Over the last several decades, both delay of childbearing and fertility problems have become increasingly common among women in developed countries. At the same time, technological changes have made many more options available to individuals experiencing fertility problems. However, these technologies are expensive, and only 25% of health insurance plans in the United States cover infertility t...

PURPOSE Assisted reproductive technology (ART), including in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, is routinely used to treat male factor infertility. Because of the success of ART, the optimal method to achieve pregnancy with male infertility is controversial. Two examples in which ART competes with traditional male infertility treatments are varicocelectomy and vasectomy r...

In spite of sophisticated development in assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in the past three decades from birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978, and increase in the success rate of infertility treatment up to 50%–60% in well-designed centers using standard protocols and intensive total quality management , these treatments face a few difficulties including multiple pregnancy a...

The objective of the current article was to assess the psychosocial impact of treatment-related infertility or the possibility of infertility on young women with cancer in contrast to the general population. Literature on the subject of female infertility among the general population and treatment-related female infertility among young women with cancer was identified and examined in the contex...

BACKGROUND Because the primary aim of infertility treatment is to achieve pregnancy, mental health care during this treatment is often neglected. However, the inability to conceive children is stressful for couples throughout the world. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to the anxiety and depression of female infertility patients. METHODS Participants included...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of fallopian sperm perfusion (FSP) using a new method similar to the FAST system in comparison with standard intrauterine insemination (IUI) in patients with unexplained infertility. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING Assisted conception service in a University Hospital. PATIENT(S) Women with unexplained infertility undergoing cont...

BACKGROUND Self blood pressure monitoring at home may improve blood pressure control and patients' compliance with treatment, but its implementation in daily practice faces difficulties. Teletransmission facilities may offer a more efficient approach to long-term home blood pressure monitoring. METHODS Twelve general practitioners screened 391 consecutive uncontrolled mild-moderate hypertensi...