Infertility

Psychological characteristics of and counseling for carriers of structural chromosome abnormalities

H. L. Wang, Wu, B., Guo, K. M., Tian, R. H., Wang, H. L., Wu, B., Guo, K. M., Tian, R. H., Wang, H. L., Wu, B., Guo, K. M., and Tian, R. H., Psychological characteristics of and counseling for carriers of structural chromosome abnormalities, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Infertility as a psychological problem has gained increasing attention. Male partners among infertile couples have elevated levels of psychological distress, which could affect semen quality, result in hormonal abnormalities, and increase the occurrence of early miscarriage. Infertile women are more vulnerable to psychological distress and require psychological support. Subfertile women who conceive after assisted reproduction have higher stress, anxiety, and depression levels. Psychological interventions have been shown to have beneficial effects on infertility patients.

Clinical value of fluid bolus contrast flow meter during hysterosalpingography

Y. P. Ji, Xu, Y., Xia, S. Z., Bian, F. Y., Zhang, H., and Shen, G. H., Clinical value of fluid bolus contrast flow meter during hysterosalpingography, vol. 14, pp. 1726-1732, 2015.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical value of the fluid bolus contrast flow meter during hysterosalpingography. Hysterosalpingography information of 342 cases, which included a manual handset group of 213 cases and a bolus instrument group of 129 cases were reviewed. Comparative analysis was used to compare the two groups in order to assess the clinical adverse reactions, contrast agent reflux, and image quality. In the instrument bolus group compared with the manual handset group, the clinical adverse reactions decreased from 75.12 to 31.78% (P

Sperm aneuploidy and implications for genetic counseling in a pedigree of three t(1;3) balanced translocation carriers

L. - L. Li, Dong, Y., Wang, R. - X., An, N., Yun, X., and Liu, R. - Z., Sperm aneuploidy and implications for genetic counseling in a pedigree of three t(1;3) balanced translocation carriers, vol. 14, pp. 5003-5009, 2015.

A reciprocal translocation between the short arm of chromosome 1 and the long arm of chromosome 3 was observed in a pedigree of three carriers (proband, and his brother and mother). In this study, the three carriers had different clinical manifestations: the proband with infertility, his brother with spousal miscarriages, and his mother with no adverse reproductive history.

GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms in endometriosis in women from Goiás, Brazil

A. B. Frare, Barbosa, A. M., Costa, I. R., Souza, S. R., Silva, R. C. P. C., Bordin, B. M., Júnior, C. L. Ribeiro, and Moura, K. K. V. O., GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms in endometriosis in women from Goiás, Brazil, vol. 12, pp. 2764-2770, 2013.

Endometriosis is a gynecologic pathology with a high prevalence and unknown etiology. Therefore, an increasing number of studies has been undertaken to search for associations between endometriosis and alterations or polymorphisms in candidate genes, including glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta 1 (GSTT1). We analyzed the frequency of present/absent polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1 in 50 women diagnosed with endometriosis and in a control group of 46 women without complaints related to this pathology.

Structural evaluation of type 3 dopaminergic receptor gene (DRD3) in chronic anovulatory women

A. D. S. Santos, Prado, R. A. A., Melo, M. B., Melo, M. R., and Longui, C. A., Structural evaluation of type 3 dopaminergic receptor gene (DRD3) in chronic anovulatory women, vol. 7, pp. 140-151, 2008.

Dopamine receptor type 3 (DRD3) expressed in the limbic system sites involved in the regulation of GnRH seems to play a role in neuroendocrine control. We hypothesized that women with chronic anovulation should show exacerbated secretion of prolactin (PRL) after thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test, having more chances for dopamine inhibitory dysfunction due to alterations in the structure of DRD3. The DRD3-coding region was evaluated in 60 women with chronic anovulation (35 without and 25 with hyperresponse of PRL after TRH stimulation), and in 34 controls.

Molecular cytogenetic analysis of a ring-Y infertile male patient

F. M. Carvalho, Wolfgramm, E. V., Degasperi, I., Verbeno, B. M., Vianna, B. A., Chagas, F. F., Paula, F., Louro, I. D., and Perroni, A. M. S., Molecular cytogenetic analysis of a ring-Y infertile male patient, vol. 6. pp. 59-66, 2007.

In the present study, we report on the case of a 43-year-old male patient seeking for fertility assistance, who showed a seminal analysis and testicular biopsy of complete azoospermia. Peripheral blood culture for chromosome studies revealed a karyotype of 46 chromosomes with a ring-Y-chromosome that lost the long arm heterochromatin. Molecular analysis of genomic DNA from the patient detected the presence of the sex-determining region of the Y-chromosome (SRY) but the complete absence of regions involved in spermatogenesis (AZFa, AZFb, AZFc).

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