Although the immunogenic properties of sperm have been explored for a few decades, none of the antigens studied so far appears to be an effective target, to inhibit the fertilization process or shown the full spectrum of sperm antigenic potential. Antisperm antibodies (ASA) collected from infertile individuals and prepubertal boys with cryptorchidism together with two-dimensional (2D) electroph...

INTRODUCTION The present study aimed to determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its predictive factors among infertile women. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on infertile women referring to Majidi Infertility Center (Tabriz, Iran). The data was collected through self-administered questionnaires including clinical and demographic characteristics and the Persian ve...

Infertility is a relatively prevail problem which has been considered as a source of psychological distresses in many studies. The period of infertility, the type of treatment offered, the person’ s ability in coping ,prognosis of infertility factors, psycho – emotional supports and social supports available are among different factors that influence the psycho – social function of the individu...

BACKGROUND Although there is little information available to quantify the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), growing evidence suggests that CAM prevalence among patients seeking infertility treatment is increasing worldwide. There are many products available on the market and many infertile patients demand information about CAM from their health care providers. This paper inve...

Although von Ammon' first used the term blepharphimosis in 1841, it was Vignes2 in 1889 who first associated blepharophimosis with ptosis and epicanthus inversus. In 1921, Dimitry3 reported a family in which there were 21 affected subjects in five generations. He described them as having ptosis alone and did not specify any other features, although photographs in the report show that they proba...

The prevalence rate of the proposed diagnostic category of DSM-111-R "Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder" (LLPDD) was assessed in a survey in 2272 Egyptian females in Suez Canal Area. 69.6% of the surveyed females reported sj.mptoms and patterns that qualify them to have "Premenstrual Tension Syndrome" (PMS). However, 703 of those who have the disorder reported that they need treatment for th...

Abstract Background Chromosomal abnormalities represent an important cause of human infertility. Little is known about the prevalence chromosomal among Egyptian couples with We estimated cytogenetic profiles and semen analysis patterns infertile couples. analyzed data from medical archives 2150 patients infertility in Mansoura University Children’s Hospital, Egypt 2015 to 2019. The included kar...

background: millions of men and women suffer from infertility worldwide.in many cultures, infertile women are at risk of social and emotional problems.infertility may affect the public health in many countries. domestic violence is the intentional use of physical force, power or threat against oneself, another person or another group or community whichleadstoinjury,death,mentalharm, lackofdevel...