Gildersleeve, Haselton, and Fales (2014) presented a meta-analysis of the effects of fertility on mate preferences in women. Research in this area has categorized fertility using a great variety of methods, chiefly based on self-reported cycle length and time since last menses. We argue that this literature is particularly prone to hidden experimenter degrees of freedom. Studies vary greatly in...

Gildersleeve, Haselton, and Fales (2014) present a meta-analysis of the effects of fertility on mate preferences in women. Research in this area has categorized fertility using a great variety of methods, chiefly based on self-reported cycle length and time since last menses. We argue that this literature is particularly prone to hidden experimenter degrees of freedom. Studies vary greatly in t...

The HIV epidemic has continued to grow and remains a major challenge to mankind. In the past, ethical considerations about the resulting child and risks of sexual, vertical and nosocomial transmission of HIV prevented practitioners from offering fertility services to people living with HIV. In recent times however, the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), has not only improved t...

Amid persistently high population growth rates in developing countries, people have questioned whether the recent change from a fertility-reduction oriented family planning program strategy to a reproductive health-oriented and meeting-unmet-needs based program of contraceptive services will slow the pace of fertility decline, exacerbating population problems and developmental issues in develop...

In order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (r-hFSH) in combination with urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) to induce spermatogenesis and fertility in gonadotrophin-deficient men, we conducted a prospective, open, non-comparative multicentre study in two Australian academic medical centres. Ten men with gonadotrophin deficiency requiri...

Soil Fertility is one of the most relevant fields Science related to agricultural production, especially in tropical and subtropical environments, due prevalence weathered naturally unproductive soils. However, indicators currently used do not represent what actual happens soil; once must be understood as a process. The wisdom this importance occurred Antiquity evolved until mid-19th century, w...

BACKGROUND Guidelines aim to improve clinical practice but are not self-implementing. Insight into barriers to physician guideline adherence is crucial for development of effective implementation strategies. The study aim was to identify barriers to physician adherence to an intrauterine insemination (IUI) guideline of the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. METHODS We conducted a cr...