background:   objective: the aim of our study was to assess the effect of storage duration of frozen embryo on art outcome.   materials and methods: in this retrospective study the data of 651 frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles were assessed over a 36-months period. our patients were categorized according to storage time of freeze. group i: less than 90 days, group ii: between 90-365 days. gr...

objective: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of seasonal variability on the assisted reproductive technique (art) success rate. materials and methods: this study was a descriptive – analytical survey performed on 91 infertile women undergoing  intracytoplasmic sperm injection – embryo transfer (icsi-et) in different seasons. the patients aged less than 35 years old and had normal lh/fsh r...

background: knowledge of infertile couples about assisted reproductive technology is a fundamental parameter to optimize the infertility treatment and conduct it cooperatively. objective: to evaluate knowledge and attitude of infertile couples about assisted reproductive technology we designed a descriptive cross-sectional study. materials and methods: 400 infertile patients were investigated b...

background: preterm labor (ptl) is one of the most important causes in neonatal mortality and morbidity. late preterm labor (34-36w) includes 75% of such birth. assisted reproductive technology (art) pregnant women are at increased risk of ptl. objective: the study has been undertaken to determine whether beginning and continuing 17-α hydroxy progesterone caproate can reduce risk of ptl or chan...

abstract background: for infertile women aged over 35 years, failure of the zp (zona pellucida) to rupture is believed to be associated with a decreased implantation rate in in vitro fertilization (ivf) or intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi). objective: in this research, laser assisted hatching (lah) was offered to patients with advanced maternal age to evaluate a possible benefit. materia...

background:   objective: this study aimed at investigating the side effects and hemodynamic effects of using thiopental sodium and propofal as well as effects of these drugs on pregnancy outcome in art cycles.   materials and methods: in this double blinded) randomized controlled trial, 90 woman candidate for art were randomly divided into two groups. 47 patients received propofol (2.5 mg/kg) a...

effect of cervical mucus aspiration with insulin syringe on pregnancy rate in art cycles     a. aflatoonian md1*, m. asgharnia md 2, n.tabibnejad gp3     1- associated professor, dept. of gynecology, university of medical sciences and research and clinical center of infertility, yazd, iran   2- assistant professor, dept. of gynecology, guilan university of medical sciences, rasht, iran   3- gen...

background: fatty acids are known to be critically important in multiple biological functions. phospholipid fatty acids of follicular fluid, an important microenvironment for the development of oocytes, may contribute to the women’s fertility and the efficacy of assisted reproduction techniques. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fatty acid composition of follicular fluid ph...