OBJECTIVES The emotional adjustment of couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments has been widely studied; however, it remains unclear whether infertility history contributes to couples' adjustment. This study examined the impact of infertility history (duration of infertility and number of previous ART treatment cycles) on the emotional adjustment of couples undergoin...

Defective sperm function is the most common cause of infertility, and until recently, it was difficult to evaluate and treat. Part of this difficulty was due to our incomplete understanding of the factors contributing to normal and abnormal sperm function leading to male infertility. Mammalian spermatozoa membranes are rich in high unsaturated fatty acids and are sensitive to oxygen induced dam...

A major cause of male infertility, which includes 50 causes of infertility, is oxidative stress.  The aerobic respiration in the sperm cell is associated with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Some reactions such as sperm capacitation and acrosome reactions require moderate levels of ROS. However, when the amount of ROS production surpasses the natural antioxidant defense of the ...

BACKGROUND Infertility all around the world and in every culture is recognized as a stressful and critical experience that threatens individual, familial, marital, and social stability. Thus, in accordance with the importance of a woman's mental health and the possible impact of mental health on treatment outcome, finding a way to deal with perceived stress in women can help improve pregnancy o...

Wanita diharapkan mampu menerima diri dengan kondisi infertilitas agar mengurangi tekanan psikologis. Faktanya, wanita yang mengalami cenderung memiliki penerimaan rendah berdampak terhadap stres. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan antara self-acceptance dan infertility-related stress pada wanita. Karakteristik subjek penelitian adalah berjenis kelamin perempuan belum anak setelah ...

introduction infertility as the bitterest life experience can affect sexual function. infertility is a reproductive health problem and many studies have showed agitation, stress, depression, marital and sexual dissatisfaction as the psychological outcomes of infertility. this study aimed to compare sexual satisfaction in fertile and infertile women referring to peymanieh hospital in jahrom, 201...

Oxidative stress, decreased antioxidant capacity, and impaired sperm mitochondrial function are the main factors contributing to male infertility. The goal of the present study was to assess the effect of the per os treatment with Carni-Q-Nol (440 mg L-carnitine fumarate + 30 mg ubiquinol + 75 IU vitamin E + 12 mg vitamin C in each softsule) in infertile men on sperm parameters, concentration o...