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Assessment of questionnaires measuring quality of life in infertile couples: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Infertility has potentially inappropriate effects on quality of life in infertile couples. Various general and specific questionnaires have been structured for assessing different aspects of quality of life in infertile men, women, or couples.
Keramat, A., Masoumi, S.Z., Mousavi, S.A., Pooralajal, J., Shobeiri, F.   +4 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Deletions within the azoospermia factor subregions of the Y chromosome in Hong Kong Chinese men with severe male-factor infertility: controlled clinical study. [PDF]

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To determine the patterns and the prevalence of microdeletions in the azoospermia factor subregions of the Y chromosome in Hong Kong Chinese men with severe male-factor infertility. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study.
Ho, PC, Lau, EY, Ng, EH, So, WW, Tse, JY, Yeung, WS   +5 more
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Embryo donation parents' attitudes towards donors : comparison with adoption [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Embryo donation produces a family structure where neither rearing parent is genetically related to the child, as in adoption. It is not known how embryo donation parents view the donors compared with how adoptive parents view the birth ...
MacCallum, Fiona
core   +1 more source

Synthesis of a Novel Thermoresponsive S53P4 Bioactive Glass Extract–Poloxamer 407 Injectable Hydrogels: Assessment of Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Properties

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates innovative thermoreversible hydrogels derived from S53P4 bioactive glass extracts to aid in the healing of infected diabetic foot wounds. These injectable gels, which gel at body temperature, release beneficial ions and remain stable over time.
Marian G. Vargas Guerrero, Adrian Stiller, Alex Nygård, Matej Krivulka, Lars Galema, Erwin Peters, Jimmy Lucchesi, Peter Uppstu, Leena Hupa, Jacobus J. C. Arts   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male Factor Infertility and Semen Analysis among Infertile Male Subjects

Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association, 2021
Background: The prevalence of infertility in the general population is 15% -20%,of this the male factor is responsible for 20%-40%. Semen analysis is an indispensable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of male partner of infertile couple.Every single couple out of 10 is in search of medical care because of infertility.
Nafeesa Binti Hussain, Aklima Zakaria Zinan   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

A Surface‐engineered Microfluidic Device for Antibody‐Mediated Negative Selection of High‐Quality Sperm for Assisted Reproduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a microfluidic device with a functionalized surface utilizing a polyoxazoline coating and covalently immobilized gold nanoparticles and anti‐phosphatidylserine antibody. The device efficiently eliminates pre‐apoptotic and apoptotic spermatozoa and yields sperm with substantially improved quality and low DNA damage, offering a simple ...
Soraya Rasi Ghaemi, David J. Sharkey, Nicole O. McPherson, Markos Negash Alemie, Krasimir Vasilev, Sarah A. Robertson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infertility in the light of new scientific reports – focus on male factor

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2016
Epidemiological data indicate that infertility is a problem of global proportions, affecting one- fifth of couples trying to conceive worldwide (60–80 mln).
Piotr Szkodziak, Slawomir Wozniak, Piotr Czuczwar, Ewa Wozniakowska, Paweł Milart, Artur Mroczkowski, Tomasz Paszkowski   +6 more
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VIVID: A qPCR‐Based Platform for Sensitive and Quantitative In Vivo Tracking of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces VIVID (Vesicle In Vivo Identification using DNA), a qPCR‐based platform that tracks PCR‐amplifiable DNA tags loaded in the EVs for accurate and quantifiable EV biodistribution in vivo. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising carriers for nucleic acid therapeutics, offering advantages over synthetic nanoparticles ...
Oscar Boyadjian, Talin Ebrahimian, Jonathan Miranda O'Connor, Janusz Rak, Stephanie Lehoux, Maryam Tabrizian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring of stimulated cycles in assisted reproduction (IVF and ICSI) [PDF]

, 2014
Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Marian Showell for her help in updating the search strategy and carrying out the literature search; to Anne Lethaby for translating the Spanish paper and extracting data; and in particular to Helen Nagels and Jane ...
Bhattacharya, Siladitya, Kang, Angela, Kwan, Irene, Woolner, Andrea   +3 more
core   +3 more sources