In this modern age, the development of science and technology is growing rapidly. 1970, medical human reproduction produced fertilization that occurred outside womb, where in terms it called Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or better known as a test tube baby. The discovery IVF has provided many benefits for infertility cases well solution married couples who cannot have children through natural metho...

Perhaps one of the most exciting and revolutionary scientific discoveries of the past 3 decades has been the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF) to treat human infertility. It is impossible to quantify its effect on numerous families since the first IVF birth in 1978 in Oldham, England (Steptoe and Edwards, 1978). With increasing clinical utilization of assisted reproductive technologie...

BACKGROUND Increased serum progesterone on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration may affect in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether progesterone elevation on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration is associated with poor IVF outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS To determine the relationship between serum proges...

Partial or complete fertilization failure after IVF was reported in 5-10% of cycles. Total fertilization failure in patients with normal sperm parameters is rare but very stressful incident after IVF. To rescue the IVF cycles after total fertilization failure, ICSI of unfertilized oocytes after initial insemination has been reported.We reviewed a 2 years experience of rescue ICSI and analyzed t...

Nowadays, more and more couples face impediments associated with conception. Infertility is related with experiencing psychological problems by both partners. One of the infertility treatment procedures is in vitro fertilization. Using this method has significant influence on patients and their family's psychology. This essay reviews literature about IVF treatment and discusses the significance...

Potent antivirals are used for the treatment of hepatitis B infection. A 38-year-old female patient whose hepatit virus (HBV) viral load was suppressed under tenofovir disoproxil fumarate but had a flare during in vitro fertilization (IVF) is presented. Although HBV DNA negative continuously controls, an increase observed IVF treatment. Hepatitis has been isolated from many extrahepatic tissues...

Background In vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are recognized as established and increasingly successful forms of treatment for infertility, yet significant numbers of couples discontinue treatment without achieving a live birth. This study aims to identify major factors that influence the decision to discontinue IVF/ICSI treatments. MaterialsAndMethods We ...

OBJECTIVE Obesity is a worldwide concern with detrimental health effects including decreased fecundity. However, obesity's impact on in vitro fertilization (IVF) is inconclusive and there is little data concerning poor ovarian responders (POR). This study explored the effects of overweight and obesity on IVF outcomes of POR. Design. We retrospectively evaluated 188 POR undergoing IVF cycles. ...

A major challenge of assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs) is to mimic the natural environment required to sustain oocyte and embryo survival. Herein, we show that the ceramide-metabolizing enzyme, acid ceramidase (AC), is expressed in human cumulus cells and follicular fluid, essential components of this environment, and that the levels of this enzyme are positively correlated with the qua...

Since the pig is not only an important farm animal, but also a model animal for biomedical applications, the development of reproductive technologies in this species has been very important. In vitro oocyte maturation and fertilization (IVM-IVF) are basic techniques for a number of oocyte- or embryo-related technologies. The practical aspects for pig oocyte IVM-IVF have been reviewed, while the...