Artificial insemination technique and semen preparation impact boar utilization efficiency, genetic dissemination, and biosecurity. Intrauterine (IUI) and deep intrauterine (DUI) AI techniques require lower number of spermatozoa per dose compared to conventional (CON) AI. Frozen semen (FRO) has been associated with lower reproductive performance compared to fresh semen (FRE) preparation. The co...

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the inseminating motile count (IMC) and sperm morphology (using strict criteria) on success rates after homologous intrauterine insemination (IUI) combined with clomiphene citrate (CC) stimulation. A total of 373 couples underwent 792 IUI cycles in a predominantly (87.4%) male subfertility group. The overall cycle fecundity (CF)...

OBJECTIVE To determine the success rate of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in couples presenting with subfertility following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) by the use of cost effective intrauterine catheter (insertion tube). METHODS An experimental study was conducted at the Obstetric and Gynaecology Departments of Combined Military Hospital Kharian and PNS SHIFA Karachi in collabo...

Background: Human β-defensin 126 is a small cationic glycoprotein that coats the plasma membrane of sperm during epididymal transit. It provides protection for sperms from infection-causing microbes and against the female immune system. Defensin remains on the sperm until sperm become capacitated in the female reproductive tract. DEFB126 gene is located on the subtelomeric end of 20p13 in human...

Objective The outcomes of fertility treatments are unpredictable, and levels of depressive symptoms increases in patients during of IUI Waiting Period. This study was conducted with the aim of compression the effects of a Positive Reappraisal Coping Intervention(PRCI) and Problem-Solving Skills Training(PSS) on depression during the waiting period of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI )Treatment Ma...

OBJECTIVE To examine the outcome of assisted reproduction techniques (ART) using cryopreserved semen from patients with cancer. DESIGN Prospective. SETTING Therapeutic semen banking program at a tertiary healthcare center. PATIENT(S) Twenty-nine men with cancer who cryopreserved their sperm before treatment at our facility from 1982 to 2001 and withdrew their samples for assisted reproduc...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist in improving clinical pregnancy rate in gonadotropin-stimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles in patients of unexplained infertility. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective, randomized case-controlled study. SETTINGS The study was conducted in the infertility clinic of...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of semen characteristics on the success of intrauterine insemination (IUI). DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTINGS The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokushima University Hospital, Japan. PATIENTS Between 2004 and 2008, 1,177 IUI cycles in 283 couples were studied. INTERVENTION IUI cycles were preceded with ovarian stimulation. MAIN OUTCOME ME...