preconception risk assessment of infertile couples

Preconception risk assessment of infertile couples

BACKGROUND With regard to the importance of preconception conditions in maternal health and fertility, preconception risk assessment makes treatment trends and pregnancy outcome more successful among infertile couples. This study has tried to investigate preconception risk assessment in infertile couples. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a descriptive analytical survey conducted on 268 subjects,...

Psychosocial aspects of infertile couples

Louise Brown was born thirty years ago as the world’s first “test-tube” baby. Numerous speculations and concerns were linked to this event, some of them related to the psychosocial aspects of infertility and of assisted reproduction.The last few years have brought huge advances in the understanding of the psychosocial aspects of infertility. This review begins with a presentation of the importa...

Preconception Counseling in Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment

BACKGROUND The preconception period is crucial to fertility and pregnancy health. Offering education and counseling to couples being treated for infertility improves the outlook of treatment. The aim of this study is to assess preconception education and counseling in a population of Iranian couples treated for infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of 268 individu...

Preconception Counseling in Couples Undergoing Fertilitym Treatment

Seminogram in male partners of Infertile Couples

Background: Infertility is defined as failure to conceive within one or more years of regular unprotected coitus. The infertility state is dependent on the female factor as well as masculine factor; an altered masculine factor is designated when any cause or causes of infertility reside in the male. The masculine factor as a cause of infertility is present in 40-50% of cases hence the importanc...

Assessment of Questionnaires Measuring Quality of Life in Infertile Couples: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND Infertility has potentially inappropriate effects on quality of life in infertile couples. Various general and specific questionnaires have been structured for assessing different aspects of quality of life in infertile men, women, or couples. The present systematic review was designed to assess these questionnaires and also identify different factors affecting infertile couples base...