Role of In Vitro Fertilization in Unexplained Female Infertility
Outcome measure OR or RR (95 % CI) IVF versus expectant management (CPR) OR = 3.24 (95 % CI = 1.07–9.80)* IVF versus expectant management (LBR) OR = 22.00 (95…
Intrauterine Insemination in Unexplained Female Infertility
Total numbers Incidence (%) Cycles IUI 32,069 Pregnancies 3306 16.8 Live birtha 2465 7.6 Singleton 1989 89.6 Twin 2010 9.5 Triplet 21 0.9 aFive-hundred thirteen (15.5 %) pregnancies were lost…
Gonadotropins for Women with Unexplained Infertility
3. Nuojua-Huttunen S, Tomas C, Bloigu R, Tuomivaara L, Martikainen H. Intrauterine insemination treatment in subfertility: an analysis of factors affecting outcome. Hum Reprod. 1999;14(3):698–703 (0268–1161).PubMedCrossRef 4. Guzick DS, Carson…
Cervical Hostility and Vaginal pH in Females with Unexplained Infertility
Fig. 16.1 Illustration depicting air-dried cervical mucus studied with light microscopy (× 40). a Es mucus: a parallel arrangement of crystals is close together but not joined, with or without…
Aromatase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Unexplained Female Infertility
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Glenn L. Schattman, Sandro C. Esteves and Ashok Agarwal (eds.)Unexplained Infertility10.1007/978-1-4939-2140-9_26 26. Aromatase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Unexplained Female Infertility Lucky H. Sekhon1 , Patricia Rekawek2 and Lawrence Grunfeld2 (1) Mount Sinai Medical Center,…
Medication Strategies for the Male with Unexplained Infertility
Fig. 24.1 Medications for male infertility. (Reprinted with permission from Cleveland Clinic Center for Medical Art & Photography © 2012. All Rights Reserved) Table 24.1 Classes of medications used for…
Genetic Basis of Unexplained Male Infertility
Fig. 8.1 Structure of nuclear metaphase chromosome. The chromatin is a complex of unbroken long double-stranded helical DNA carrying genes and proteins. The nucleosome is the basic chromatin subunit composed…
The Role of Expectant Management for Couples with Unexplained Infertility
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Glenn L. Schattman, Sandro C. Esteves and Ashok Agarwal (eds.)Unexplained Infertility10.1007/978-1-4939-2140-9_22 22. The Role of Expectant Management for Couples with Unexplained Infertility N. M. van den Boogaard1 , Fulco van der Veen2 and Ben…
Evaluation of Men with Unexplained Infertility
Substance Effect Reference Alcohol Inhibit testosterone synthesis [5] Anticonvulsants Sperm abnormalities [6] Arsenic Decrease sperm concentration and motility [7] Cadmium Decreased acrosome reaction [8] Caffeine Lower sperm concentration [9] Calcium…
Subtle Endometriosis and Unexplained Infertility
Fig. 19.1 Physiopathology of infertility associated with endometriosis Pathogenesis of Endometriosis Several theories and hypotheses have attempted to explain the origin of endometriosis and how the different stages of the…
