the main factors affecting pregnancy and implantation rates are uterine receptivity, embryo quality, and transfer efficiency. embryo transfer (et) is the last step of critically important procedure of in vitro fertilization (ivf) and probably the least successful step in assisted reproductive technology (art) treatment cascade; though simple in most of the cases, it may pose to be the most diff...

background: addition of amino acids to the culture medium is beneficial for embryonic development in many species. objective: the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of amino acids on the in vitro maturation and embryonic development of the bovine oocyte. materials and methods: bovine ovaries were collected from a local abattoir and brought into laboratory. cumulus-oocyte com...

background: ovarian pregnancy constitutes 0.15-3% of all ectopic pregnancies. the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is on the rise owing to evolution in assisted reproductive techniques (art). the incidence reported following in vitro fertilization (ivf) or embryo transfer (et) is 0.27% per clinical pregnancy. case: we present a case of a 13-weeks ovarian pregnancy following ivf-et and through a r...

background: supplementation of luteal phase with progesterone is prescribed for women undergoing routine ivf treatment. objective: the objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of three types of progesterone on biochemical, clinical and ongoing pregnancy rates and abortion and live birth rates. materials and methods: a prospective randomized study was performed at royan institute betw...

background: endometriosis is a common hormone-dependent gynecologic disease with a high recurrence. laparotomy or laparoscopy is the standard surgery for the large endometrioma. also, sclerotherapy is basically used to treat different diseases one of which is endometrioma. objective: the study was designed to assess the value of transvaginal ultrasound-guided ethanol sclerotherapy in patients w...

background: infertility is an increasing medical and social problem. in vitro fertilization (ivf) has become a common and accessible treatment for a wide variety of indications that have variable outcomes. natural killer (nk) cells have been identified as relevant immunological factors involved in reproductive success or failure. objective: the aim of this study was to compare the percentage of...