A large number of human diseases arise as a result of genetic abnormalities. With the advent of improved molecular biology techniques, the genetic etiology of male infertility is increasing. The common genetic factors responsible for male infertility are chromosomal abnormalities, Yq microdeletion and cystic fibrosis. These are responsible for approximately 30 percent cases of male infertility....

Etiology of infertility varies from region to region and from one population to another and even from one locality to another within the same population. Childlessness has serious demographic, social and health implications. Hence an attempt has been made to get some approximation about levels and patterns of infertility and childlessness in India by using National Family Health Survey-2 (1998-...

In the literature, there is growing evidence that subfertile patients who conceived after infertility treatments have an increased risk of pregnancy and perinatal complications and this is particularly true for patients who conceived through use of high technology infertility treatments. Moreover, high technology infertility treatments include many concomitant clinical and biological risk facto...

Infertility is a worldwide reproductive health and emotionally charged problem that affects approximately 15% of married couples. In recent years, male infertility has increased in the industrialized countries due to a decline in sperm counts and a rise in testicular and sperm pathologies. There seems to be a direct relationship between modern lifestyles and declining male fertility and the sta...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES There are sparse data on the prevalence of primary infertility in India and almost none from Southern India. This study describes the correlates and prevalence of primary infertility among young women in Mysore, India. METHODS The baseline data were collected between November 2005 through March 2006, among 897 sexually active women, aged 15-30 yr, for a study investiga...

Cytogenetic analysis remains a powerful and cost-effective technology, and has wide applicability in genetic counseling for infertile males. Chromosomal rearrangements are thought to be one of the major genetic factors that influence male infertility. Some carriers with balanced reciprocal translocation have been identified as having oligozoospermia or azoospermia, and there is an association b...

Background This study compared common psychological symptoms and life satisfaction in husbands and wives according to infertility diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted this cross-sectional study on 248 infertile couples between November 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran. Participants answered three questionnaires. First, they completed a demographic questi...

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) has been widely used for the treatment of infertility. Several prognostic factors for IUI outcome have been proposed, including the endometrial thickness and follicle numbers, etiology and duration of infertility and morphology, type and motility of sperms. A total of 463 IUI cycles in which clomiphene citrate and/or human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) were used...

Abstract Background Infertility is a global health problem that represents an increasing trend due to new lifestyles following technological advances since individuals are facing more risk factors than before. The present systematic review study aimed investigate the impact of environmental and occupational on reproductive parameters increased couple infertility. Main body Scopus, PubMed, SID, ...

Background: Infertility is a major public health problem in Nigeria, contributing to inappropriate contraceptive behavior and poor sexual and reproductive health of women. To date, there is a paucity of scientific information relating to the factors that place men and women at risk of infertility in this population. Objectives: The objectives of this thesis are: (1) to provide substantive scien...