the number of couples seeking consultation for infertility problems has steadily increased over the past decade, affecting 10%-15% of the sexually active population. abnormal semen production, a male factor infertility (mfi), is thought to be the cause of up to 50% of all infertilities in developed countries. there are potentially many different causes of male infertility, including hormonal, a...

Objective: To compare the results of controlled ovarian stimulation and intra-uterine insemination using 4 protocols. Design: Prospective non randomized study. Setting: An assisted reproduction unit in a private hospital. Materials and methods: 91 couples with unexplained infertility and 79 couples with male subfertility. All women received clomiphene citrate 50 mg twice daily starting from the...

background: to determine any correlation between infertility and semen quality with concentrations of l-carnitine in human seminal plasma. methods: this case-control study performed in fatemieh hospital in hamadan, iran. seminal plasma of 72 infertile men and 80 men with proved fertility as a control group was investigated and l-carnitine level was determined using uv enzymatic test at 340 nm. ...

BACKGROUND Controlled ovarian stimulation (COH) with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is commonly offered to infertile couples with patent fallopian tubes because it is simple, non-invasive and cost-effective technique. Another non-invasive method is fallopian tube sperm perfusion (FSP). This study was performed to compare the relative efficacy between FSP using fallopian sperm transfer (FAST) s...

OBJECTIVE To summarize the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathophysiology of human reproduction. DESIGN Review of literature. SETTING Fertility research center and obstetrics and gynecology department in a tertiary care facility. RESULT(S) ROS plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of many reproductive processes. In male-factor infertility. oxidative stress attacks the ...

background: globozoospermia is a severe form of teratozoospermia (incidence < 0.1%) in infertile men that is characterized by round headed sperm and acrosomeless in semen. objective: to compare the semen parameters, protamine deficiency, and apoptosis in ejaculated spermatozoa between globozoospermic and normozoospermic men. materials and methods: thirty six semen samples were divided into two ...

Infertility affects about 10-15% of all couples attempting pregnancy with infertility attributed to the male partner in approximately half of the cases. Proposed causes of male infertility include sperm motility disturbances, Y chromosome microdeletions, chromosomal abnormalities, single gene mutations, and sperm mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) rearrangements. To investigate the etiology of decr...

A study was conducted in 50 male patients with idiopathic infertility, to evaluate the efficacy of Speman in the management of male subfertility. Physical and endocrinological examinations were carried out before initiating treatment with Speman. Semen analysis was done to determine the sperm density, motility and morphology. Speman was administered at a dose of 2 tablets, twice daily for 3 mon...