Background: Repeated Implantation Failure (RIF) is one of the most intricate obstacles in assisted reproduction. The cytokine and chemokine composition of uterine cavity seem to play important roles in the implantation process. Objective: To compare the cytokine profile in the endometrium of normal fertile women and those with repeated implantation failure. Methods: After enzymatic digestion of...

INTRODUCTION Secondary infertility can cause some problems for the couples involved, particularly the women. It is supposed that the life style could influence the fertility status of the couples. This study was aimed to comparison the life style between secondary infertile and fertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, 125 secondary infertile women as case group and 140...

BACKGROUND Uterine receptivity and implantation are complex processes requiring coordinated expression of molecules by zygote and uterus. Our objective was to evaluate the role of the endometrial expression of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and its glycoprotein 130 (gp130) receptor molecules and their secretion in uterine flushing during the window of implantation in cases of primary unexplai...

: presence of antisperm antibodies (asas) in infertility and their adverse effects on fertility is a matter of controversy. the aims of this study were to determine the percentage of antibody positive sperms and rate of asa positive sera in both fertile and infertile men and women, and to find the association between these antibodies and infertility.   methods: this study consisted of 29 fertil...

Background: To determine the ultrasonic measurement of female pelvic reproductive organs and compare the BMI between fertile and infertile women Methods: In this descriptive study 120 women, 60 fertile and 60 infertile, subdivided into age groups 20 to 30, and 31 to 40, were included. Total ovarian volume (OV) was determined transabdominally (OV-TA) and transvaginally (OV-TV), antral follicle c...

OBJECTIVE To determine variability in the phases of the menstrual cycle among healthy, regularly cycling women. DESIGN A prospective descriptive study of a new data set with biological markers to estimate parameters of the menstrual cycles. PARTICIPANTS One hundred forty one healthy women (mean age 29 years) who monitored 3 to 13 menstrual cycles with an electronic fertility monitor and pro...

PCOS is one of the commonest endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age group, cause of androgen excess in women. Prostatic specific antigen (PSA) is the most specific prostatic tumor marker in men , PSA can no longer be tumor-specific marker for only prostatic tissue, PSA may new one diagnostic tool for PCOS. Aim of study to assess the level of PSA in Sudanese women with PCOS and determi...

Humans differ from many other primates in the apparent absence of obvious advertisements of fertility within the ovulatory cycle. However, recent studies demonstrate increases in women's sexual motivation near ovulation, raising the question of whether human ovulation could be marked by observable changes in overt behavior. Using a sample of 30 partnered women photographed at high and low ferti...