Recent evidence indicates a growing demand for newborn white babies for adoption in this country as well as a decreasing supply. Increasing fertility problems among women are said to be a result of at least three factors: an increased incidence of veneral disease, side effects of contraceptive measures including birth control pills and the IUD, and couples deciding to wait until later in life t...

Medical assistance for procreation in a couple where one or both parents has hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) raises the issue of the transmission of the infection to the baby and/or of possible contamination of both the technicians and the gametes or embryos from virus-free parents in the laboratory. It becomes essential to assess transmission risk in assisted reproductive techniques in order...

Pregnancy and parenting could be complex psychologically for infertile couples who conceived through Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART). This study examines transition to parenthood of women and men during their first pregnancy obtained with ART. A face-to-face semi-structured interview was administered to 15 Italian couples waiting for the first child after a conception with ART. The interv...

background: due to high prevalence of infertility, increasing demand for infertility treatment, and provision of high quality of fertility care, it is necessary for healthcare professionals to explore infertile couples’ expectations and needs. identification of these needs can be a prerequisite to plan the effective supportive interventions. the current study was, therefore, conducted in an att...

The influences of culture are present in different areas of human health, as is the case of reproductive behaviors. To have a child means a decision made with responsibility. If conception takes longer to happen, these patients require results from the doctors in order to revive the refractory body. In light of data suggesting that psychosexual symptoms may interfere with fertility, success of ...

The influences of culture are present in different areas of human health, as is the case with reproductive behaviors. To have a child means to have made a responsible decision. If conception takes longer to happen, these patients require the help of doctors to stimulate the refractory body. In light of data suggesting that psychosexual symptoms may interfere with fertility, successful infertili...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the high rate of chromosomal abnormalities in the embryos of an infertile couple were caused by a paternal factor that may have involved the sperm centriole. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Private IVF program. PATIENT(S) An infertile couple who underwent IVF-ET because of severe male factor infertility and endometriosis. INTERVENTION(S) Preimplantation geneti...

Background: Survey the Psychological disorder of infertility in infertile couples (couples who undergoing for ART protocol): Parenthood is one of the major transitions in adult life for both men and women, which is associated with major emotional sequels. This study was performed to determine the psychological impact of infertility in infertile female (IF) and their partners- normal healthy mal...

background: infertility is a complex issue that affects individuals and groups, and also it has serious implications for the mental and social well-being of those involved. the aim of this review was to assess marital relationship in the context of infertility, using data from infertile individuals or both couples. methods: a literature search was undertaken using multiple databases (medline, p...

Varicocele, male accessory gland infection, immunological infertility, and idiopathic oligozoospermia are the main causes of male infertility. Disturbances of ovulation, pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometriosis are common causes of female reproductive failure. The mechanisms by which these causes interfere with male and female reproduction are inflammation through prostaglandins and cytok...