INTRODUCTION The experience of infertility is a common medical condition in the developing countries. The aim of this retrospective epidemiologic study was to determine fertility status and parity in Babol, Iran and then identify physical activity and body mass index (BMI) among women who have experienced infertility. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 1,081 women aged 20-45 years were selected ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relation of a dietary pattern and other lifestyle practices to risk of ovulatory disorder infertility. METHODS We followed a cohort of 17,544 women without a history of infertility for 8 years as they tried to become pregnant or became pregnant. A dietary score based on factors previously related to lower ovulatory disorder infertility (higher consumption of monounsa...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence, severity, and predictability of depression in infertile women compared with a control sample of healthy women. DESIGN Subjects were assessed while waiting to see their physician: infertility patients before a visit with an infertility specialist and control subjects before seeing either a gynecologist or internist for a routine gynecological examination....

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects and safeness of combined hysterolaparoscopy on evaluation the causes of infertility. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Gynecology (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) from January 2011 to April 2014. Patients aged 21-43 years with infertility were included in this study. The ...

BACKGROUND While research on the psychological experiences of infertility has focused almost exclusively on the negative aspects, clinical experience with individuals and couples facing infertility has demonstrated that personal gain can also arise from the struggle involved. This study examined whether individuals who struggle with infertility report posttraumatic growth (PTG), and if perceive...

OBJECTIVE To determine the psychosocial and clinical factors that are associated with psychiatric morbidity among women with infertility attending a Nigerian gynaecology clinic. METHOD Over a four month period, 320 respondents (160 in the study group and 160 in the control group) were interviewed using a proforma (designed by the authors) and a screening instrument, General Health Questionnai...

INTRODUCTION The very particular natures of infertility problem and infertility care make them different from other medical problems and services in developing countries. Even after the referral to specialists, the family physicians are expected to provide continuous support for these couples. This place the primary care service at the heart of all issues related to infertility. THE AIM OF TH...

INTRODUCTION Infertility is as an important and common problem in couples necessitating assisted reproductive technology (ART) or drug therapy. Infertility is known as a risk factor for ovarian, breast and endometrial cancer. We aimed on evaluation of the history of primary infertility and previous ART in patients with the above-mentioned cancers. MATERIAL AND METHOD In this retrospective stu...

Context: General practitioners as well as obstetricians are coming across a large number of pregnant women whose conceptions are following a period of infertility or treatment for the same. There is a controversy in the literature regarding the occurrence of adverse outcomes of pregnancy in such women. Aims: To assess the maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancies that occurred after a perio...

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...