In the era of sophisticated assisted reproductive techniques (ART), is the role of varicocelectomy in the treatment of male factor infertility anachronistic? Devroey et al. (1) assert that “conventional treatment for male factor infertility has little value and has been revised and abandoned”. They further contend that “intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an effective treatment, even for...

The role of aspirin in women with infertility is controversial and the evidence is inconsistent; some studies have reported benefits in women undergoing IVF whilst others have not. An important gap in the literature was the question of when to start and when to stop aspirin and how long should aspirin be given for. In a 2007 systematic review on the effectiveness of aspirin on IVF outcomes invo...

OBJECTIVE To determine the distribution of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) by main cause of infertility (female, combined, male, unexplained) in women seeking infertility treatment. DESIGN A case-control study. SETTING A Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Sweden. PARTICIPANTS All women (n=1293) born in Sweden in 1...

INTRODUCTION Male infertility factor is defined if the total number of motile spermatozoa (TMSC) < 20 × 10(6)/ejaculated, and unexplained infertility if spermiogram is normal with normal female factor. THE AIM of this study was to determine the predictive value of TMSC for spontaneous pregnancy (ST) and pregnancy after treatment with intrauterine insemination (IUI) in couples with male factor...

background: due to high prevalence of infertility, increasing demand for infertility treatment, and provision of high quality of fertility care, it is necessary for healthcare professionals to explore infertile couples’ expectations and needs. identification of these needs can be a prerequisite to plan the effective supportive interventions. the current study was, therefore, conducted in an att...

The use of antioxidants is now often used as a pharmacological adjunct to limit infertility. Indeed, the lay public rightly perceives oxidative stress and, thus, antioxidant treatment as important modulators of infertility. While the direct effects of antioxidant treatment on the quality of semen and oocytes are still under investigation, a significant body of evidence points to loss of vascula...

introduction: prevalence of infertility in general population is around 15-10 percent. intra- uterine insemination (iui) is one method for treatment of infertility. success rate of this method is affected by different factors. past studies have shown that induction of ovulation and iui has increased significantly the chance of pregnancy in the infertile couple, especially male factor infertilit...

The misconception that infertility is typically associated with the female is commonly faced in the management of infertile men. It is uncommon for a patient to present for an infertility evaluation with an abnormal semen analysis report before an extensive female partner workup has been performed. Additionally, a man is usually considered fertile based only on seminal parameters without a phys...

Description: Infertility is usually a consequence of multiple chronic conditions rather than a single acute condition. We propose that it is erroneous to apply acute medical interventions to a condition that is chronic in nature. Method: Retrospective analysis of 3 case studies which demonstrate the multifactorial and chronic nature of infertility that were previously managed unsuccessfully wit...

Objective. Women with infertility and recurrent miscarriages may have an overlapping etiology. The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy loss in pregnancies after IVF treatment with spontaneous pregnancies in women with recurrent miscarriages and to assess differences related to cause of infertility. Methods. The outcome from 1220 IVF pregnancies (Group I) was compared with 611 spontan...