1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India 2Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India 3 Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, Merseyside, UK 4National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai 400074, India 5Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, War...

OBJECTIVES AND STUDY DESIGN The aim of this study was two-fold: to investigate the association of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and small newborn size, using standardized measures; and to examine within strata of fresh and cryopreserved embryos transfer, whether this association is influenced by parental infertility diagnoses. We used a population-based retrospective cohort from Michig...

This study is focused on the psychological consequences of infertility, and is not concerned with psychological ailments leading to infertility. Being a parent is a.psychosocial aspects of infertility and of assisted reproduction. And the long-term impact of involuntary childlessness is outlined. The basic.THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF INFERTILITY ON AFRICAN WOMEN AND. LANGUTAN I FRANCINAH MABASA...

BACKGROUND A global budgeting system helps control the growth of healthcare spending by setting expenditure ceilings. However, the hospital global budget implemented in Taiwan in 2002 included a special provision: drug expenditures are reimbursed at face value, while other expenditures are subject to discounting. That gives hospitals, particularly those that are for-profit, an incentive to incr...

BACKGROUND Suicide risk is high among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This study aimed to identify major correlates of suicide risk in a representative sample of PLHIV in France, in order to help target individuals who would benefit from suicide risk screening and psychiatric care. METHODS The ANRS VESPA2 cross-sectional survey (April 2011-January 2012) collected socio-demographic, medical an...

AIM OF DATABASE The aim of the Danish Stroke Registry is to monitor and improve the quality of care among all patients with acute stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) treated at Danish hospitals. STUDY POPULATION All patients with acute stroke (from 2003) or TIA (from 2013) treated at Danish hospitals. Reporting is mandatory by law for all hospital departments treating these patients. T...

OBJECTIVE To describe the different causes of infertility based on findings of diagnostic laparoscopy and their comparative frequency in primary and secondary infertility. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from January to December 2005. METHODOLOGY All patients undergoing diagnostic lap...

Infertility affects relatively large number of couple both globally as well as in India. There are sparse data on the prevalence of infertility in India. This study describes the correlates and prevalence of infertility among couples in Ambala, India . This study is a cross sectional study done in the urban field practice area of M. M. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, during January 20...