Pnm-5: Evaluation of Infertility MenopausalWomen

Pnm-5: Psychological Effects of Infertility on Couples

Background: Some studies demonstrate that depression, stress, low self esteem and sexual dissatisfaction may be psychological outcomes of infertility. Depression and sexual satisfaction may play a significant role in the life of infertile couples, their infertility treatment follow ups and their hopefulness for the future, this study was done to determine and compare rates of depression and sex...

Pnm-6: Physical Activity and Infertility

Pnm-4: Risk Factors Associated with Infertility

Background Infertility is the inability to conceive children after one year of unprotected intercourse. The estimated prevalence of infertility in Canada is 11.5-15.7%. Fertility problems affect approximately one in seven couples in the United Kingdom (UK). Infertility occurs in conditions in which the pregnancies end with recurrent miscarriages (ASR) or birth of a child with multiple congenita...

Pnm-14: The Role of Education and Counseling in Infertility

Background The demand for infertility services are increasing all over the world. In the United States, approximately 1.3 million couples receive medical advice or treatment for infertility yearly. It is estimated that approximately one in ten couples have either primary or secondary infertility. Infertility is a noticeable medical problem in Iran, and about a quarter of Iranian couples experie...

Pnm-12: Can Stress Lead to Infertility?

Background: The role that stress plays in infertility remains controversial and despite medical advances a large percentage of infertility remains unexplained. Clinicians and researchers consistently report that infertile women view infertility and its treatment as extremely stressful. Basic science has elucidated the linkages between the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) and hypothalamic-pitui...

Pnm-1: Infertility in Obese Men

Background The obesity pandemic has grown to concerning proportions in recent years, not only in the Western World, but in developing countries as well. The corresponding decrease in male fertility and fecundity may be explained in parallel to obesity. Obesity in men is associated with infertility in numerous studies. MaterialsAndMethods In this review article, electronic searches were undertak...