BACKGROUND: Ovarian reserve declines with age. However, there are considerable ethnic differences in the decline of ovarian reserve between individuals. AIM: This study aimed to make age-specific percentile charts of anti-Mullerian hormone…
BACKGROUND: Antimullerian hormone (AMH) is a key marker of ovarian reserve and predictor of response to fertility treatment. AIM: To understand the prevalence of low ovarian reserve in Indian women seeking infertility treatment, compare th…
CONTEXT: Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are toxic metabolic end-products of lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. Their accumulation in the ovaries can alter the follicular microenvironment and affect stimulation response. AIMS: We …
BACKGROUND: Evaluation of uterine cavity is an important step during investigation of infertile women. The presence of uterine pathology causes impaired receptivity, failed implantation and poor pregnancy outcomes. Various investigative mod…
Primary ovarian pregnancy is rare, accounting for 0.5%-3.0% of all ectopic gestations. It was earlier diagnosed by the classical Spiegelberg's criteria. Ultrasonographic diagnostic criteria have now been described for preoperative diagnosis…
CONTEXT: Several studies have assessed the contribution of oocyte, sperm, and endometrium on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) separately. This study assesses the relative contribution of oocyte, sperm, and uterus in ac…
BACKGROUND: Implantation is the rate-limiting step in the success of both intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization cycles. Numerous interventions that target various local signals have been tried to improve the implantatio…
BACKGROUND: Although infertility is known as a chronic inflammatory condition, the effect of the increased inflammatory response on IUI success is not clear. Systemic inflammation can be calculated by applying various hematological markers.…
Oocyte cryopreservation is a boon for women undergoing assisted reproductive technology. With the evolution in the technique of cryopreservation over the last three decades, there has been an exponential rise in the number of oocyte cryopre…
BACKGROUND: Uterine anomalies arise if there is agenesis of one or two mullerian ducts, or absence of fusion or reabsorption of the septum between these ducts. The process may be partial or total and affect one or multiple parts of the trac…
Robert's uterus is a rare type of congenital uterine anomaly where septum divides the uterine cavity asymmetrically resulting in the formation of a noncommunicating hemiuterus. Patients may present with recurrent pain, dysmenorrhea, recurre…
BACKGROUND: Women with abnormal hysterosalpingography (HSG) are anxious regarding the presence of tubal pathology. It is important to know the predictive value of HSG and the need for subsequent laparoscopy following an abnormal report. In …
BACKGROUND: The current WHO abstinence recommendations are ideal only for clinical diagnosis, as in recent years a negative correlation of abstinence duration with good embryo development and clinical pregnancy rate has been seen. AIM: The…
BACKGROUND: Male factor is a predominant cause of infertility. Success rates of intrauterine insemination(IUI) for male factor depend upon minimum semen parameters such as progressive motility > 30%, strict morphology > 4%, total motile cou…
ContextGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist trigger mimics the natural surge more closely with both luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone surge. The present study attempts to find whether this apparent physiolog…
OHVIRA syndrome comprises uterine didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. It usually presents with pain abdomen and pelvic or vaginal mass with normal menses. Early diagnosis is important to prevent complications i…
BACKGROUND: Self-identity, sexuality, and subfertility have multidirectional effects on each other. Subfertility is known to alter sexual esteem, threaten identity, body image, sexual attractivness, coital pleasure, and sexual satisfaction.…
Accessory fallopian tube is a rare congenital/developmental anomaly, which has important clinical implications and is easily overlooked and missed by the surgeons. The incidence of this anomaly as stated in literature varies from 1.9% to al…
Circulating Anti Mullerian hormone (AMH) represents the total number of granulosa cells in the ovaries and is therefore a direct measure of the number of growing follicles within the ovaries. The close agreement of the main commercial assay…
CONTEXT: The study involves the evaluation of two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques one of which has been endorsed by the WHO for their diagnostic capabilities. AIMS: The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of…
INTRODUCTION: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with increased risk of infertility. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) screening in all women seeking infertility care is recommended and hypothyroid infertile women should be treated wit…
This article aimed to address the role of physicians in future health in the disruptive era. Physicians in this disruptive era must increase their capability and knowledge to compensate for this development. Advances in technology increase …
BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the impact of serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels before oocyte retrieval and luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) mRNA expression. AIMS: The objective was to assess the correlations between …