BACKGROUND In theory, infections that arise after female genital mutilation (FGM) in childhood might ascend to the internal genitalia, causing inflammation and scarring and subsequent tubal-factor infertility. Our aim was to investigate this possible association between FGM and primary infertility. METHODS We did a hospital-based case-control study in Khartoum, Sudan, to which we enrolled wom...

BACKGROUND Global, regional, and national estimates of prevalence of and tends in infertility are needed to target prevention and treatment efforts. By applying a consistent algorithm to demographic and reproductive surveys available from developed and developing countries, we estimate infertility prevalence and trends, 1990 to 2010, by country and region. METHODS AND FINDINGS We accessed and...

We present a rare case of cystic cervicitis in 42-year-old woman who came to our unit suffering from primary infertility for one year. Her only complaint was infertility. She not chronic pelvic pain or increased vaginal discharge neither before nor after marriage. Diagnosis made by both transvaginal ultrasound examination and MRI. As her main problem infertility, she refrained doing cone biopsy...

Sir, A recent literature search on infertility prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa brought the article entitled ‘International estimates on infertility prevalence and treatment seeking: potential need and demand for medical care’ to my attention (Boivin et al., 2007). The article was published under ‘New Debate’ in this journal. Following a literature review of population based studies, the author...

background: infertility is defined as one year unprotected intercourse without pregnancy. it greatly affects couples' quality of life and has great impact on their careers everyday activities sexual and non-sexual relationships. objective: to study the prevalence of both primary and secondary infertility and demographic characteristics of it in yazd province. materials and methods: we studied 5...

Clinical trials testing infertility treatments often do not report on the major outcomes of interest to patients and clinicians and the public (such as live birth) nor on the harms, including maternal risks during pregnancy and fetal anomalies. This is complicated by the multiple participants in infertility trials which may include a woman (mother), a man (father), and a third individual if suc...

BACKGROUND To study the prevalence of Chlamydia infection in women with primary and secondary unexplained infertility using ELISA technique for antibody detection and real time, fully automated PCR for antigen detection and to explore its association with circulating antisperm antibodies (ASA). METHODS A total of 50 women with unexplained infertility enrolled in this case control study and a ...

Background: Medical ethics is an interdisciplinary science that must be resolved the ethical issues with modern developments. Materials and Methods: A total of 980 infertile women that select with simple and available method from doctor Rasekh clinic and about 51 (5.2%) of them have ethical problems regarding infertility. We review 5 Cases in this study. Case 1: The patient is a 18 year old hou...

BACKGROUND In the previous studies, the rate of primary infertility was reported differently. It seems the main reasons are related to the different methods of data collection and information analysis. Therefore, introducing a precise method to determine the infertile couples and the population exposed to the risk of infertility is an important issue to study primary infertility. METHODS The ...

Prevalence and Potential Determinants of Primary Infertility in India: Evidence from Large Scale Data.ObjectiveWorldwide fertility is a generous human concern anguish over infertility its obvious upshot. Infertility, though an essential problem the various point view, it yet to be given deserved attention. The present study explored prevalence potential determinants primary among currently marr...