The World Health Organization sponsored a multicenter, collaborative investigation of the
infertile couple by use of a standardized approach. The study was conducted between 1979 …

Many investigators have raised the possibility that infections of the male reproductive organs
that are subclinical or difficult to diagnose might be etiologic factors in unexplained male …

INFERTILITY IN THE UNITED STATES has apparently increased during the past decade. 1
Between 1965 and 1976, the aggregate percentage of infertile couples where the woman …

Several new methods of infertility treatment have been developed. There is therefore an
increasing interest among physicians in gaining knowledge about the occurrence of …

Infectious agents can impair various important human functions, including reproduction.
Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites are able to interfere with the reproductive function in …

OBJECTIVE--To investigate the possibility that infertile Nigerian women have a higher rate
of cervical colonisation with pathogenic and facultative organisms than fertile controls …

Determinants of infertility were studied in 340 women in Eastern Gabon, an area situated in
the “infertility belt” of Central Africa. Fallopian tube occlusion was diagnosed in 82.8% of …

We studied the history of sexually transmitted diseases in 283 nulliparous women
diagnosed with infertility due to tubal adhesions or occlusion and 3,833 women admitted for …

This is a general introduction to the study of reproductive epidemiology. Some basic
practical and conceptual differences between reproductive epidemiology and chronic or …

Infertility is of public health importance in Nigeria and many other developing nations
because of its high prevalence and especially due to its serious social implications. A review …