"We also think there may be genetic alterations that predispose women to both
subfertility and PPCM but these analyses are ongoing," said Manuel List, co-author of the study.
This randomized trial included couples with unexplained
subfertility who presented to the reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic at Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, from January 2009 to March 2011.
Studies consistently show an increased risk associated with
subfertility. A large, retrospective cohort analysis of live and stillbirths from 2004 to 2010 in Massachusetts found that congenital anomalies were reported in 2% of ART births, 1.7% of subfertile births, and 1.4% of fertile births (Birth Defects Res.
For example, the United States has provided little investment and leadership, domestically or internationally, related to information, counseling and services for
subfertility and infertility.
It has been estimated that
subfertility or infertility is present in between one in six and one in seven heterosexual couples.
Chiron Healthcare Group is one of the major private specialized healthcare groups in Hong Kong, focusing on provision of holistic medium to high-end specialty healthcare services covering many departments including oncology, cardiology, general surgery, ear, nose & throat (otorhinolaryngology), orthopaedics and traumatology, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, paediatrics, ophthalmology, urology and
subfertility. Chiron Healthcare Group has a strong healthcare network made up of well-known specialist doctors, and operates a number of clinics in Hong Kong, including its large flagship clinics in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.
Recent years have witnessed an epidemic of endocrine and metabolic disease, including hypothyroidism, obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome and
subfertility. The main driver of endocrinopathy in the modern world, however, is undisputedly diabetes.2 Diabetes mellitus is a complex syndrome, characterized by hyperglycaemia.
Heterotopic cartilage in the myometrium is usually asymptomatic and an incidental finding, but may present with abnormal bleeding, infertility,
subfertility and abortion.
"To a female worker suffering from
subfertility, the executive said she should have sex with her husband until she makes scratches on his back with her finger nails," the union said in a press release.
It is believed that infectious etiologies may be involved in approximately 15% of male
subfertility cases, (8) possibly the result of reactive oxygen species, (9) increased rates of DNA fragmentation, (10) and/ or alterations in the function and morphology of sperm.
Definition and prevalence of
subfertility and infertility.