background: female age and basal fsh level are independently associated with ivf outcome. they are both related to the same phenomenon, namely ovarian reserve. objective: to evaluate the effective role of serum fsh concentration at the start of treatment cycle on art outcome. materials and methods: a total of 207 women undergoing ivf and icsi cycles were included in this study. basal fsh concen...

BACKGROUND Pre-eclampsia affects 2-10% of all pregnancies and is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. As compared with the general population, IVF pregnancies are associated with a 2.7-fold risk of pre-eclampsia. An advanced age and associated subfertility in the IVF group reflects a general decrease in ovarian reserve, which itself has been linked to cardiovascular dise...

OBJECTIVES Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is a marker of the activity of recruitable ovarian follicles. It is useful in the prediction of ovarian reserve. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have elevated circulating and intrafollicular AMH levels. Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) in patients with PCOS destroys ovarian androgen-producing tissue and reduces their peripheral conversion...

BACKGROUND Benign ovarian cysts are common among both pre- and postmenstrual women. Surgical intervention for excision of an ovarian cyst is mandated when symptomatic, or chance for malignancy is high. The damaging effect of surgical ovarian cystectomy on ovarian reserve is debated in recent studies. OBJECTIVE In the present study we investigated serum level of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) as...

Background: Follicular pool is reduced after transplantation of vitrified ovary. Therefore, methods should be improved to accelerate ovarian function revival and maintain follicular reserve. In this study hyaluronic acid hydrogel as a scaffold was used to improve restoration of ovarian oestrous cycle. Materials and Methods: 79 mature (~8 weeks) rats having normal estrous cycles were divided int...

Ovarian reserve is an estimate of the primordial follicle pool in the ovaries and is indicative of the reproductive age of a woman. This estimate helps in assessing a woman’s reproductive potential, in predicting her possible response in assisted conception, and in screening women for “early ovarian ageing” as a possible cause for subfertility. Over the years, several methods have been used for...

Resistant ovary syndrome (ROS) is a presentation of hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism condition with very low incidence. Infertility is one of the most common complaints of women with this syndrome. We herein present a case of a 27-year-old woman with all features of secondary amenorrhea and secondary sexual characteristics. In 2018, the patient was referred to the Hazret-e-Zeinab Infertility Cen...

background: the effect of smoking cigarettes is followed by diverse effects on ovaries and developing follicles but the effect of passive smoking on ovarian function is unknown. on the other hand, the ovarian response to induction is a very important step in assisted reproduction. the aim of this study is to compare ovarian response in passive smokers and non-passive smokers in an assisted repr...

OBJECTIVE To study the serial changes of serum AMH to determine ovarian reserve recovery after laparoscopic cystectomy of endometrioma. MATERIAL AND METHOD Forty-three endometrioma patients who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy of endometrioma were tested for levels of serum AMH at preoperation, 1 week, and 3 months postoperation. RESULTS Median serum AMH was 2.11 ng/mL (range = 0.22 to 9.2...