Established under the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada [5] (AHRC), also known as the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada, was created in 2006 to oversee research related to reproductive technologies and to protect the reproductive rights [6] and interests of Canadian citizens. AHRC serves as a regulatory body for the development and use ...

background: the initial step in the diagnostic investigation of male infertility has been traditionally based on the conventional seminal profile. however, there are significant limitations regarding its ability to determine the underlying mechanisms that cause the disorder. sperm dna fragmentation has emerged as a potential causative factor of reproductive failure and its assessment has been s...

background: the effect of smoking cigarettes is followed by diverse effects on ovaries and developing follicles but the effect of passive smoking on ovarian function is unknown. on the other hand, the ovarian response to induction is a very important step in assisted reproduction. the aim of this study is to compare ovarian response in passive smokers and non-passive smokers in an assisted repr...

Objective Infertility affects different aspects of life as well as quality of life (QOL) in infertile couples. Many infertile couples conceive via using Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART). However, the effect of pregnancy and childbearing on QOL is not known in these couples. This study aim was to evaluate quality of life and general health during pregnancy and after successful treatment ...

background: gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (gnrh) agonist is used for controlling ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive technology (art) cycles which has some benefits. objective: to compare the efficacy of two different formulations of gnrh agonist: short-acting and long-acting, for art protocols. materials and methods: in a prospective randomized study, one hundred women who underwent...

Background The effect of smoking cigarettes is followed by diverse effects on ovaries and developing follicles but the effect of passive smoking on ovarian function is unknown. On the other hand, the ovarian response to induction is a very important step in assisted reproduction. The aim of this study is to compare ovarian response in passive smokers and non-passive smokers in an assisted repro...

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...