objective: few studies have been conducted on the infertility problems in iran. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of infertility problems and related factors in iranian infertile patients. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study, 405 infertile patients referred to royan institute, tehran, iran, between 2014 and 2015, were selected by simple random sampling. participant...

background: infertility is common among couples of child-bearing age and ap-proximately half of known causes of primary infertility are attributable to male factor. it is still unclear whether the injurious effects of cigarette smoking on sperm characteristics and infertility are due to nicotine. therefore, the present study investigated the effects of orally administered of nicotine on sperm c...

adenomyosis is a widespread disease affecting the reproductive period of women’s life. in the last ten years, different pathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed to explain the initiation and development of the disease. this article aims to present and discuss the most important pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying adenomyosis development in order to clarify the relationship between adenomyo...

Hypertensive disorders (HDs) as the most prevalent medical problem during pregnancy, predispose the patient to a lot of comorbidities and may even cause maternal or fetal death. The rate of infertility has been increasing in recent decades. So, we collected and summarized data about the co-existence of these two entities and found that HDs are somewhat more common in women receiving fertility t...

STUDY QUESTION What is the percentage of overtreatment, i.e. fertility treatment started too early, in couples with unexplained infertility who were eligible for tailored expectant management? SUMMARY ANSWER Overtreatment occurred in 36% of couples with unexplained infertility who were eligible for an expectant management of at least 6 months. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Prognostic models in repr...

Background: Approximately 30% of reproductive age women and 35% of reproductive age men in the United States smoke cigarettes. Substantial harmful effects of cigarette smoke on fecundity and reproduction have become apparent but are not generally appreciated. smoking is becoming increasingly popular in many parts of the world as in eastern Mediterranean and Arabic countries including Iran. The ...

Objective In order to empower infertile clients and provide high quality patient-centered infertility care, it is necessary to recognize and meetinfertile clients’ educational needs.This study aimed toexamine infertility clients’ knowledge,and subsequently their education needs given their attitudinal approach to infertility education in infertile clientsundergoing assisted reproduction treatme...

Background: Infertility is a stressful event in infertile couples' life that can cause severe psychological problems. A variety of approaches has been suggested to manage stress in these couples. This study addressed the effect of collaborative counseling on perceived infertility-related stress in infertile women undergoing IVF in 2010 in Mashhad, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this clini...

BACKGROUND Our current knowledge of the epidemiology of infertility is limited and outdated. Health care provision for infertility in the UK attracts public interest because of restrictions on access to services. OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence, prevalence, referral patterns and outcomes of infertile couples, presenting in general practice in UK. METHODS A population-based retrospective...

infertility, usually defined as the failure of a couple to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse. infertility sometimes is occurred with psychoemotional distress such as anxiety, interpersonal problems, disappointment, sadness, anger and depression. during the time infertile couples attempt to get pregnant, women with fertility problems experience more negative emotional f...