this study aimed at determining the physico-morphological attributes, in vitrofertilityand their interrelationships in semen of sahiwal bulls. semen samples werecollected weekly for 6 weeks from ten mature sahiwal bulls divided randomly into 5 groups. the mean (±sem) of ejaculate volume (ml), mass activity (score 0-5), progressive sperm motility (%), sperm concentration (106/ml), live sperm (%)...

BACKGROUND This article analyzes several key issues in the debate: the acceptability of in vitro fertilization; regulation of assisted reproduction and the possibilities of reimbursement for assisted reproduction treatment in Lithuania. METHOD Two groups of respondents participated in the survey: fertile women and women with fertility disorders. 93 completed questionnaires from women with fer...

A porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF) system and seminal quality parameters of frozen-thawed boar semen were used to assess the effectiveness of two different thawing rates of frozen boar semen, and to address the question of whether differences between fertility of ejaculates could be predicted in a limited field trial. In the first experiment, two thawing procedures were analysed (37 degrees...

Some existing laws and some proposed legislation regulating the practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF) limit its availability to infertile couples. Dawson and Singer question whether it is reasonable to so restrict access to IVF, and examine some of the medical and social circumstances in which IVF and the related procedures of embryo freezing, embryo biopsy, and embryo transfer might be use...

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of random-start controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in cancer patients for emergency fertility preservation. In this retrospective comparative study, 22 patients diagnosed with cancer and 44 infertile women undergoing conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) were included. In cancer patients, ovarian stimulation was started on the day of referral, irr...

in vitro fertility assessment using fluorescent technique is a better predictor of fertility status of bulls as compared to traditional semen quality assessment techniques, therefore, the study was planned to assess in vitro fertility status of bulls based on conventional and fluorescent techniques. seventy-three ejaculates were collected from 12 murrah buffalo bulls maintained at artificial br...