background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a common cause of ovulatory disorders and infertility with high lh to fsh ratio. in order to prevent further increase of lh and follicle atresia, different regimens for ovulation induction have been recommended using fsh alone.   objective: this study was performed in pcos patients to compare art outcomes in cycles induced by fsh alone, using eith...

background: there is an upward trend for parents to resort to assisted reproductive technology (art) treatment due to delayed childbirth or birth difficulties. objective: this study investigates the pregnancy health and birth outcomes of women who underwent art and analyzes the factors that influence birth weight to become<10 percentile when undergoing art. materials and methods: this study ana...

  Background: HIV/AIDS patients are mainly hospitalized for HIV-related diseases and opportunistic infections. Thisstudy was performed todetermine thecauses ofhospitalization and its related factors in HIV/AIDS patients in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hospital during 2009-2012.   Methods: Thisstudy wasa descriptive cross-sectionalstudy . HIV patients admitted to the Imam Khomeini Hospital were includ...

background: the complexity of assisted reproductive technology (art) increased during the last decades. new scientific and medical findings as well as the statutory requirements for improving the safety and the outcome of art were the main impetus for its development. while therapy planning is done and art is used by the ivf centers, the medical support and monitoring of patients is conducted b...

Background The endometrial echopattern on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) administration and its relationship to the outcome of pregnancy after assisted reproductive treatment (ART) cycles was analyzed, prospectively. MaterialsAndMethods This study conducted between 2013 to 2014. The endometrial pattern was evaluated prospectively on the day of administration of HCG in 280 ART cyc...

Background Chromosomal abnormalities are common in embryos from assisted reproductive technology, ranging from 60% abnormal embryos in women

Objective The success rates of assisted reproduction technology (ART) could be developed with the improvement of ovarian stimulation protocols as well as the optimization of final oocyte maturation. The goal of this study was to compare oocyte maturation, fertilization and pregnancy rates among women with concomitant FSH administration at the time of hCG trigger and the hCG trigger alone. Mater...

background: human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) has been used as a replacement for the mid-cycle luteinizing hormone (lh) surge for several years. the recent arrival of recombinant dna technology has made recombinant hcg (rhcg) accessible. objective: to assess efficacy of rhcg compared to urinary hcg (uhcg) for triggering of ovulation and induction of final oocyte maturation in assisted reproduc...