s:1696:"Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of lifetime and current primary infertility in Iran. The study was conducted in 2004-5 in all the 28 provinces of Iran. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in 2004-5 in all the 28 provinces of Iran. We used a cluster sampling method to select 10,783 women aged 19-49 for the survey. Life-time primary infertility was defi...

Background: Our current knowledge of the epidemiology and the most common cause of infertility are limited and outdated in our geographic area. It is known that, one important cause of infertility is female factor. This study was done to investigate the incidence of female factor and the most common cause of female infertility in patients of Kermanshah infertility treatment center in Mo'ta...

The experience of infertility can cause distress in many women, and there is a dearth of research that addresses infertility type (i.e., primary or secondary) and strengths-based constructs, such as self-compassion. Although the prevalence of secondary infertility (i.e., experiencing infertility after having a child) is significantly greater than primary infertility (i.e., experiencing infertil...

infertility is one of the most significant medical, as well as social problems that affect psychological health of families and societies. determining the prevalence of infertility is important for evaluating the potential of fertility. there are different reports on the prevalence of infertility in iran, but the current research employs fertility history in order to provide an unbiased estimat...

INTRODUCTION This article compares the prevalence of primary infertility in Iran estimates provided by different studies. No other study had provided a review about the researches related to epidemiology of infertility in the country. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review was undertaken using the scientific resources on the internet and the list of national projects obtained from Deputy o...

Title of Document: SELF-COMPASSION, HOPE, AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN EXPERIENCING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFERTILITY: AN APPLICATION OF THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL Trisha Raque-Bogdan, Master of Arts, 2010 Directed By: Mary Ann Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor Department of Counseling and Personnel Services Infertility is a medical issue faced by 1 in 10 couples in the United States, and holds the potential ...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the fallopian tube of women with infertility and to observe whether there are any significant differences in the hysterosalpingogram findings with regard to prevalence of tubal block in women with primary and secondary infertility. methods: a retrospective study of unilateral and bilateral tubal obstruction in hysterosalpingogram of women wi...

in the previous studies, the rate of primary infertility was reported differently. it seems the main reasons are related to the different methods of data collection and information analysis. therefore, introducing a precise method to determine the infertile couples and the population exposed to the risk of infertility is an important issue to study primary infertility.the proposed methodology f...

We investigated the prevalence of smoking and factors associated with smoking in infertile Korean women. Smoking status, education, occupation, personal habits, past medical history, current illness, stress level, and menstrual characteristics were collected from self-report questionnaires. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess the degree of depression. Data on the causes of in...