Doctors can now harvest eggs from frozen ovarian tissue implanted in a woman's forearm or abdomen. The technique is just one of several new treatment options that may soon be available for women who face both cancer and possible treatment-related infertility. The American Society for Clinical Oncology released guidelines on fertility options for cancer patients earlier this year, which has show...

BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, 30% of subfertile women are overweight or obese, and at present there is no agreement on fertility care for them. Data from observational and small intervention studies suggest that reduction of weight will increase the chances of conception, decrease pregnancy complications and improve perinatal outcome, but this has not been confirmed in randomised controlled tr...

Introduction: In Nigeria, a major reason for marriage is procreation and married couples look forward to having children within year or two of marriage. The inability achieve conception subsequently have child among may lead psychological complications. Objective: This study assessed the impact infertility its management on women receiving treatment at Fertility Specialist Hospital in poor reso...

BACKGROUND Lepidium meyenii, known as Maca, grows exclusively in the Peruvian Andes over 4000 m altitude. It has been used traditionally to increase fertility. Previous scientific studies have demonstrated that Maca increases spermatogenesis and epididymal sperm count. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of Maca on several fertility parameters of female mice at reproductive a...