Background: This study was aimed to see the frequency of polyzoospermia and teratozoospermia, among men with history of infertility, presenting at National Institute of Health, Islamabad. Material and Methods: Seven hundred and ninety married men presenting with a complaint of infertility underwent their semen analysis. They were categorized on the basis of sperm count and morphology. The sperm...

BACKGROUND Men and women use a variety of coping strategies to manage stress associated with infertility. Although previous research has helped us understand these coping processes, questions remain about gender differences in coping and the nature of the relationship between coping and specific types of infertility stress. METHODS This study examined the coping behaviours of 1026 (520 women,...

Infertility is defined as a failure to conceive in a couple trying to reproduce for a period of two years without conception. Approximately 15 percent of couples are infertile, and among these couples, male factor infertility accounts for approximately 50 percent of causes. Male infertility is a multifactorial syndrome encompassing a wide variety of disorders. In more than half of infertile men...

abstract background: infertility predisposes the couples to mental and psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, anger, and partner abuse. this study aimed to investigate the association between infertility factors and the non-physical abuse between infertile spouses. materials and methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 262 infertile couples (131 female and ...

OBJECTIVE To determine if seminal oxidative stress measurement should be offered routinely to men presenting for infertility evaluation. METHODS We performed an extensive review of the English-language literature by searching MEDLINE for studies published between 1980 and 2007. RESULTS Research conducted during the last decade has provided growing support for the concept that excessive prod...

BACKGROUND Attachment style may influence distress and relationship satisfaction in infertile couples. Appraisal and coping have also been linked to adjustment to infertility and may be related to attachment patterns. The study examined these associations in men and women around the time of attending initial appointments at fertility clinics. METHODS Attachment, appraisal, coping, general wel...

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the histological findings from testicular biopsies in azoospermic men seen at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study of testicular biopsies of azoospermic men who presented to our institution from 2005 to 2006 was performed. The patient’s age, type of infertility and histopa...

Luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates the interstitial Leydig cells to produce testosterone, which is essential for spermatogenesis. Abnormalities in the function of LH may affect the process of spermatogenesis and thus result in infertility. The aim of this study was to determine the association of three known variants of LH (Gln54Arg [Trp8Arg; Ile15Thr] and Gly102Ser) with male infertility. A t...

Infertility is one of the couple´s problems in different society. Based on the researches done, the rate of infertility is almost 12 to 20 percent. Studies considered infertility as a source of metal disorders. It has not only physiological aspects but also psychological aspects. The results of the studies done by mental health specialists , psychologist , have shown that infertile people are a...