background: intrauterine insemination (iui) is the first therapeutic step in assisted reproductive techniques and many factors, including male and female infertility and technique-dependent factors, have been reported to influence pregnancy rates after iui. methods: we carried out this retrospective study on 1201 couples undergoing 3012 intrauterine insemination cycles during 2002 to 2009. preg...

Abstract STUDY QUESTION Are serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) normal in patients with functional hypothalamic anovulation (FHA)? SUMMARY ANSWER Our study confirms that the general FHA population, AMH are not decreased, but if polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) excluded, become significantly lower, as other situations gonadotropic insufficiency. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY In most low LH ...

THE IDEA that by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, stress and overt or latent psychological disturbances have the potential of inhibiting the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis has been circulated for a long time (1). It is generally thought that, if severe enough, this condition may lead to the suppression of the normal menstrual cycle in a syndrome referred to a...