About infertility Infertility is the inability of a couple to get pregnant despite having regular unprotected sex. A couple is regarded as infertile if, after regular sexual intercourse, they have not conceived in two years. It is estimated that one in seven UK couples has difficulty conceiving (HFEA, 2006). Identifiable causes of infertility include: ovulatory disorders in 27% of couples; tuba...

BACKGROUND Women in particular suffer from psychological stress when diagnosed with infertility. Psychosocial interventions are known to not only prevent and lessen various mental problems, but also to play a positive role in physical health and pregnancy rates. The aim of this study is to determine the unique impact of spiritual psychotherapy on concerns about infertility and their perceived p...

objective: the present experimental study was designed to investigate the elucidative effect of 50 days of noise stress on fertilization capacity of rat and subsequent offspring quality. material and methods: two groups of 10 male rats were placed in two control and experimental groups for 50 days. in the experimental group, 90-120 db sound intensity and frequency of 300-350 hz of the device (...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Emotional stress plays a detrimental role on fertility. In this study male patients with idiopathic infertility were selected after evaluation of psychological stress to evaluate a positive effect of a stress therapy on their semen quality. METHODS A total of 20 patients with infertility were enrolled in the study and randomly divided in two groups. Ejaculates were exam...

Oxidative stress is one of the leading causes sperm dysfunction. Excessive amounts reactive oxygen species can damage membranes and disrupt their DNA integrity, which affects not only likelihood getting pregnant naturally, but also clinical outcomes assisted reproductive technologies risk miscarriage. Sperm cells are extremely vulnerable to oxidative stress, given limited functional reserve ant...

BACKGROUND Infertility can significantly impact women's lives and personal relationships. Despite the negative impact of infertility, a significant number of women who are struggling to conceive do not consult a physician. This cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the emotional impact of infertility on women to identify which aspects of fertility treatment contribute to the psychol...

Infertility is the inability of couples to achieve pregnancy within one year regular unprotected sexual intercourse. It affects around 8 12% reproductive-aged globally, with one-third cases caused by male issues, female and a combination both or unknown factors. Several treatment options abound couple may need be managed through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Infertile often experience...

Background: Infertility is associated with high levels of stress which can pose a tremendous challenge on treatment. These psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety among the barrens are very important and have a crucial role as well. On-time detection and evaluation of such disorders are effective in the successful treatment of infertility. Some variables can interfere and influen...

The male factor is considered a major contributory factor to infertility. Apart from the conventional causes for male infertility such as varicocoele, cryptorchidism, infections, obstructive lesions, cystic fibrosis, trauma, and tumours, a new and important cause has been identified: oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a result of the imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antiox...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic infertility is a significant number of causes of male infertility. Empirical treatments are used for idiopathic male infertility, and antioxidant supplementation is a kind of management of oxidative stress related infertility. We investigated the antioxidant effects of the modified Ojayeonjonghwan (KH-204) in a rat model of cryptorchidism. METHOD Male rats were divided i...