Almond (Prunus dulcis L.) is one of the most important nut crops in Iran. Most almond cultivars and genotypes are self-incompatible. However, research on S-alleles indicates that it is very efficient in cultivar selection. Selfincompatibility in almond is gametophytic and controlled by a single S-locus with multiple codominant alleles. In this study, compatibility relationships among cultivars,...

Title of Document: SELF-COMPASSION, HOPE, AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN EXPERIENCING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFERTILITY: AN APPLICATION OF THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL Trisha Raque-Bogdan, Master of Arts, 2010 Directed By: Mary Ann Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor Department of Counseling and Personnel Services Infertility is a medical issue faced by 1 in 10 couples in the United States, and holds the potential ...

We examined self-reported reasons to postpone childbearing during fertility decline in Finland 2010s and their associations with sociodemographic factors, as well social media use work-related attitudes. Using representative survey data from Finnish Family Barometers, the sample comprised participants aged 20–44 who did not plan having (more) children soon. Based on exploratory factor analysis,...

Background: Infertility is a unique medical challenge that can have health behavioral consequence on infertile women including lack of self-esteem, depression, anxiety, fertility problem in infertile couples. The aim of this study was to evaluate correlation between self-efficacy and health behaviors scales in infertile women. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 89 infertile women...

The public discourse about the ongoing fertility decline and spread of low fertility, consequences thereof, is often unscientific emotionally charged. As I argue in my book, Decline Prosper! (Skirbekk, 2022), per se does not pose a major societal threat – it also accompanied by number benefits. In this article, summarize main points: namely, that i) negative are exaggerated based on false assum...

Background: Infertility as an important life stressor causes increased distress. The way of dealing with stress in individuals is different depending on the health locus of control. Also self- efficacy as an essential indicator of mental health determines how people cope with infertility. This study aimed to investigate the association of self efficacy with health locus of control and psycholog...

INTRODUCTION The length of periodic abstinence, due to overestimation of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle, is often a cause for dissatisfaction, discontinuation, and user error with natural family planning (NFP) methods. The objective of this research was to compare the length of required abstinence (ie, estimated fertility) and coital frequency between 2 NFP methods. METHODS This was...

BACKGROUND This study assessed pharmacy performance and satisfaction as reported by patients during ovulation induction therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients (n = 1269) receiving gonadotropin prescriptions for intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer in 2007-2008 were prospectively interviewed by nurses and/or completed a structured questionnaire to evaluate pharm...

BACKGROUND Patient-centered care is a pillar of quality health care and is important to patients experiencing infertility. In this study we used empirical, in-depth data on couples' experiences of infertility treatment decision making to inform and revise a conceptual framework for patient-centered fertility treatment that was developed based on health care professionals' conceptualizations of ...