In both men and women, STD-associated genital infections may cause permanent damage
to the reproductive tract resulting in sub-or infertility. In men, the wide zone between sterility …

Couples who use contraceptives not only protect themselves against unwanted
pregnancies, but also may reduce their risk of becoming infected with a sexually transmitted …

Infertility is a major life stressor that affects approximately 10% of US married couples.
Infertile women and men have reported experiencing depression, helplessness, and marital …

Stress associated with the inability to have a child is linked to four aspects of marriage and to
five dimensions of life quality. Data come from 157 couples who met a standard medical …

OBJECTIVE: To further evaluate the effects of intramural and subserosal uterine fibroids on
the outcome of IVF-ET, when there is no compression of the endometrial cavity. DESIGN …

In this qualitative study, in-depth interviews were used to explore the experience of infertility
for six men diagnosed with male factor infertility. A thematic analysis of the interview data …

Moving beyond a traditional focus on sexual functioning, this book emphasizes the complex
interaction of psychological, social, cultural and biological influences on womens's sense of …

Objective: To project the number of infertile women aged 15–44 every 5 years from 2000 to
2025. Design: Data are used from Cycle 5 of the National Survey of Family Growth …

The etiology of male infertilities is largely undetermined, and our knowledge of exogenous
factors affecting the male reproductive system is still limited. In particular, the role of specific …

Use of cocaine within 2 years of their first semen analysis has been found to be twice as
common among men with sperm counts< 20× 10 6 mL (odds ratio [OR]= 2.1, 95 …