India’s fertility transition is driven by major fertility declines among women who are illiterate. Consequently, the earlier emphasis on women’s education and socio-economic conditions as determinants of fertility decline is shifting to research on the study of reciprocally initiated positive contributions of fertility decline to the improvement of the health of women and children. This analysi...

Invasive breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer of young women. Considering the trend toward postponing childbearing until the later reproductive years, the number of childless women at diagnosis of BC will continue to increase. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine have recommended that the impact of cancer treatments on fertility ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine current contraceptive use, contraceptive desires and knowledge, future fertility desires, and sterilization regret in a cohort of HIV-positive women. STUDY DESIGN 127 HIV-positive women receiving care at an urban infectious disease clinic completed a survey addressing their contraceptive and reproductive histories as well as their future contr...

Objective: To improve awareness of the natural age-related decline in female and male fertility with respect to natural fertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and provide recommendations for their management, and to review investigations in the assessment of ovarian aging . Options: This guideline reviews options for the assessment of ovarian reserve and fertility treatments usi...

Facing a cancer diagnosis at any age is devastating. However, young cancer patients have the added burden that life-preserving cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, may compromise their future fertility. The possibility of reproductive dysfunction as a consequence of cancer treatment has a negative impact on the quality of life of cancer survivors. The field of o...

When a patient sees a physician anywhere in Canada or the United States, chances are high that the approach the physician takes to assessing and diagnosing actual or potential medical problems will be virtually the same as that of other physicians, regardless of geographic location or practice setting. Although different physicians may arrive at different diagnoses or different treatment plans ...

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman • Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems • Caesarean section • Type 1 diabetes: diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children and young people • Long-acting reversible contraception: the effective and appropriate use of long-acting reversible contraception • Urinary incontinence: the manageme...

50 British Journal of General Practice, January 2014 IntroduCtIon The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an updated clinical guideline on assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems.1 The guideline covers the pathway from advice and information for people concerned about fertility to assisted reproduction techniques. The guideline includes reco...

osting by E Abstract The management approach to patients with pelvic endometriosis is multidimensional. One must consider several factors such as patient’s age, parity, extent of the disease, and menopausal status when planning treatment strategies. The main goals of therapy are targeted at symptom control and achieving fertility in women who so desire. Medical and/or surgical therapies can be ...

background : childbearing is a cause of concern for women living with hiv. to improve reproductive right of wom-en with hiv and prevent the spread of hiv; it is needed to understand fertility experiences of infected women with hiv. the aim of this study was to explore fertility intentions and experiences of hiv-infected women in iran. methods : totally, 15 in–depth interviews were conducted wit...