BACKGROUND While intrauterine insemination (IUI), a simple, inexpensive and non-invasive technique, is the most used assisted reproduction technology (ART) worldwide, the risk of major birth defects following IUI is paradoxically not well documented. METHODS Retrospective cohort study performed in Burgundy, France, over a 9-year period which consisted of the cross analysis of two prospective ...

background: intrauterine insemination (iui) is a primary, simple and effective method of infertility treatment. the aim of this study was to determine the success rate of iui and some related male and female factors. materials and methods: this quasi - experimental study was done on 500 infertile couples from 2006 to 2008. either clomiphene or human menopausal gonadotropin (hmg) alone or clomip...

1 This is a revised version of the first chapter of my dissertation and I stand in great debt to my dissertation supervisor Andrew Postlewaite, Stephen Coate, and Stephen Morris for comments, suggestions, encouragement, and patience. Two referees and an associate editor provided detailed comments and criticism that led to significant improvements of the paper. I also thank George Mailath, Andre...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Despite its wide use, the benefits of intrauterine insemination (IUI), its over timed intercourse (TI) in couples with unexplained infertility is a matter of debate. Studies in Indian couples with unexplained infertility showing benefit of IUI over TI are not available. The present study was done with the objective of comparing TI and IUI with husband's sperm in couples ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of ovarian stimulation on the outcome of intrauterine insemination (IUI). DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING A single university-based centre. POPULATION A total of 5109 couples with 8893 cycles. METHODS The outcome of IUI with different protocols for ovarian stimulation was examined. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The live birth rate (LBR), twin pregnancy ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Unknown cause of infertility exists in 10%-26% of couples with infertility problems. Treatment of these couples depends on the posibility of correcting the unidentified defect over time. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) and ovaluation stimulation are methods of choice in treatment of unexplained fertility, but if a woman is older than 37 years, in vitro fertilization (IVF) could b...

BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure to ambient PM2.5, (i.e., fine particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm) has been associated with preterm birth and low birth weight. The association between prenatal PM2.5 exposure and intrauterine inflammation (IUI), an important risk factor for preterm birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the ...

Abstract Background Contrary to overt hypothyroidism, the true impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on fertility has not been well established. This study aimed investigate whether serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) values between 2.5 and 4.5 mIU/L are associated with lower pregnancy rates compared TSH levels 0.3 in women undergoing ovulation induction gonadotropins intrauterine inseminati...

BACKGROUND Different protocols are used for controlled ovarian hyper stimulation (COH), but the optimal method has not yet been determined. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) using clomiphen citrate (CC) plus HMG versus CC plus rFSH in intra uterine insemination cycles (IUI). MATERIALS AND METHODS 144 women with unexplained or ...

There is limited literature on the influence of smoking and BMI on success rates after intrauterine insemination (IUI). As a result of a prospective cohort study we could investigate data from 1401 IUI cycles with partner semen and 1264 IUI cycles with donor semen, primary outcome being clinical pregnancy rate (CPR). Univariate statistical analysis showed significant influence of female BMI on ...