The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has become so commonplace in our lives that we can now hardly imagine living without it. ICT penetrated the healthcare field more slowly than other areas, although this began decades ago, aim early applications was to reduce disparity access care between rural urban populations. Recent years have seen increasing interest development appl...

Endometriosis is a physiological state in which endometrial tissue is present outside the uterine cavity. The prevalence rate is estimated to be between 10 to 15% in women in reproductive age and is often associated with infertility. Despite extensive studies, no mechanisms of the endometriosis-connected infertility have been found. Only two types of treatment are currently recommended-either s...

BACKGROUND In cases of male infertility, routine analysis for sperm characteristics is a poor predictive factor for the segmentation rate and embryo development in assisted reproductive technologies. It is assumed that epigenetic factors could have an influence on the embryo's quality. The aim of this work was to determine the relationship between sperm DNA methylation level and fertilization a...

OBJECTIVE To examine the safety and effectiveness of assisted reproduction using sperm washing for HIV-1-serodiscordant couples wishing to procreate where the male partner is infected. DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective multicentre study at eight centres adhering on the European network CREAThE and involving 1036 serodiscordant couples wishing to procreate. Sperm washing was used to obtain mo...

It is known that the follicular selection and final stages of follicular maturation are equal if not more dependent on low circulating levels of LH.In addition to stimulating production of thecal androgens as substrate for estrogen synthesis, LH stimulates granulose cell via LH receptors induced by FSH and estrogen in larger but not smaller follicles. The data from numerous assisted reproductio...

Established under the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada [5] (AHRC), also known as the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada, was created in 2006 to oversee research related to reproductive technologies and to protect the reproductive rights [6] and interests of Canadian citizens. AHRC serves as a regulatory body for the development and use ...