Infertility remains a significant problem for many couples. Approximately one in seven couples who attempt to conceive will fail to do so within 1 year. In about 65% of these cases, there is a male component of infertility.1 Despite normal semen parameters, the etiology of infertility remains uncertain in more than 50% of couples.2 Defects in sperm proteins and/ or structures may underlie certa...

AIM To establish the frequency of Y chromosome microdeletions in an unselected group of infertile Croatian men. METHODS An unselected group of 105 patients (male partners of infertile couples), both with idiopathic and non-idiopathic infertility, consecutively referred to the outpatient infertility clinic, gynecology department, General Hospital Pula, Istria County, Croatia, was examined for ...

In male mice heterozygous for a null apolipoprotein B (apoB), allele infertility was noticed. These data led us to investigate a possible role of APOB gene polymorphism and male infertility in humans. In this case-control study, we searched for an association between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the APOB gene and male infertility in 560 Slovene Caucasian men. The study group con...

Received: 22 December 2014 Revised: 26 April 2015 Accepted: 12 May 2015 Abstract Background: Infertility is a health problem which affects about 10-20% of married couples. Male factor infertility is involved approximately 50% of infertile couples. Most of male infertility is regarding to deletions in the male-specific region of the Y chromosome. Objective: In this study, the occurrence of delet...

April 23–29 is National Infertility Awareness Week and is intended to increase awareness of infertility, which affects the reproductive systems of both women and men (1). In general, infertility is defined as the inability of couples to achieve pregnancy after ≥1 year of trying (1). However, given that fertility in women is known to decline steadily with age, some providers evaluate and treat w...

Background: Infertility with the prevalence of 15% is one of the main problems of the society. Preventing job injuries is one of the priorities of public health. Approximately 50% of total cases of infertility and subfertility is related to male. Some of the factors that affect male infertility are environmental. It is very difficult to ascertain the precise cause, but it seems that apart from ...

Infertility is a crucial reproductive problem experienced by both men and women. the inability to get pregnant within one year of sexual intercourse. This study focuses on infertility in men. Many causes that can cause including sperm quality. Currently, identification human still done manually observing with help humans through microscope, so it requires time high costs. Therefore, technology ...

BACKGROUND Infertility is accompanied by numerous psychological and social problems. Infertile couples are more anxious and emotionally distressed than other fertile people. Previous studies suggested that infertility is more stressful for women than men. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the status of general health of infertile couples. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-...

The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding cancer-related infertility and sperm banking in male patients between the ages of 14–40 at diagnosis. Patients were identified from tumor registries at two large cancer centers and included in the study if they had undergone pelvic surgery or had been treated with chemotherapy or radiation to th...

Objective: To evaluate association of blood and seminal plasma lead and cadmium with sperm quality of non-occupationally exposed male partners of couples with infertility. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 75 men aged 20-45 years (mean = 37.1 ± 7.0 yrs.) with infertility recruited from the Fertility Clinic of a hospital in Abakaliki. Sperm count done in accordance ...