To cite: Wilkes S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2013;39:241–243. BACKGROUND Infertility affects one in seven couples during their lifetime and has an annual incidence of one couple per 1000 total population, which means that each general practitioner (GP) will see on average one to two couples with infertility each year. Over 80% of couples in the general population will conceive within 1 yea...

The prevalence of infertility is varies worldwide ranging from 3% to 7%. The consequences of infertility are societal repercussions, personal suffering, psychological effects, clinical depression and sexual dysfunction. Therefore, the aim of the present study was a systematic review of the literature to determine the main risk factors of female infertility. MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Database...

Infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive within a certain period of time one to two years of frequent unprotected intercourse [1]. It is seldom a physically debilitating disease, but couple’s psychosocial harmony is severely affected. The important causes of infertility in female are tubal and peritoneal factors (25-35%), ovulatory factors (30-40%), endometriosis (1-10%) [2]....

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of natural cycle (NC) endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in women with advanced endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study included 179 patients with stage III-IV endometriosis who underwent 233 FET cycles at a tertiary care academic reproductive medical center between March 2011 and Au...

Infertility affects relatively large number of couple both globally as well as in India. There are sparse data on the prevalence of infertility in India. This study describes the correlates and prevalence of infertility among couples in Ambala, India . This study is a cross sectional study done in the urban field practice area of M. M. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, during January 20...

Establishing tubal patency is necessary for the treatment of subfertility. Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is one of recommended screening test but is expensive. Vaginal sonographic hydrotubation using agitated saline and size 8 Foley catheter can be used to reduce the cost. The objective of the study is to determine the diagnostic accuracy of vaginal sonographic hydrotubation usin...

background: genital tuberculosis (gtb) is an important cause of female infertility, especially in developing countries. the positive results of polymerase chain reaction (pcr) in endometrial gtb in the absence of tubal damage raise the possibility of the detection of sub-clinical or latent disease, with doubtful benefits of treatment. objective: to evaluate the mycobacterium tuberculosis infect...

Female genital tuberculosis (TB) remains as a major cause of tubal obstruction leading to infertility, especially in developing countries. The global prevalence of genital tuberculosis has increased during the past two decades due to increasing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Genital TB is commonly asymptomatic, and it is diagnosed during infertility investigations. Despite of recent...

Infertility affects about ten percent of couples; female factors account for more than two-thirds of such cases (1). The etiology is diverse and includes such factors as ovulation disorders, tubal and transport disorders, uterine factors and other less prevalent causes like cervical, immunologic and psychosexual disorders (1). With the introduction of transvaginal color Doppler sonography, our ...

A lipiodol hysterosalpingogram was the routine test for tubal patency as recently as the 1970s. Observational studies, then randomised controlled trials, provided evidence of a fertility enhancing effect of lipiodol. It has been found to improve fertility for women with normal tubal patency, particularly where the woman has a history of endometriosis. Previous successful treatment for infertili...