OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of sperm parameters on pregnancy rate following Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) in primary and secondary infertile patients. STUDY DESIGN An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Assisted Conception Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, from January 2004 to January 2006. PATIE...

collaboration with the Maharashtra state government and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), conducted a study of infertile couples in rural Maharashtra in response to community demands that something be done about the lack of infertility knowledge and services. This study, which also provided infertility counseling services, is part of a larger FRHS intervention research prog...

AIM To establish the frequency of Y chromosome microdeletions in an unselected group of infertile Croatian men. METHODS An unselected group of 105 patients (male partners of infertile couples), both with idiopathic and non-idiopathic infertility, consecutively referred to the outpatient infertility clinic, gynecology department, General Hospital Pula, Istria County, Croatia, was examined for ...

Background: In recent years, particular attention is the mental health of infertile couples. In fact, for many infertile couples experiencing infertility are severe distresses. The aim of this study is Assessment of infertility effect on various aspects of mental health of infertile people. Materials and Methods: In this review study, books, articles and some sites that are related to mental he...

Background Approximately 15% of couples are infertile with the male factor explaining approximately 50% of the cases. One of the main genetic factors playing a role in male infertility is Y chromosomal microdeletions within the proximal long arm of the Y chromosome (Yq11), named the azoospermia factor (AZF) region. Recent studies have shown there is a potential connection between deletions of t...

OBJECTIVE To compare final embryo disposition between patients and donor oocyte recipients. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Private infertility practice. PATIENT(S) Patients undergoing IVF with embryo cryopreservation. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Final cryopreserved embryo disposition. RESULT(S) A total of 1,262 patients using autologous oocytes had 5,417 embry...

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of high levels of sperm DNA damage among men from infertile couples with both normal and abnormal standard semen parameters. Methods: A total of 350 men from infertile couples were assessed. Standard semen analysis and sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) were carried out. Results: Ninety-seven men (28% of the whole study group) had a DNA fragmentation index...