BACKGROUND European results of assisted reproductive techniques from treatments initiated during 2004 are presented in this eighth report. METHODS Data were mainly collected from existing national registers. From 29 countries, 785 clinics reported 367,066 treatment cycles including: IVF (114,672), ICSI (167,192), frozen embryo replacement (FER, 71,997), egg donation (ED, 10 334), preimplantat...

OBJECTIVE To study the impact of sperm swim up technique of seminal processing for the purpose of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in couples presenting with subfertility. METHODS Hundred and twenty-one couples presenting with subfertility underwent 281 cycles of IUI in Combined Military Hospital Kharian, Lahore and PNS SHIFA Karachi from June 2002 to March 2005. Men had prior semen analysis t...

Background: We performed this study to investigate and compare the effects of Letrozole and gonadotrophins versus Clomiphene Citrate and gonadotrophins in women undergoing superovulation for Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). Methods: We performed this prospective cohort study at Australian Concept and Fertility centre, Karachi Pakistan. Women younger than 40 years of age with patent fallopian tu...

BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the relevance of dividing oocytes and using some for traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) and others for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as of the first IVF cycle in patients with unexplained infertility who have undergone 4 intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles which produced no pregnancies. METHODS This retrospect...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this retrospective case control study was to identify predictors of ovarian response and pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination (IUI). MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred women undergoing IUI cycles with clomiphene citrate were enrolled. The number of antral follicles and the total ovarian volume by ultrasound, and the basal levels of follicle-stimulating hormone...

Background To assess the efficacy of luteal phase support (LPS) with vaginal progesterone (P) on pregnancy rates of the stimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles in couples with unexplained infertility (UEI). MaterialsAndMethods This was a single-center, prospective, randomized, blinded control trial undertaken at a tertiary care university fertility center between October 2007 and Dece...

Background: Ovulatory dysfunction is a common cause of infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) the main reason this dysfunction. PCOS most endocrinopathy in women childbearing age. A combination ovarian stimulation or superovulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI) remains an important option available to specialist widely used treatment modality for broad range indications. Object...

Background Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a primary, simple and effective method of infertility treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of IUI and some related male and female factors. MaterialsAndMethods This quasi - experimental study was done on 500 infertile couples from 2006 to 2008. Either clomiphene or human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG) alone or clomiphene...

Objective Background: Oxidative stress as a potential cause of poor oocyte quality can influence female reproduction. This study aimed to investigate the effects of melatonin on chemical pregnancy rates of a significant number of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI). MaterialsAndMethods Materials and Methods: In this randomized double-blinded clin...

BACKGROUND To compare the clinical results and the cost-effectiveness of using the aromatase inhibitor, letrozole, in conjunction with FSH and FSH alone for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) for a variety of indications. METHODS Four hundred and thirty-two consecutive patients who underwent 872 IUI cycles were included. The study popul...