BACKGROUND Recent advances in our understanding of the causes of infertility and of assisted reproductive technology (ART) have led to the development of complex diagnostic tools, prognostic models and treatment options. The Third Evian Annual Reproduction (EVAR) Workshop Meeting was held on 26-27 April 2008 to evaluate evidence supporting current approaches to the diagnosis and management of i...

OBJECTIVE To investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression in lesbian couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment (ART), and to study the relationship of demographic data, pregnancy outcome and future reproductive plans with symptoms of anxiety and depression. DESIGN Descriptive, a part of the prospective longitudinal 'Swedish study on gamete donation'. SETTING All university clinic...

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) remains safe, simple relatively cost effective and a valuable initial treatment option, especially in low resource settings for selected group of patients before embarking to assisted reproduction technology treatment. Assisted reproductive (ART) does not include by sperm from either woman’s partner or donor. Numerous factors are influencing the success rate IUI....

OBJECTIVE Nowadays, many infertile couples can have child by assistant reproductive technology (ART). Always the undesirable effects of these methods on newborn are considered and are evaluated. The aim of this study is to describe the impact of ART on ocular and visual performances of infants born by these methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 479 infants age...

in vitro fertilization (ivf) and other assisted reproductive technologies present an enormous hope to couples with fertility difficulties. assisted reproductive technology is one of the risk factors that can result in anxiety in these couples. indeed, ivf-treatments cause a stress, for both the woman and her partner. the different stages of the ivf-procedure can affect the emotional life of the...

Background: Study question: what is the effect of advanced aged in pregnant women using assisted reproductive technology on the rate of miscarriages? Summary answer: the advanced age effects on the rate of miscarriages. What is known already: It is well known that miscarriage risk increases with age. The proportion of women giving birth after 35 years of age has risen considerably in developing...

background:   objective: this study aimed at investigating the side effects and hemodynamic effects of using thiopental sodium and propofal as well as effects of these drugs on pregnancy outcome in art cycles.   materials and methods: in this double blinded) randomized controlled trial, 90 woman candidate for art were randomly divided into two groups. 47 patients received propofol (2.5 mg/kg) a...