/IV HL. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients with stage III/IV HL referred to the Saint-Louis Hospital between January 2003 and May 2007 were studied. A Groupe d'Etudes des Lymphomes de l'Adulte/European...