OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to analyze the clinical and laparoscopic features, which may help to differentiate between infertility in females due to Genital Tuberculosis from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and Endometriosis. METHODS This case control study was carried out in a teaching tertiary care hospital. Medical records were searched from 1st January 1987 to 31st December...

The exogenous gonadotropins— equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG; also known as PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)— can be used to stimulate the onset of estrus and ovulation in gilts and sows.1 The decision to employ exogenous gonadotropins, however, must take into account the possibility that using them to stimulate quiescent ovaries may result in the breeding of females that are oth...

OBJECTIVES Infertility, in many ways, is a very distressing condition that can have its impact on social and marital life of a couple. Depression, anxiety and stress associated with infertility may affect treatment and outcomes for such couples. The purpose of this study was to find out prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among females suffering from infertility. METHODS One hundred ...

Introduction: Indonesia is a country with large agricultural and industry, known to utilize various types of pesticides, as well several other industries uncontrolled pollution levels distributed across the nation. Besides, numerous studies have stated adverse effects chemicals substances used in daily life industrial waste on health living things, including humans. This study aimed determine i...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Anti-Mullerian hormone with follicle stimulating hormone for ovarian reserve assessment in infertile women by Receiver Operator Characteristic curve analysis. STUDY DESIGN: A Cross Sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: At Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Health Sciences in collaboration with nd th Gynecology and Obstetri...

The purpose of this matched case-control study was to investigate the social correlates of primary infertility among females aged 35 years or less. The study was conducted in the Clinics of Samarkand Medical Institute, Uzbekistan, among 120 infertile and 120 healthy women matched by age, residential area, and occupation from January to June 2009. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews u...

BACKGROUND Infertility is a global reproductive health issue that affects many individuals and couples. Despite the high prevalence of infertility in Ghana, no study has been done on the experiences of infertile couples in Northern Ghana. This study therefore explored the experiences of infertile couples in Northern Ghana using the Upper West Region as a case study. METHODS We interviewed fif...

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). C. trachomatis has a high rate of asymptomatic infection approximately 80% of cases in females, and 45% in males, are estimated to be asymptomatic. Objective: The aim of this study was to to detect the prevalence of C. trachomatis among women with chronic cervicitis, abortion, f...

Day length is the primary cue used by many mammals to restrict reproduction to favourable spring and summer months, but it is unknown for any mammal whether the seasonal loss of fertility begins at the same time and occurs at the same rate in females and males; nor it established whether the termination of mating behaviour in males and females coincides with the loss of fertility. We speculated...