Abstract Study question What is the recommended management for couples presenting with unexplained infertility, based on best available evidence in literature? Summary answer The ESHRE Guideline Unexplained infertility makes 19 recommendations treatment of infertility. known already? (UI) diagnosed absence any abnormalities female and/or male reproductive systems after “standard” investigations...

Infertility can be an agonizing experience, especially for women. And, much of the agony has to do with luck: with how unlucky one is in being infertile, and in how much luck is involved in determining whether one can weather the storm of infertility and perhaps have a child in the end. We argue that bad luck associated with being infertile isoften bad moral uck for women. The infertile woman o...

1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India 2Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India 3 Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, Merseyside, UK 4National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai 400074, India 5Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, War...

OBJECTIVES AND STUDY DESIGN The aim of this study was two-fold: to investigate the association of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and small newborn size, using standardized measures; and to examine within strata of fresh and cryopreserved embryos transfer, whether this association is influenced by parental infertility diagnoses. We used a population-based retrospective cohort from Michig...

The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding cancer-related infertility and sperm banking in male patients between the ages of 14–40 at diagnosis. Patients were identified from tumor registries at two large cancer centers and included in the study if they had undergone pelvic surgery or had been treated with chemotherapy or radiation to th...

This study is focused on the psychological consequences of infertility, and is not concerned with psychological ailments leading to infertility. Being a parent is a.psychosocial aspects of infertility and of assisted reproduction. And the long-term impact of involuntary childlessness is outlined. The basic.THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF INFERTILITY ON AFRICAN WOMEN AND. LANGUTAN I FRANCINAH MABASA...

OBJECTIVE To describe the different causes of infertility based on findings of diagnostic laparoscopy and their comparative frequency in primary and secondary infertility. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from January to December 2005. METHODOLOGY All patients undergoing diagnostic lap...

Abstract Study question What is the benefit of adding frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles to ICSI clinical outcomes in male factor infertility? Summary answer FET carried out on spare embryos that reached blastocyst stage remarkably contributed additional pregnancies for infertility. known already Current trends reproductive medicine lean toward full-preimplantation development and eventually P...

Infertility affects relatively large number of couple both globally as well as in India. There are sparse data on the prevalence of infertility in India. This study describes the correlates and prevalence of infertility among couples in Ambala, India . This study is a cross sectional study done in the urban field practice area of M. M. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, during January 20...

BACKGROUND Previous research on the aetiology of infertility in sub-Saharan Africa was generally clinic based and it is not known whether findings from this work are representative of the general population. A better understanding of the medical causes of infertility is crucial for reducing the incidence of infertility and for improving the clinical management. OBJECTIVE To determine the type...