Objective: To determine the effects of fasting of Ramadan in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Design: A prospective cohort study conducted during Ramadan...Objective: To determine the effects of fasting of Ramadan in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Design: A prospective cohort study conducted during Ramadan. Setting: Ain Shams University IVF centre. Population: Three hundred fasting, infertile women undergoing their first trial of IVF/ICSI and 300 non-fasting matched controls undergoing the same procedure during Ramadan. Methods: Anxiety and depression were measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, at the start of the induction protocol. All the successful pregnant women were followed up until delivery. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measure was the live birth rate. Results: The live birth rate was higher in the fasting group than in the non-fasting group;this was not significant (43% vs. 40%, P = 0.46). The fasting group needed higher doses and durations of induction. Embryo quality did not differ between both groups. The pregnancy complication rate among successful cases was higher in the fasting group (52.9% vs. 40.4%, P = 0.03);however, the frequencies of anxiety and depression were significantly lower than those in the non-fasting group (18% vs. 38%, P P < 0.00001, respectively). Conclusion: Fasting during Ramadan does not seem to significantly affect the IVF/ICSI outcome;however, it significantly decreased the anxiety and depression usually associated with these procedures.展开更多
Background：Generally,intracytoplasmic sperm injection （ICSI） may be the preferable method to treat partial globozoospermia,but whether there exist some correlations between ICSI fertilization rate and the proportio...Background：Generally,intracytoplasmic sperm injection （ICSI） may be the preferable method to treat partial globozoospermia,but whether there exist some correlations between ICSI fertilization rate and the proportion of round-headed sperm or morphologically normal sperm remains open.This study was to explore the correlation between ICSI fertilization rate and the sperm morphology in patients with partial globozoospermia.Methods：Thirty-four patients diagnosed with partial globozoospermia accepted the following assisted fertilization treatments-2 cases accepted in-vitro fertilization （IvF） alone,26 cases accepted ICSI alone,and 6 accepted split IVF/ICSI.Detailed morphological characteristics were described using Diff-Quik rapid staining.Sixty cases accepting IVF or ICSI treatment in our reproductive center were considered as the control group after being matched by relevant criteria.Fertilization rate,embryo quality,embryo implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate were calculated.Results：Besides very high proportion of round-headed sperm,partial globozoospermia also showed very high proportion of small-acrosomal sperm and very low proportion of morphologically normal sperm.Fertilization rate of IVF （IVF alone plus split IVF） was very low in partial globozoospermia （25.4% ± 17.4%）,but ICSI （ICSI alone plus split ICSI） achieved satisfying fertilization rate compared with the control group （66.2% ± 22.5% vs.68.8% ± 29.4%,P 〉 0.05）.In patients with partial globozoospermia,there were no correlations between ICSI fertilization rate and the proportion of round-headed sperm,small-acrosomal sperm,or morphologically normal sperm.Conclusions：There was high proportion of small-acrosomal sperm in partial globozoospermia.For patients with partial globozoospermia,ICSI is more preferable than IVF.ICSI fertilization rate does not depend on the proportion of round-headed sperm,small-acrosomal sperm,or morphologically normal sperm.展开更多
Male infertility is responsible for an estimated 50%of all cases of infertility.Treatments for male infertility include surgery,in-vitro fertilization,hormone therapy,and herbal remedies.Assisted reproductive technolo...Male infertility is responsible for an estimated 50%of all cases of infertility.Treatments for male infertility include surgery,in-vitro fertilization,hormone therapy,and herbal remedies.Assisted reproductive technologies and methods have made it possible to identify and treat previously untreatable causes of male infertility.Currently available treatments for male infertility are prohibitively expensive,difficult to obtain,necessitate a lengthy course of treatment,and have a host of side effects.Herbal therapy offers male infertility treatment that is less expensive and has fewer side effects than other treatments.The current review focuses on the various treatment options for male infertility.展开更多
Objectives To evaluate the impact of cryopreservation on early cleavage stage (d 2) embryos Methods This was a retrospective study. Embryo survival rate, implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates per transfer...Objectives To evaluate the impact of cryopreservation on early cleavage stage (d 2) embryos Methods This was a retrospective study. Embryo survival rate, implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates per transfer from fresh and cryopreserved cycles were analyzed. Results From January to December, 2002, in a total of 628 thawing cycles in which 1 876 embryos were thawed, the embryo survival rate was similar between the IVF and ICSI group (88.09% and 88.95%, respectively). There was no significant difference in implantation rates both between the frozen and fresh IVF groups (19.19% and 21.07%, respectively) and between the frozen and fresh ICSI groups (15.22% and 15.64%, respectively), but there were significant differences either between frozen IVF and frozen ICSI groups (P<0.05) or between fresh IVF and fresh ICSI groups (P<0.01). The clinical preg- nancy rates in the frozen and fresh IVF groups were 45.86% and 43.43%, respec- tively (P>0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate of the frozen ICSI group was 42.07%, slightly higher than that of fresh ICSI (35.43%), but the difference was not significant (P>0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate between fresh IVF and fresh ICSI was signifi- cantly different (P<0.05). Conclusion The present study indicated that frozen-thawed embryos at early cleavage stage had equivalent pregnancy rates as that of fresh embryos.展开更多
文摘Objective: To determine the effects of fasting of Ramadan in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Design: A prospective cohort study conducted during Ramadan. Setting: Ain Shams University IVF centre. Population: Three hundred fasting, infertile women undergoing their first trial of IVF/ICSI and 300 non-fasting matched controls undergoing the same procedure during Ramadan. Methods: Anxiety and depression were measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, at the start of the induction protocol. All the successful pregnant women were followed up until delivery. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measure was the live birth rate. Results: The live birth rate was higher in the fasting group than in the non-fasting group;this was not significant (43% vs. 40%, P = 0.46). The fasting group needed higher doses and durations of induction. Embryo quality did not differ between both groups. The pregnancy complication rate among successful cases was higher in the fasting group (52.9% vs. 40.4%, P = 0.03);however, the frequencies of anxiety and depression were significantly lower than those in the non-fasting group (18% vs. 38%, P P < 0.00001, respectively). Conclusion: Fasting during Ramadan does not seem to significantly affect the IVF/ICSI outcome;however, it significantly decreased the anxiety and depression usually associated with these procedures.
文摘Background：Generally,intracytoplasmic sperm injection （ICSI） may be the preferable method to treat partial globozoospermia,but whether there exist some correlations between ICSI fertilization rate and the proportion of round-headed sperm or morphologically normal sperm remains open.This study was to explore the correlation between ICSI fertilization rate and the sperm morphology in patients with partial globozoospermia.Methods：Thirty-four patients diagnosed with partial globozoospermia accepted the following assisted fertilization treatments-2 cases accepted in-vitro fertilization （IvF） alone,26 cases accepted ICSI alone,and 6 accepted split IVF/ICSI.Detailed morphological characteristics were described using Diff-Quik rapid staining.Sixty cases accepting IVF or ICSI treatment in our reproductive center were considered as the control group after being matched by relevant criteria.Fertilization rate,embryo quality,embryo implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate were calculated.Results：Besides very high proportion of round-headed sperm,partial globozoospermia also showed very high proportion of small-acrosomal sperm and very low proportion of morphologically normal sperm.Fertilization rate of IVF （IVF alone plus split IVF） was very low in partial globozoospermia （25.4% ± 17.4%）,but ICSI （ICSI alone plus split ICSI） achieved satisfying fertilization rate compared with the control group （66.2% ± 22.5% vs.68.8% ± 29.4%,P 〉 0.05）.In patients with partial globozoospermia,there were no correlations between ICSI fertilization rate and the proportion of round-headed sperm,small-acrosomal sperm,or morphologically normal sperm.Conclusions：There was high proportion of small-acrosomal sperm in partial globozoospermia.For patients with partial globozoospermia,ICSI is more preferable than IVF.ICSI fertilization rate does not depend on the proportion of round-headed sperm,small-acrosomal sperm,or morphologically normal sperm.
基金We are grateful for the Pharmacy Department at Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology that helped us in writing this review article.
文摘Male infertility is responsible for an estimated 50%of all cases of infertility.Treatments for male infertility include surgery,in-vitro fertilization,hormone therapy,and herbal remedies.Assisted reproductive technologies and methods have made it possible to identify and treat previously untreatable causes of male infertility.Currently available treatments for male infertility are prohibitively expensive,difficult to obtain,necessitate a lengthy course of treatment,and have a host of side effects.Herbal therapy offers male infertility treatment that is less expensive and has fewer side effects than other treatments.The current review focuses on the various treatment options for male infertility.
文摘Objectives To evaluate the impact of cryopreservation on early cleavage stage (d 2) embryos Methods This was a retrospective study. Embryo survival rate, implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates per transfer from fresh and cryopreserved cycles were analyzed. Results From January to December, 2002, in a total of 628 thawing cycles in which 1 876 embryos were thawed, the embryo survival rate was similar between the IVF and ICSI group (88.09% and 88.95%, respectively). There was no significant difference in implantation rates both between the frozen and fresh IVF groups (19.19% and 21.07%, respectively) and between the frozen and fresh ICSI groups (15.22% and 15.64%, respectively), but there were significant differences either between frozen IVF and frozen ICSI groups (P<0.05) or between fresh IVF and fresh ICSI groups (P<0.01). The clinical preg- nancy rates in the frozen and fresh IVF groups were 45.86% and 43.43%, respec- tively (P>0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate of the frozen ICSI group was 42.07%, slightly higher than that of fresh ICSI (35.43%), but the difference was not significant (P>0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate between fresh IVF and fresh ICSI was signifi- cantly different (P<0.05). Conclusion The present study indicated that frozen-thawed embryos at early cleavage stage had equivalent pregnancy rates as that of fresh embryos.
