results among 100 samples from infertile males, the presence of genus mycoplasma was confirmed in 45 cases of which 15 cases were infected with m. hominis. among 100 samples from infertile female, the presence of genus mycoplasma was confirmed in 43 cases of which 18 case were infected with m. hominis. the positive samples were sequenced and the phylogenetic tree was plotted. conclusions the re...

BACKGROUND To develop a scale to evaluate violence experienced among infertile women. METHOD Three steps were followed in the development of the scale: Literature review and deep interviews to generate item pool, content validity testing, and administration of draft. Content validity was evaluated by experts. The draft scale was pilot-tested with a convenience sample of 30 women during their ...

The presence of antiidiotypic antibodies (ab-2) to sperm was investigated in the sera of fertile, infertile, and virgin women using sperm-specific anti-FA-1 monoclonal antibody Fab'. ab-2 were detected in 71% (17 /24) of sera from fertile women and in none (0/12) of the sera from virgin females by the enzymelinked immunosorbent assay, Western blot procedure, and immunoprecipitation procedure. S...

Prolactin-receptor-deficient mice are a good model in which to study the various actions of prolactin. Female homozygous knockout mice are completely infertile and show a lack of mammary development, while hemizogotes are unable to lactate following their first pregnancy. Male and female homozygotes have markedly elevated serum prolactin levels, and in some instances pituitary hyperplasia is pr...

We studied two mating systems for a large-scale breeding colony of cynomolgus monkeys: (i) a 3-day timed system that keeps one female and one male together in a cage for 3 days beginning 11 days after menstruation, and (ii) a 7-day timed system beginning 9 days after menstruation. Regardless of the mating system used, we propose a practical definition of an infertile female as one that does not...