background: recent attention has focused on the expression of integrin molecules within the endometrium, and their relation to infertility. objective: the present prospective study was undertaken to determine whether the endometrium of women with unexplained infertility differs in the expression of very late activation antigens (vla) from the endometrium of normal fertile women. methods: thirty...

Women who monitor their fertility signs and recognize when they are fertile can use this knowledge to conceive or to avoid pregnancy. Studies have shown that there is a rather small fertile window of several days during each menstrual cycle. Established methods of identifying the fertile window, such as the Ovulation and the Symptothermal methods of Natural Family Planning, can be very effectiv...

BACKGROUND The aim of this descriptive study was to evaluate the level of marital violence among Turkish women and to determine whether infertility was a risk factor for marital violence. MATERIALS AND METHODS This descriptive study was conducted during January-July 2009 at a training hospital. The study groups comprised 204 fertile and 228 infertile women. We administered the Descriptive Inf...

OBJECTIVE Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) participate in vascular homeostasis and angiogenesis. The aim of the present study was to explore EPC number and function in relation to cardiovascular risk, gender, and reproductive state. METHODS AND RESULTS As measured by flow-cytometry in 210 healthy subjects, CD34(+)KDR(+) EPCs were higher in fertile women than in men, but were not different ...

BACKGROUND Embryo implantation requires a healthy embryo and a receptive uterus. Uterine incompetence contributes significantly to implantation failure and infertility. To date, there are no reliable biochemical methods that can determine whether the uterus is receptive. Proprotein convertase 5/6 (PC6) is tightly regulated in the uterus and critical for receptivity and implantation; its secreto...

BACKGROUND The problem of prosthetic heart valve selection in fertile women with acquired heart defects remains crucial in modern cardiology. Mechanical heart valves require lifelong indirect anticoagulant therapy, which has significant fetal toxicity and is unacceptable for women planning pregnancy. Bioprosthetic heart valves are the best choice for fertile women; however, their durability is ...

BACKGROUND Infertility is a major reproductive health in gynecology. According to the world health organization, there are currently 50-80 million infertile couples in the world. OBJECTIVE Considering the critical effects of lifestyle on reproductive health, this study aimed to compare the lifestyle of fertile and infertile couples in Kermanshah during 2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS This resea...

BACKGROUND Recent attention has focused on the expression of integrin molecules within the endometrium, and their relation to infertility. OBJECTIVE The present prospective study was undertaken to determine whether the endometrium of women with unexplained infertility differs in the expression of very late activation antigens (VLA) from the endometrium of normal fertile women. METHODS Thirt...