This study explored whether fertility-specific distress varied by race/ethnicity among a nationally representative sample of US women. Participants were 2363 White (n = 1266), Black (n = 569), Hispanic (n = 453), and Asian (n = 51) women who participated in the National Survey of Fertility Barriers. Participants were given the Fertility-Specific Distress Scale and assessed for strength of pregn...

The thyroid dysfunction, which is quite prevalent in the population, affects many organs including male and female gonads, thus interfering with the human reproductive physiology. Prolactin has suppressive effect on the pituitary –ovarian axis and may result in amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea due to anovulatory cycles. Hyperprolactinemia is a common problem in reproductive dysfunction, affecting a...

BACKGROUND To determine the correlates and the prevalence of infertility in a group of women. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 570 subjects aged 18-49 years in a town of western Turkey between July and August 2012. Women who have inability to become pregnant despite regular sexual intercourse during the last year were considered to be infertile. UCLA Lonelin...

Background: Infertility is a global problem which affects interpersonal and social relationships and threatens marital life of infertile couples. Females with infertility experiences less marital satisfaction than infertile males. Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the effect of collaborative infertility counseling on marital satisfaction in females with infertility, undergoing in-v...

introduction: infertility is a common complication present in 10-15% of the population. it causes serious problems for the family. there are different methods for evaluation and treatment of infertility. one of the routine tests is hysterosalpingography that was first used in1922 and with changes in types of contrast media and its techniques, it is the primary test for simultaneous evaluation o...

Prevalence and Potential Determinants of Primary Infertility in India: Evidence from Large Scale Data.ObjectiveWorldwide fertility is a generous human concern anguish over infertility its obvious upshot. Infertility, though an essential problem the various point view, it yet to be given deserved attention. The present study explored prevalence potential determinants primary among currently marr...

Background: Reproductive variables may play an important role on the correlation between irrational parenthood cognition (IPC) and destructive behaviors of infertile couple. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between IPC and destructive behaviors by reproductive variables in primary infertile women. Methods: The study was descriptive-analytic. 183 cases of prim...

Objective The present study has reviewed the results of a big population-based survey on how the clinical, epidemiological and demographic definitions of infertility made a difference in infertility prevalence in Iran and subsequently, compared the findings in order to find the right time of treatment-seeking by couples. Moreover, the present study reported the infertility prevalence as well as...

Background: Infertility is an important and common problem in couples that needs to assisted reproductive technology (ART) or the other drug therapies. Infertility has been known as a risk factor for ovarian cancer, breast cancer and endometrial cancer but there is a question about the relationship of these cancers to infertility itself or drugs and methods of infertility treatment. Materials a...

BACKGROUND Infertility is considered as a major health care problem of different communities. The high prevalence of this issue doubled its importance. A significant proportion of infertility have been related to environmental conditions and also acquired risk factors. Different environmental conditions emphasized the need to study the different causes of infertility in each area. OBJECTIVE T...