we studied the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia in women of reproductive age, between 15 to 49, with a mean age of 31-56±1.34 years, attending mirzakoochak khan hospital ob. gyn. center for routine gynecological and obstetrical examination. we compa'tred mean values for the serum tests and haematological data and investigated etiological factors such as age, marital status, education, spou...

background & aim: abortion is the third leading cause of maternal mortality. the attitude of women towards abortion is one of the most important factors involved in this issue. this study aimed to evaluate the attitude of women of reproductive age towards induced abortion. methods this cross-sectional study was performed on 450 women of reproductive age in fatemieh hospital in hamedan, iran in ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of contraception, abortion, and natural family planning (NFP) on divorce rates of US women of reproductive age. The variables of importance of religion and frequency of church attendance were also included in the analysis. The study involved 5,530 reproductive age women in the (2006-2010) National Survey of Family Growth who indicate that...

This evidence-based review focuses on the impact of potentially modifiable, non-communicable lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and the infertile population undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. The impact of several lifestyle factors including; age, weight, smoking, diet, exercise, psychological stress, caffeine consumption, alcohol c...

objective: to find out the prevalence and relationship of anemia in reproductive age women in rural area of tabas, center of iran. iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem, affecting about 41.8% of pregnant and 30.2% of non-pregnant women worldwide. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on the random sample of 382 reproductive age women in rural areas...

objective: to ascertain the utilization of the emergency contraception and to evaluate the impact of intervention on acceptability and utilization of emergency contraceptive pills. materials and methods: this community based cross sectional study was carried out by the department of community medicine in the slums of chandigarh. the study sample was chosen by two stage systematic sampling. part...

Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for overweight and obesity in the society. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the reproductive age group women not only affects maternal health but also the health of the off spring. Infertility is a common problem in India affecting 13-19 million people at any given time. Even though it is not life threatening, infertility causes intense mental...

BACKGROUND Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been stated to improve live birth rates compared with natural conception in couples with recurrent miscarriage (RM) carrying a structural chromosome abnormality. It is unclear to what extent this claim can be substantiated by evidence. A systematic review of the literature was performed on the reproductive outcome of these couples after nat...

Approximately 15% of couples in the reproductive age group worldwide are affected by infertility, and it is estimated that about 40-50% of infertilities are of male origin. Genetic factor accounts for 10-15% of severe male infertility, including chromosomal aberrations and single gene mutations (Ferlin et al, 2006). After the Klinfelter syndrome, Y chromosomal microdeletions are the most freque...

Advances in treating infertile couples by assisted reproductive technologies (ART) over more than three decades have greatly improved the chances of better outcomes. While twinning and higher order multiple birth rates are still high in most countries, lower rates have sometimes been achieved by single-embryo transfer. Multiple preg- Abstracts of the 12th Royan International Congress on Reprodu...