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2. 1. Psychological and social aspects of tubal infertility : a longitudinal study of infertile women and their men

   Author : Ann Lalos; Lars Jacobsson; Bo von Schoultz; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tubal infertility; psychosocial characterization; reactions to treatment; sexual life; marital relationship; infertility crisis; childwish; counselling;

   Abstract : All thirty women who were to undergo microsurgical treatment for tubal infertility in 1981 and their men were investigated. Over a period of 2 years four interviews were performed with the women and two with their men. A questionnaire, semistructured interviews, symptom checklist and the Eysenck Personality Inventory were used. READ MORE

4. 2. Economic aspects of infertility treatment

   Author : Maria Granberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : ART; health economy; financing; willingness to pay; cost; cost effectiveness; infertility treatment; IVF; ICSI; donor insemination; polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS ; tubal surgery;

   Abstract : Background: With the expansion of IVF into general clinical practise during the 1980's and 1990's, the interest to identify and compare costs of different infertility treatments increased and, in many countries there is an ongoing debate about whether or not in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted reproductive techniques (ART) should be covered by national health insurance schemes. Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine aspects of cost in relation to effectiveness and benefits of infertility treatment, with particular emphasis on in-vitro fertilisation. READ MORE

5. 3. Assessment of tubal infertility with radionuclide-labelled particles and falloscopy

   Author : Steffan Lundberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : fallopian tube; falloposcopy; hysterosalpingography; radionuclide hysteropingography; tubal infertility; tubal investigation; tubal transport;

   Abstract : The fallopian tubes are of central importance for human reproduction in vivo. Damage to the tubal internal mucosa can result in disturbance of sperm and ovum transport. About 40% of infertile women have tubal disease as their main cause of infertility. READ MORE

6. 4. Chlamydia trachomatis as a risk factor for infertility in women and men, and ovarian tumor development

   Author : Annika Idahl; Ulrika Ottander; Jan I Olofsson; Eva Lundin; Fredrik Elgh; Jorma Paavonen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antibodies; borderline tumors; Chlamydia trachomatis; cHSP60; DNA; infertility; ovarian cancer; pregnancy rate; RNA; semen characteristics; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Obstetrik och gynekologi; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Background: Chlamydia trachomatis in women is a risk factor for tubal factor infertility and extra uterine pregnancies, but the impact of a C. trachomatis infection on male fertility is unclear. It is also hypothesized that persistent infection with C. trachomatis, or other microorganisms, might initiate/promote ovarian tumor development. READ MORE

7. 5. Prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infections

   Author : Jens Boman; Elisabet Nylander; Urban Janlert; Hans Fredlund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chlamydia trachomatis; cell culture; infertility; contact tracing; motivational interviewing; prevention;

   Abstract : Urogenital chlamydia infection, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in Sweden. In 2008 it was estimated by WHO that there were 105.7 million new cases of CT worldwide, an increase by 4.2 million cases (4. READ MORE