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Unmet need and demand for family planning among married women of Abha, Aseer Region in Saudi Arabia
ConclusionAround one third of the women in the present study have an unmet need for family planning and demand for Contraception for this population has been found to be high. All these findings point out the need of action in this regards. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Depression and its link to other symptoms in menopausal transition
Conclusion: Depression on menopausal transition significantly correlated with somato-vegetative and urogenital symptoms among women. Future investigations should be conducted with a cohort design to observe mood alterations during the menopause transition. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Correlation between serum and peritoneal fluid glutathione S-transferases T1 concentration with different stages of endometriosis
Publication date: March 2018Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1Author(s): Sohail Mashayekhi, Zivar Salehi, Ziba Zahiri, Ebrahim Mirzajani, Shirin ShahangianAbstractEndometriosis is a gynecological disease defined by the histological presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Ectopic endometrial cell proliferation and chronic inflammation in endometriosis were shown to be associated with oxidative stress (OS) induction. OS is a condition in which reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and antioxidant deficiency cause a shift in oxidant/antioxidant balance. Gluta...
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Marital satisfaction and social support in infertile women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome
ConclusionAccording to these results, although PCOS may have negative effects in different aspects of suffering people, it cannot singly reduce social support and marital satisfaction among infertile women; and infertility can be more important than PCOS for infertile women. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in women experiencing infertility: A reliability and validity study
DiscussionThe Persian version of PSS-10 demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity for assessing perceived stress in women with infertility. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Association between internal cervical os stenosis and other female infertility risk factors
ConclusionFindings of this study can help improve clinical and therapeutic management of female infertility related to cervical stenosis and other female infertility risk factors such as duration of infertility. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Prevalence of depression and its determinant factors among infertile patients in Iran based on the PHQ-9
ConclusionThe prevalence of depression in this study was considerably higher than general population estimates. This disorder was more prevalent in women, patient with long infertility duration, treatment failure, and self-cause of infertility. These findings deserve significant attention in health care planning and programs for this population. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Does luteal phase support by human chorionic gonadotropin improve pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles?
ConclusionFindings revealed an improvement in pregnancy rates following hCG administration in FET cycles. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist versus human chorionic gonadotropin for ovulation triggering in letrozole stimulated cycles
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2018Source: Middle East Fertility Society JournalAuthor(s): Islam Mohamed Magdi Ammar, Amr Abd Almohsen Alnemr, Ahmed Mahmoud Abdou, Sherin A. Shazly (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

The added value of cinnamon to metformin in controlling symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, a randomized controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 2 April 2018Source: Middle East Fertility Society JournalAuthor(s): Bassem Talaat, Islam Mohamed Magdi Ammar (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

The effect of non-cavitary distorting intramural fibroid on reproduction: A look at the current data
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2018Source: Middle East Fertility Society JournalAuthor(s): Mohamed Kandil (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Twin ectopic pregnancy after ipsilateral salpingectomy: A report of cases
ConclusionEctopic pregnancy in the remnant tube is difficult to diagnose due to the unique anatomic location of the pregnancy sometimes results in delayed diagnosis. Clinicians should be aware that salpingectomy does not exclude ipsilateral ectopic pregnancy. Although complete tubal resection cannot prevent cornual pregnancy, it might reduce the risk of recurrent ectopic pregnancy in the remnant tube. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Factors associated with poor well-being of infertile people: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThe prevalence of poor well-being is relatively high in infertile people, especially in female, low educated, patients having treatment failure and patients with both/unknown cause of infertility. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

Systematic review and meta-analysis of letrozole and clomiphene citrate in polycystic ovary syndrome
This study aims to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of both clomiphene citrate (CC) and letrozole, and to examine if the efficacy of letrozole is superior to CC in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Major databases were searched for eligible randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed by two independent reviewers. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effect model to account for the high levels of heterogeneity. Overall, ten eligible RCTs involving 1905 women were included. Letrozole was associated with significantly higher ovulati...
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research

The Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) in infertile patients: A reliability and validity study
ConclusionThe RAS appear valid and reliable for assessing global relationship satisfaction among people experiencing infertility problem in Iran. It can also be used as brief and easy to administer inventory for assessment of relationship satisfaction in large sample survey research. (Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal)
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research