PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN INFERTILE AND FERTILE WOMEN Masoumeh Golestan Jahromi, Leili Mosalanejad, Fatemeh Ghavi Research and clinical center for infertility, Shahid Sadoghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Assistant professor, mental health department, Research center for social determinants of health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. MSc of midwifery, Research ...

Men with low testosterone (feminine men) invest in relationships and offspring more than men with high testosterone (masculine men). Women's attraction to testosterone dependent traits (e.g. masculine face shape) is enhanced during the late-follicular, fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. Attractive, feminine women have stronger preferences for masculine men as possible long-term partners than...

PROBLEM To analyse the peripheral blood NK cells in women with repeated IVF failure (RIF) and a fertile control group to determine which parameters best differentiate the two populations. METHODS Peripheral blood from the luteal phase of 171 women with RIF and 33 fertile controls was analysed by four-colour flow cytometry for NK cell concentration, subset differentiation and the activation ma...

The aim of the present study was to determine the expression of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and LIF receptor (LIF‑R) in the endometrium of fertile and infertile women during the implantation window. A prospective study was conducted between March 2013 and March 2015 at Iakentro, Infertility Treatment Center (Thessaloniki, Greece) and the 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristot...

PROBLEM Increasing evidence suggests modulation of the maternal immune response to be essential for successful pregnancy. We studied the immunophenotypic profile and function of peripheral blood T lymphocytes in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and fertile control population. METHOD We collected peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from infertile patients with recu...

In the ovary, Anti-Mulllerian hormone (AMH) is produced by the granulosa cells of early developing follicles. The aim of our study was to assess the value of the AMH as a test to predict ovarian damage in groups of infertile women. Ninety seven infertile women were divided into four groups: (G1=29) with regular menstrual cycle, (G2=30) with prolonged or irregular cycles, (G3=21) with secondary ...

maternal leukemia inhibitory factor (lif) is required for successful implanta¬tion in mice, but little is known about its role and expression in human reproduc¬tion. here we report on the pattern of lif mrna expression in 30 samples of previously fertile and 11 infertile human endometrium, 10 samples of previously fertile post-menopausal endometrium and 10 uterine (fallopian) tubes from pre¬vio...

Concept of autoimmune basis of infertility is still controversial, particularly regarding the presence of non-organ specific autoantibodies. Non-organ specific anticardiolipin (aCL) and antithyroglobulin (TgAt) antibodies were detected in infertile women. Both partners were evaluated according to the criteria of The American Society for Reproductive Medicine. All the results were normal in case...

BACKGROUND Implantation defect is one of these contributing factors for unexplained infertility. In the mid-luteal phase, when implantation is expected to happen, Integrins expression is remarkably increased. So, Integrins could potentially serve as markers for the frame of the window of implantation. αVβ3 integrin could have a role as a potential receptor for embryonic attachment. The aim of t...

PURPOSE To compare pregnancy rates when women have intercourse on self-estimated high and peak fertile days and when they only have intercourse on low fertile days during the fertile window (FW). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We used a prospective observational cohort study design. Our convenience sample included 124 women who utilized our online charting Web sites to achieve pregnancy from Januar...