Nigeria: 'Environmental Pollution Contributes to Infertility in Men'
[Daily Trust] Lagos -Industrial and environmental pollution have been identified as some of the contributory factors to the growing cases of infertility and low sperm count among men in recent years, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, a fertility expert has said.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news
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A patient sent me this emailI had Laparoscopy 4 months back, was diagnosed with TB PCR, and now I am 5 Weeks Pregnant. My concern is should I continue the medicines prescribed by the doctor? will it cause any birth defect in the baby if i consume the medication like cleft lip ? or will I lose the pregnancy if i don't have the medicines, please advise.These TB PCR tests are very unreliable ! They are plagued by the problem on false positives - read more about this at http://blog.drmalpani.com/2015/03/laboratory-tb-versus-genital-tb.htmlSadly, most gynecologists are routinely treating all their infertile patients with anti-T...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Biallelic PADI6 variants linking infertility, miscarriages, and hydatidiform moles, Published online: 25 April 2018; doi:10.1038/s41431-018-0141-3Biallelic PADI6 variants linking infertility, miscarriages, and hydatidiform moles
Source: European Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: JianHua Qian Ngoc Minh Phuong Nguyen Maryam Rezaei Bo Huang YongLing Tao XiaoFei Zhang Qi Cheng HanJin Yang Ao Asangla Jacek Majewski Rima Slim Source Type: research
Dr. Giuliano Testa, a transplant surgeon at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas who led the medical team that performed the first successful uterus transplants in the United States, said Tuesday that he hopes “what we are doing is going to shed light on infertility for women.”
“I personally never knew it was such a widespread issue,” Testa said at the TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday. “We should be thinking about it not just as a birth, but a wellbeing issue.”
Testa attended the TIME 100 Gala after being named by TIME magazine as one of the most influential people in the world for his rol...
Source: TIME: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized onetime T1002018 Source Type: news
A study from Pennsylvania State University has revealed that zinc deficiencies, which affect 80 percent of women, can cause infertility by inhibiting the development of eggs.
Source: the Mail online | Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Condition: Infertility, Female Interventions: Biological: Follitrope PFS; Biological: Gonal-f pen Sponsors: Hangzhou YuYuan Bioscience Technology Co., Ltd.; LG Chem Completed
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials
Conclusion(s) Pregnancy/retrieval and ongoing pregnancy rates are comparable among the three protocols with GnRH agonist stop protocol having non-significantly higher rates.
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research
Infertility can cause psychological distress and has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL). There have been no studies investigating the effect of depression on QoL in infertile couples at the dyadic leve...
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saman Maroufizadeh, Mostafa Hosseini, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Reza Omani-Samani and Payam Amini Tags: Research Source Type: research
To assess the effect of hyoscine-N-butylbromide (HBB) as premedication on the rate of proximal tubal obstruction during hysterosalpingography (HSG).
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Akarawit Jitchanwichai, Karanrat Soonthornpun Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The aim of this study was to systematically review the available clinical trials examining male infertility after inguinal hernias were repaired using mesh procedures.
Source: Reproductive Health - Category: OBGYN Authors: Zhiyong Dong, Stacy Ann Kujawa, Cunchuan Wang and Hong Zhao Tags: Review Source Type: research
Authors: Fung C, Dinh P, Ardeshir-Rouhani-Fard S, Schaffer K, Fossa SD, Travis LB
Abstract
Testicular cancer has become the paradigm of adult-onset cancer survivorship, due to the young age at diagnosis and 10-year relative survival of 95%. This clinical review presents the current status of various treatment-related complications experienced by long-term testicular cancer survivors (TCS) free of disease for 5 or more years after primary treatment. Cardiovascular disease and second malignant neoplasms represent the most common potentially life-threatening late effects. Other long-term adverse outcomes include neuro...
Source: Advances in Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Adv Urol Source Type: research
