Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected intercourse, or after 6 months among women over 35 years of age. This chapter provides the background and causes of infertility in the infertile couple. Fecundability for ...
Evaluation of sperm mitochondrial DNA copy number as a predictor of in vitro fertilization/ intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycle outcomes in a large infertile population prospectively and used to create blastocysts transferred in a couple's first ICSI transfer cycle between 2007 and 2013 ...
Infertility by itself does not threaten physical health but has a strong impact on the psychological and social well-being of couples. In the last two decades, progress in caring for the infertile couple, in particular progress in the field of assisted reproduction and micromanipulation, has provid...
Male fertility is a relative notion, as it can only be expressed through a female partner, who herself is endowed with her own fertility. Female fertility, which is of great importance when dealing with infertility of the couple associated with male subf
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For this reason, tubal and uterine examination plays a major role in the evaluation of the infertile couples and it is mandatory before assisted reproductive techniques (ART) such as intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization, is started [3]. At the present time, hysteroscopy [4, 5],...
Evaluation of the Infertile Couple The goal of the initial evaluation of the couple is to determine the likely cause of the infertility and to determine the most logical approach to treatment. The primary care physician or general gynecologist can play a critical role by taking a detailed history...
detectable in either the male or female partner in approximately 10% of infertile couples. While these antibodies may be present, they may not be ultimately implicated as the cause of the infertility, making the search for antibodies in infertile couples both important and frustrating for the ...
A male factor is solely responsible in about 20 percent of infertile couples and contributory in another 30–40 percent (1). Azoospermia, defined as complete absence of sperm from the ejaculate, is present in about 1 percent of all men (2) and in 10 to 15 percent of infertile men (3)...
Investigation of the infertile couple: hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy is the gold standard investigation for abnormal uterine bleeding. During the last decade hysteroscopy has become the tool of choice for the evaluation of the endometrial cavity, including for assessment of abnormal uterin... R...