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 ...

BACKGROUND In 2001 California State lawmakers authorized patient-delivered therapy for sex partners of patients with chlamydial infection. Several studies have suggested that patient-delivered therapy is effective in the treatment of infected partners. GOAL The goal was to inform clinicians of the effectiveness and feasibility of patient-delivered therapy for the management of partners of sex...

Background: To determine if postal testing kits (PTK) and patient delivered partner therapy (PDPT) for managing sexual partners of women with Chlamydia tracho-matis, reduce re-infection rates in women, compared to partner notification by patient referral. Materials and Methods: Three hundred and thirty women testing positive for chlamydia, at clinics for genitourinary medicine, family planning ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of methods to improve partner notification by patient referral (index patient has responsibility for informing sex partners of their exposure to a sexually transmitted infection). DESIGN Systematic review of randomised trials of any intervention to supplement simple patient referral. DATA SOURCES Seven electronic databases searched (January 1990 to Dec...