introduction: some studies demonstrate that depression, stress, low self-esteem and sexual dissatisfaction may be psychological outcomes of infertility. depression and sexual satisfaction may play a significant role in the life of infertile couples, their infertility treatment follow-ups and their hopefulness for the future. this study was done to determine and compare rates of depression and s...

INTRODUCTION Investigations play a pivotal role in the workup for infertility. The results must be interpreted carefully as these assess dynamic function. Evidence-based guidelines are useful in the selection of appropriate tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of current evidence-based guidelines for the investigation and management of the infertile couple is undertaken. RESULTS The main a...

BACKGROUND With the further development of reproductive technology over the past 2 decades, options for subfertile couples have greatly increased. OBJECTIVE This article discusses the assessment of common male and female causes of infertility and describes a logical routine for the investigation and treatment of the subfertile couple using a flow chart approach. DISCUSSION We suggest an app...

this current research is a quasi experimental design which is aimed to study the effectiveness of two couple therapies, cognitive behavioral couple therapy (cbct) and emotional focused couple therapy (eft), on depression and some other variables in infertile male factor pairs. the sample includes 30 infertile volunteer pairs from kosar infertility clinic which are placed in an experimental and ...

INTRODUCTION Infertility is a major crisis that can cause psychological problems and emotionally distressing experiences, and eventually affect a couples' relationship. The objective of this study is to investigate couple burnout in infertile couples who were undergoing treatmentat the Infertility Clinic of Yazd, Iran. METHOD The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive one on 98 infert...