Hyperhomocysteinemia: a risk factor in unexplained infertility

An endometrial factor in unexplained infertility.

OBJECTIVE To study a group of women with unexplained infertility to see whether they have a defect that is intrinsic to the endometrium. DESIGN Evaluation of the functional response of the endometrium by examining endometrial biopsy specimens using immunohistochemical methods in a group of women with unexplained infertility and in a control group of women with normal fertility. PATIENTS 27 ...

Unexplained Infertility

Dexamethasone in unexplained infertility.

OBJECTIVE To determine if dexamethasone could be a suitable option in the treatment of patients with unexplained infertility. METHODS This study was carried out in the Obstetrics Department of Amir University Hospital, Semnan, Iran, from April 2001 to May 2008. One hundred and twenty-four cases of unexplained infertility that underwent ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination (IUI) (...

Hyperhomocysteinemia as a Risk Factor for IUGR.

OBJECTIVE To study the role of hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with intrauterine growth retardation. METHOD 76 patients with intrauterine growth retardation were studied and compared with 50 controls which included pregnant patients without any pregnancy complications. Fasting Plasma homocysteine levels were measured and statistical analysis using tests of significance and logistic regressio...

Cardiovascular risk may be increased in women with unexplained infertility

OBJECTIVE Growing evidence suggests that increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is associated with female infertility caused by conditions such as polycystic ovarian disease, obesity, thyroid dysfunction, and endometriosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether any relationship exists between CVD and unexplained infertility. METHODS Sixty-five women with unexplained infertility a...