background: there has been an increase in number of obese infertile females booked for advanced infertility treatment procedures like in vitro fertilization (ivf) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi). the knowledge of impact of body mass index (bmi) on reproductive outcome can help to counsel these patients. objective: to compare reproductive outcome in females of different bmi after ic...

background: determination of oocyte and embryo quality are one of the most important goals in ivf. anti-mullerian hormone (amh) is secreted by the ovarian granulosa cells into blood flow and follicular fluid. follicular fluid anti-mullerian hormone level is probably a marker of activity of granulose cells. objective: to evaluate whether high level of follicular fluid anti-mullerian hormone leve...

background: the beneficial role of cabergoline as a prophylactic agent to prevent ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (ohss) among high-risk patients has been demonstrated in previous studies. but data for its role as a treatment for established severe ohss is still limited. we represent the treatment results of high dose oral cabergoline in management of six patients after the syndrome is estab...

background: estradiol (e2) is required for follicular development and play an important role in embryo implantation. objective: the aim of this study was to assess the impact of serum e2 levels on the day of hcg administration in ivf-icsi patients who are performed controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (coh). materials and methods: a total of 203 women who were undergone one time ivf cyclus were ...

background: although the uterine fibroids are common, their influence on fertility remains controversial. the association of submucosal fibroid with subfertility is well recognized, but debate persists as to whether intramural fibroids can cause infertility and the evidence for its effect on pregnancy in cycles of assisted conception remains unclear. objective: the purpose of present study was ...

background: careful evaluation of patients and proper treatment with right techniques are essential for successful outcome of assisted reproduction. to obtain satisfactory results, it is necessary to assess ovarian reserve before planning treatment. objective: to evaluate anti-mullerian hormone as a predictor of fertility potential in terms of ovarian reserve and ovarian response reflected by a...

this study was undertaken to compare the efficiency of fresh and frozen-thawed buck semen on in vitro fertilization (ivf) of goat oocytes. cumulus oocytes complexes (cocs) were collected by aspiration of 2-6 mm diameter follicles, which were obtained from slaughterhouse. upon grading, only normal quality cocs were maturated in tcm-199 for 48 hours. the percentage of cocs reached to the m-ii sta...

current study was aimed to evaluating protective effects of cornus mas fruit extract (cmfe) in mice treated with methotrexate (mtx). for this purpose, 48 young mature male mice were divided into 6 groups. control group received only normal saline (0.1 mlper day, intraperitoneally), and the second group was administered mtx (20 mg kg-1 perweek, intraperitoneally). the third, fourth and fifth gro...

objective: to determine bilateral effects of unilateral iatrogenic vas deferens trauma (uit) on epididymal sperm characteristics and in vitro fertilizing capacity in an experimental mouse model. methods: experiments were performed on three equal groups each comprising six adult male mice. following anaesthesia, uit was induced by clamping left vas deferens with a mosquito clamp in fully locked ...

background: in this study, we aimed to investigate the ability of transvaginal doppler ultrasonography in predicting in vitro fertilization (ivf) outcome in women undergoing this procedure. materials and methods: in this prospective observational study, 65 infertile women underwent ivf procedure in isfahan, during 2013-2014, were studied. the pulsatility index (pi), resistive index (ri) and pea...