Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent cause of anovulatory infertility in women in the reproductive age with a prevalence rate of about 10% [1]. PCOS is characterized by both metabolic and reproductive abnormalities. According to Rotterdam criteria (2004), the patient should be diagnosed to have PCOS when two of the following are met: chronic oligoovulation or anovulation, clin...

Infertility has serious consequences especially in Africa where a high premium is place on child bearing. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was administered on 396 consenting women seeking infertility treatment at the gynaecological clinic of the University College Hospital, Ibadan in an attempt to assess the attitude of infertile women in Nigeria to child adoption and its acceptability...

How to cite this article: Omosun AO, Kofoworola O. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards child adoption amongst women attending infertility clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #259, 8 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.259 Background: Child adoption is a recommended alternative form of infertility management. Infertility is of public health importance i...

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is the term usually used to describe women aged younger than 40 years, who present with amenorrhoea, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and infertility. POF is a devastating diagnosis for reproductive-aged women. The clinical presentation is diverse, and several different disorders can lead to premature ovarian failure. POF has serious health consequences, including...

Infertility has recently been construed to be a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This problem seems to be viewed as of low priority with reference to the effective and efficient allocation of available health resources by national governments as well as by international donors sponsoring either research or service delivery in the public health sector. In this paper the problem of infertil...

Sexuality and the wish for a child are strongly interrelated. Infertility drastically affects the sexual lives of individuals with Infertility and their partners which are often underreported and under-diagnosed. This is even worse in those societies where reproduction is a seminal outcome of sexual encounters. However patients may feel that sexual problems in the context of infertility are not...

Varicocele is a common condition amongst infertile men. repair (VR) frequently performed to improve semen quality, sperm DNA fragmentation, and the chances of pregnancy. However, there lack consensus about diagnosis, indications, outcomes for VR. The aim this study was explore global practice patterns practicing male infertility clinicians on management varicocele in context couple infertility.

30% of infertile couples worldwide are diagnosed with unexplained or idiopathic infertility and the problem is defined as the lack of an obvious cause for a couple's infertility and the females' inability to get pregnant after at least 12 cycles of unprotected intercourse or after six cycles in women above 35 years of age for whom all the standard evaluations are normal. The veracity of 'unexpl...

This article is the review of the book "Medical & Surgical Management of Male Infertility" edited by Botros RMB Rizk, Nabil Aziz, Ashok Agarwal and Edmund Sabanegh Jr. This book (hardcover) was published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing, New Delhi.London.Philadelphia.Panama on September 2013 (1st edition). The contents of the book and its relevance to medical education are discussed in thi...

Infertility has become a significant problem worldwide. Multiple management options are available nowadays, which include intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. IUI is one of the oldest and most popular methods. After >50 years since it was first used, IUI has evolved through various innovations but still struggles to find its place ...