infertility is one of the most stressful conditions amongst married couples. male factor infertility is implicated in almost half of these cases. recent advances in the field of reproductive medicine have focused the attention of many researchers to consider reactive oxygen species (ros) as one of the mediators of infertility causing sperm dysfunction. although, ros is involved in many physiolo...

Introduction In this research the Paris School (I.P.S.O.), by P. Marty, is chosen as theoretical and clinical basis of Psychosomatics. We work with degree mentalization (good, bad uncertain) -obtained through Marty’s Psychosomatic Classification-, a previous diagnosis prognosis 120 infertile women undergoing treatment at Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU) Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in M...

Infertility is a global health problem and it is one of the most stressful conditions amongst married couples. Even though not lethal, it has been described as a radical life changing problem that carries with it significant psychological trauma. Infertility can be caused by various problems and sometimes it is not possible to establish a cause. Oxidative stress, which arises from an imbalance ...

background: excess reactive oxygen species (ros) in the semen is believed to affect fertility in men. morphologically abnormal sperms and their relation to seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men are not clear. objective: to correlate various sperm morphological defects with seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men. materials and methods: the study included 25 p...

STUDY QUESTION Is perceived social support from partner, family, and friends associated with increased infertility-related stress? SUMMARY ANSWER While men's perceived support did not seem to influence their partners' stress, women's perceptions of spousal and familial support can affect the way men deal with the challenge of infertility. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Previous studies showed that l...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether particular semen characteristics in various clinical diagnoses of infertility are associated with high oxidative stress and whether any group of infertile men is more likely to have high seminal oxidative stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in sperm physiological functions, but elevated levels of ROS or oxidative stress are related to male...

BACKGROUND Infertility has been described as creating a form of stress leading to a variety of psychological problems. Both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are effective treatments for infertility stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy along with fluoxetine for improvement infertility stress in infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS :...