OBJECTIVE To determine the inheritance pattern of congenital absence of the uterus and vagina in affected women undergoing surrogacy IVF with this disorder. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING A hospital-based reproductive endocrinology and infertility center. PATIENT(S) Women diagnosed with congenital absence of the uterus and vagina undergoing IVF with subsequent transfer of embryos to ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder of hyperandrogenemia and chronic anovulation which affects 5-10% of all women. The PCOS symptoms such as hirsutism, irregular menses, obesity and infertility are a major source of psychological morbidity and can negatively affect quality of life. In this study, we examined the health-related quality of life among Iranian women who suffe...

The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding cancer-related infertility and sperm banking in male patients between the ages of 14–40 at diagnosis. Patients were identified from tumor registries at two large cancer centers and included in the study if they had undergone pelvic surgery or had been treated with chemotherapy or radiation to th...

Abstract Introduction As many as one in five heterosexual couples the United States experience infertility. Medical advances can help resolve infertility, however access to treatment is often out-of-pocket and be prohibitively expensive. State benchmark health insurance plans detail minimum coverage standards that all other state offerings must match with some exceptions. Objective The objectiv...

Background: Infertility, as an individual and social problem, affects couples’ quality of life family functioning, job relationships, sexual skills, marital satisfaction. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between infertility in fertile infertile women. Methods: In this cross-sectional with a convenience purposive sampling method, 220 eligible women (110 110 inf...

purpose: the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of psychodrama in reducing depression in infertile women. method: research method was, quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and study population, women referring to infertility clinic khoramabade nasim, with at least two years of infertility. among them, 30 people volunteered and were randomly assigned to experimental and con...

Background: Evaluation and treatment of infertility is critical to can be affected all aspects of life, particularly women, the Including how their knowledge of fertility and assisted reproduction treatment can disrupt marital and sexual Infertile women. Hence this qualitative study was performed to explore experiences of infertile women about sexual life. Materials and Methods: This is a quali...

abstract background: infertility predisposes the couples to mental and psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, anger, and partner abuse. this study aimed to investigate the association between infertility factors and the non-physical abuse between infertile spouses. materials and methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 262 infertile couples (131 female and ...