AIM AND OBJECTIVE To study the serum prolactin levels and the serum TSH in primary infertile females. MATERIAL AND METHOD In this study, we investigated thirty women who were diagnosed cases of primary infertility, who attended the Biochemistry Department, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India, for hormonal evaluations. Thirty fertile women with similar ages were enrolled as the controls. ...

Background: Infertility and its treatment, as one of the most difficult experiences in life, affects mental health happiness couples, especially women. This study compared infertile women wives men. Methods: research was a comparative cross-sectional study. The sample included 142 (71 71 men) referring to infertility clinic Akbarabadi Hospital Tehran, Iran, selected by consecutive sampling from...

This study explored the impact of infertility on infertile men and women in Ibadan, Nigeria. The qualitative study design included the application of focus group discussions with community members (7 FGDs, n=42), in-depth interviews with infertile men (n=7), infertile women (n=8) and professionals (n=13). The findings revealed that infertile men and women and community members commonly perceive...

OBJECTIVE To define physiologic levels of reactive oxygen species in infertile men and establish a cutoff value of reactive oxygen species level in neat semen with a high sensitivity and specificity to differentiate infertile men from fertile donors (controls). DESIGN Reactive oxygen species levels were measured in the neat semen samples (n = 51) from fertile donors and infertile patients (n ...

Background: Excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the semen is believed to affect fertility in men. Morphologically abnormal sperms and their relation to seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men are not clear. Objective: To correlate various sperm morphological defects with seminal oxidative stress in infertile and subfertile men. Materials and Methods: The study included 25 p...

INTRODUCTION Infertility is the problem of 15% of young couples in different societies. One of the factors that could affect fertility is oxidative stress. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the level of Melatonin, a free radical scavenger, and its correlation with oxidative biomarkers in infertile men. METHODS For this purpose, fertile and infertile men in 2 groups, 30...

OBJECTIVE To detect Mycoplasma genitalium in urine samples of infertile men and men without any signs of infection in order to investigate whether M. genitalium and other genital mycoplasmas (Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp) are found more often in urine samples of infertile men than in asymptomatic controls and to determine resistance to macrolides. METHODS The study included first voi...

The usual testicular location, either low or high in the scrotum, as well as testis ascent into suprascrotal position at least once a week from a usually scrotal position reported by the patient to occur spontaneously and regularly, were recorded in 85 fertile and 1014 infertile men, including 95 with a history of cryptorchism. The frequency of at least one testis being in a high scrotal locati...

objective: to compare resilience, positive/negative effect, and psychological vulnerability between fertile and infertile men. methods: the research sample consisted of 40 fertile and 40 infertile men who were selected among men who presented to an infertility clinic. to collect data, connor–davidson resilience scale, positive/negative affect schedule, and brief symptoms inventory were used. re...

BACKGROUND The desire of many young women to become parents may be influenced by the premium placed on children by society. In Africa, children are highly valued for social, cultural and economic reasons. Infertile and childless women in Africa are therefore confronted with a series of societal discrimination and stigmatization which may lead to psychological disorders such as anxiety and depre...