BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that the risk of stillbirth is increased in singleton pregnancies achieved after assisted reproduction technology (ART). However, no previous study fully accounted for factors with potential influence on the risk of stillbirth. Further, whether fertility treatment, the possible reproductive pathology of the infertile couples or other characteristics re...

Maternal tolerance of the fetal hemiallograft suggests that immunomodulation occurs during gestation. Therefore, recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) may represent a failure of the immune changes that maintain pregnancy. We hypothesized that fertile women but not women with RSA may lose their immune responses to recall antigens when pregnant. This phenomenon has been seen in immunosuppressed tr...

satarzadeh n1, bahrami n2, ranjbar koch-saraei f3, ghojazadeh m4 1. instructor, department of nursing, faculty of nursing and midwifery, tabriz university of medical sciences 2. instructor, department of parastari, faculty of nursing and midwifery,ghazvin university of medical sciences 3. assistant professor, department of psychology medicine , faculty of medicine , tabriz university of medical...

BACKGROUND There are various treatment options for infertility, and new techniques are also being developed as it is an important healthcare problem affecting approximately 15-20% of married couples. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of infor- mation of fertile and infertile Turkish women on oocyte donation in order to understand their awareness of the legal, ethical, social a...

INTRODUCTION The impact of previous pregnancy outcome on future fertility in Nigeria has not been appreciated, hence the continued neglect of the adoption of safe motherhood measures in this sub-region. The objective of this study was to compare the past pregnancy outcomes among fertile and infertile patients in a Nigerian population. METHODS An institutional-based comparative case-controlled...

BACKGROUND Infertility is common in Africa, but virtually no data exist on HIV prevalence among infertile women. Mainly anthropological studies in Africa have shown that infertile women have higher risks of marital instability and possibly also have more sexual partners than fertile women. METHOD This study was conducted in a hospital in northwest Tanzania during 1994 and 1995. Women presenti...

BACKGROUND The likelihood of conception is increased if intercourse is timed to coincide with the fertile period (5 days up to ovulation). However, to be effective, this requires good awareness of the day of ovulation. The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of women's perceived ovulation day, compared with actual fertile days, in a cohort of women trying to conceive. MAIN OUTCOME M...

objective: this study aimed to determine prevalence and predisposing factors of psychiatric disorders among infertile in comparison to fertile women. materials and methods:  by a descriptive- analytic study in vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, 300 women entered the research.   symptom checklist -90 -revised (scl-90-r) test and structured researcher questionnaires were applied for ...