Fertility and infertility: Definition and epidemiology

M Vander Borght, C Wyns - Clinical biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Infertility is a disease characterized by the failure to establish a clinical pregnancy after 12
months of regular and unprotected sexual intercourse. It is estimated to affect between 8 and …

Understanding recurrent pregnancy loss: recent advances on its etiology, clinical diagnosis, and management

C Cao, S Bai, J Zhang, X Sun, A Meng, H Chen - Medical Review, 2023 - degruyter.com
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) has become an important reproductive health issue
worldwide. RPL affects about 2%–3% of reproductive-aged women, and makes serious …

Chromosomal aberrations in couples with pregnancy loss: a retrospective study

AK Pal, PS Ambulkar, JE Waghmare… - Journal of human …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recurrent pregnancy loss is a challenging reproductive problem, and
chromosomal anomalies approximately affect 2%–8% of couples with recurrent pregnancy …

[HTML][HTML] Potential causes of male and female infertility in Qatar

G Zauner, G Girardi - Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
A steady decline in the fertility rate has been observed in Qatar during the past fifty years.
Therefore, infertility is considered a national priority in Qatar, a pronatalist society. This …

Assessment of knowledge about biobanking among healthcare students and their willingness to donate biospecimens

L Merdad, L Aldakhil, R Gadi, M Assidi, SY Saddick… - BMC Medical …, 2017 - Springer
Background Biobanks and biospecimen collections are becoming a primary means of
delivering personalized diagnostics and tailoring individualized therapeutics. This shift …

Overcoming bioethical, legal, and hereditary barriers to mitochondrial replacement therapy in the USA

M Pompei, F Pompei - Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of the paper is to explore novel means to overcome the controversial ban in the
USA against mitochondrial replacement therapy, a form of IVF, with the added step of …

Inherited thrombophilia and recurrent pregnancy loss: a single-center case-control study in North-Western Algeria

I Nassour-Mokhtari, B Loukidi, A Moussouni… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a common disorder that affects around 3 to
5% of pregnant women. It has different causes, and in about 50%, it is of unknown etiology …

[HTML][HTML] Coagulation biomarkers in women with recurrent miscarriage and polycystic ovarian syndrome: Systematic review and meta-analysis

MB Cavalcante, M Sarno… - Geburtshilfe und …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction Pregnant women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have high risk of
pregnancy loss. Pathophysiological mechanisms appear to be associated with obesity …

The effect of hereditary thrombophilia on recurrent pregnancy loss: a retrospective cohort study

HB Sayal, MS Beksac - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2024 - Springer
Objective Thrombophilia screening has been performed in patients with conditions such as
previous fetal death,(fetal growth restriction) FGR, preeclampsia,(hemolysis. elevated liver …

Genomic answers for recurrent spontaneous abortion in Saudi Arabia: an array comparative genomic hybridization approach

S Karim, HS Jamal, A Rouzi, MSM Ardawi… - Reproductive …, 2017 - Elsevier
To study the genomics/genetic factors associated with recurrent spontaneous abortion
(RSA), as∼ 50% of RSA are unexplained. However, chromosome abnormalities have been …