Pregnancy after 40 years old - is a realized reality? [PDF]
Introduction: An increase in a woman's age at her frst birth has occurred across all age groups but has been most pronounced in relatively older women, such that one out of every fve women in the world has her frst child after the age of 35, an 8 ...
Gulnara Utepova
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Background. Embryo implantation failure remains an urgent issue of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Aim. To determine the effect of intrauterine irradiation with a non-ablative erbium laser on the endometrium state using the histological and ...
Olga A. Pustotina+6 more
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The association of type D personality and depression with infertility in women
Purpose: Type D personality—defined as the presence of two personality characters, namely negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI)—is associated with various disorders.
Esra Nur Tola+3 more
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Objective:In this retrospective study, we analyzed the in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinical and laboratory outcome of cryptozoospermia cases compared to the extremely severe oligospermia cases in a single IVF center.Materials and Methods:All the IVF ...
Mustafa Albayrak, Mehmet Ali Akman
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Post-copulatory opportunities for sperm competition and cryptic female choice provide no offspring fitness benefits in externally fertilizing salmon [PDF]
There is increasing evidence that females can somehow improve their offspring fitness by mating with multiple males, but we understand little about the exact stage(s) at which such benefits are gained.
Diamond, Sian E.+6 more
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Involvement of sperm acetylated histones and the nuclear isoform of Glutathione peroxidase 4 in fertilization [PDF]
We previously demonstrated that the nuclear form of Glutathione peroxidase 4 (nGPx4) has a peculiar distribution in sperm head, being localized to nuclear matrix and acrosome and that sperm lacking nGPx4 are more prone to decondensation in vitro. In this
Boitani, Carla+8 more
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BackgroundWomen of reproductive age are recommended to consume folic acid and other supplements before conception and during pregnancy. We aimed to investigate the association of the serum folate and total magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) levels before ...
Mikhail Polzikov+12 more
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The Effect of Asymptomatic Bacteriospermia on Semen Quality among Infertile Men Referred to Infertility Clinics in Kerman [PDF]
Background: Semen analysis is considered as an important tool in infertility assessment process. One of the reasons implicated for altered semen quality, is bacteriospermia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacteriospermia in seminal fluid
Fereshteh Janaki+4 more
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Evaluation of Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress Markers Related To Inflammation in The Cumulus Cells and Follicular Fluid of Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A Prospective Study [PDF]
Background: Oxidative/nitrosative stress in the oocyte microenvironment could have an impact on intracytoplasmicsperm injection (ICSI) outcomes. The presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) canstimulate the secretion ...
Hasnae Debbarh+6 more
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Different doses of recombinant FSH and determining parameters of oxidative stress [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to examine if there is a connection between recombinant FSH dose and OS parameters in serum and the impact on IVF outcome. Methods: This study consisted of 101 participants that went through IVF procedures.
Tulić Lidija+5 more
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