BACKGROUND The task force on plants for fertility regulation in men continued with its program to identify novel prototypes in plants alleged to have fertility regulating properties. Nigella Sativa seeds are frequently used in folk medicine in the Middle East and some Asian countries for the promotion of good health and treatment of many ailments. OBJECTIVE To evaluated the role of alcoholic ...

Seminal vesicle cysts can cause sub- or infertility. Minimally invasive techniques have the advantage of preserving the vas deferens by the treatment of symptomatic cases. After reviewing the published articles, only a few of them presented data on fertility before and after surgery. The authors now report the successful treatment of two patients with seminal vesicle cysts, in which laparoscopi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the impact of treatment on fertility, discuss fertility-sparing options available for women with breast cancer, and explore pregnancy subsequent to breast cancer. DATA SOURCES Published research, clinical articles, book chapters, and abstracts. DATA SYNTHESIS The risk of amenorrhea associated with alkylating agents in breast cancer survivors is well known. Fer...

I n August of this year the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) made its draft guideline on fertility treatment available for consultation. As has been widely reported in the media the draft guideline recommends that the National Health Service (NHS) should provide publicly funded fertility treatment in a consistent way across England and Wales. The guideline recommends that three...

Hepatists C Virus is a RNA virus belonging to the Fl aviriridae family. It has been seen in previous studies that HCV infection perse is associated with reduced ovarian reserve and higher cycle cancellation rate in ovarian cycles. Simultaneously treatment of HCV with Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) is known to affect the ovarian reserve. Although there are some controversial ...

OBJECTIVES There has been increased attention paid to cancer-related infertility and fertility preservation. However, how cancer patients decide whether or not to pursue fertility preservation has not been fully examined. METHODS The data come from 34 interviews with women in the USA diagnosed with breast cancer prior to 40 years of age who contemplated fertility preservation prior to ...

This research was conducted to study the follicular dynamics, hormonal, biochemical profile and fertility response in acyclic and norgestomet+PMSG treated acyclic buffaloes in summer. The study animals were divided into two groups: group I [control (n=8): no treatment] and II [treatment group (n=15)]. In group II, seven animals were used for follicular biochemical and hormonal profile and eight...