Male factor infertility and ART.

I-28: The Effect of Coasting Duration on Oocytes Retrieved in ART Cycle

Background: Coasting is one of the most common strategies which has been proposed for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS) in overstimulated cycles. However, the debate on the effect of coasting duration (days) on ART cycles outcome is ongoing. This study aimed to assess the influence of coasting duration in oocytes number and quality and fertilization rate in patients with male factor in...

I-5: Alteration in ?-Defensin 126 Genes Associated with Unexplained Male Infertility and ART Outcomes

O-22: Comparison of Conventional IVF versus ICSI in Non-Male Factor, Norm Responder Patients

Background: Conventional IVF and ICSI are two common techniques to achieve fertilization. IVF has long been used for treatment of infertility, although it is not an effective treatment in severe male infertility. The use of ICSI has been expanded in severe male factor and fertilization failure after IVF cycle. In spite of the widespread use of ICSI in patients with non-male factor infertility, ...

P-174: Right to Treatment with Assisted Reproductive Technology

Background: Infertility leads to profound human suffering, particularly on the women. Women's lack of pregnancy is both physically and socially visible, especially in high fertility societies where women are typically blamed for reproductive failures, even in cases of male infertility. Childless women are more likely to be the victims of domestic violence and may also endure various forms ...

Male Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Lessons from the IVF

Development in ART has been remarkable in the last decades. Several medical conditions affecting the male fertility status are now treated by ART, especially by the combination of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ICSI is now the treatment of choice of most untreatable causes of male infertility, including immunologic infertility, severe oligozoospermia and azoospermi...