Gaitzsch, Hélène Benard, Julie Hugon-Rodin, Justine Benzakour, Lamyae Streuli, Isabelle
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Archives of women's mental health
Preliminary evidence suggests that mind-body interventions, including mindfulness-based interventions and yoga, may be effective in reducing mental health difficulties and psychological distress in infertile patients undergoing fertility treatments. We systematically reviewed and synthesized current medical literature of the effectiveness of mind-b...
Cooley, Lauren Folgosa Wren, James Keeter, Mary Kate Lam, Isaac Bennett, Nelson Brannigan, Robert E.
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BMC Urology
BackgroundAdult men with autoimmune conditions are commonly prescribed anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents; however, there is a paucity of quality evidence as to their effect on male fertility (e.g. semen parameters and sperm quality). Our objective was to determine if men with autoimmune conditions are being counseled regarding the unknow...
Musa, Sarah Osman, Sherif
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Fertility Research and Practice
BackgroundFemale infertility is a multifactorial condition constituting a worldwide public health problem. The ability to reproduce is an important product of any marriage, hence infertility may exert a negative impact on physical, financial, social and emotional wellbeing of affected couples. The cornerstone to the management of any disease, inclu...
Jones, Claire Ann Mehta, Chaula Zwingerman, Rhonda Liu, Kimberly E.
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Fertility Research and Practice
BackgroundOnline educational information is highly sought out by patients with infertility. This study aims to assess patient-reported usage and helpfulness of fertility educational material on a clinic website and social media accounts.MethodsEducational material was created on common fertility topics in text and video format and posted on the cli...
Igboeli, Prosper El Andaloussi, Abdeljabar Sheikh, Ujalla Takala, Hajra ElSharoud, Amro McHugh, Ashley Gavrilova-Jordan, Larisa Levy, Steven Al-Hendy, Ayman
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Journal of Medical Case Reports
BackgroundPremature ovarian failure is a relatively common condition that affects 1–3% of adult women. Premature ovarian failure occurs when there is loss of ovarian function in women younger than 40 years of age. The causes are mostly iatrogenic or idiopathic. Amenorrhea and infertility are the most important clinical manifestations. So far, no th...
Foroudifard, Fatemeh Amini, Payam Navid, Behnaz Omani-Samani, Reza Sepidarkish, Mahdi Maroufizadeh, Saman
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Middle East Fertility Society Journal
BackgroundCognitive strategies play an important role in the prevention of psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships of cognitive emotion regulation with anxiety and depression symptoms in a sample of infertile women in Iran.ResultsAccording to correlation analysis, all adaptive strategies (i.e., acceptance, po...
Moridi, Khadijeh Hemmaty, Mohammad Azimian, Amir Fallah, Mohammad Hosein Khaneghahi Abyaneh, Hamid Ghazvini, Kiarash
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundAlthough many species of mycoplasmas regard as normal flora, but some species causes serious genital disease. In Iran several epidemiological studies have documented the prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis, M. genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum in genital disorders. This meta-analysis is going to represent the prevalence of M. hominis, M....
Rahimiyan-Heravan, Marziyeh Roshangar, Leila Karimi, Pouran Sefidgari-Abrasi, Safa Morshedi, Mohammad Saghafi-Asl, Maryam Bavafa-Valenlia, Khadijeh
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
BackgroundIt is well established that diminished reproductive health is one of the notable long-term outcomes of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), especially among males. Due to the global increasing rate of T2DM and infertility, we aimed to investigate the impact of Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum), inulin, and their combinatory supplementati...
Bu, Fan-Long Feng, Xue Yang, Xiao-Ying Ren, Jun Cao, Hui-Juan
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BMC Women's Health
BackgroundFor a long time, the relationship between caffeine consumption and infertility in the general population is unclear, this study is aimed to systematically review the evidence from any type of controlled clinical studies to explore whether caffeine intake is a risk factor for human infertility.MethodsSeven databases were searched from ince...
Pessoa de Farias Rodrigues, Marina Lima Vilarino, Fabia de Souza Barbeiro Munhoz, Alessandra da Silva Paiva, Laércio de Alcantara Sousa, Luiz Vinicius Zaia, Victor Parente Barbosa, Caio
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BMC Women's Health
BackgroundThe quality of life (QoL) of patients with endometriosis and infertility was assessed in different stages and correlated with the clinical features of the cases.MethodsThe present study was a cross-sectional study; 106 women were included, divided in two endometriosis groups (Grade I/II, 26 women, and Grade II/IV, 74 women). All participa...
