Failure to collect oocytes at the time of oocyte pick-up, despite a presumed correct timing of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger, is an unfavorable outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles [ 1 ]. This rare event is more common in …

Intrauterine artificial insemination (IUI) after ovulation induction is often used for the treatment for infertile couples with anovulation, mild male factor infertility, endometriosis, or unexplained infertility [ 1 , 2 ]. Many factors have been …

Infertility represents a significant global health issue, with a projected prevalence rate ranging from 10 to 15%. It is estimated that one in every seven couples grapples with an unfulfilled desire to conceive for a duration exceeding one year [ 1 …,

With age, oocyte and follicle pools gradually decrease, which is accompanied by a decline in female fertility [ 1 ]. However, women of the same age may have different fertility rates owing to ovarian responses. Ovarian reserve (OR) refers to the …

Owing to its minimal invasiveness, simple manipulation and low cost, intrauterine insemination (IUI) is currently the first-line assisted reproduction treatment for infertile couples [ 1 ]. IUI can be classified into artificial insemination by …

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is an effective and frequently used fertility treatment worldwide in the management of couples with unexplained and mild male factor infertility. It is less invasive, less stressful, more cost-effective, and more …

Infertility, defined as failure to achieve pregnancy within 12 months of unprotected intercourse or therapeutic donor insemination in women younger than 35 years or within 6 months in women older than 35 years, affects approximately 15% of couples …

Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-021-02264-4 …

Worldwide prevalence of infertility is estimated to range between 8 and 12% in reproductive aged couples [ 1 ]. In up to 30% of infertile couples, no underlying aetiology can be identified [ 2 ]. Ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination …

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) has been widely applied for infertility treatment with the reported clinical pregnancy rate varying from 5 to 20% [ 1 – 3 ]. However, compared with spontaneously conceived children, singletons born after IUI have …

Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic gynecologic disorders and is frequently associated with female subfertility (up to 50% subfertile women with endometriosis) [ 1 – 3 ]. Approximately 190 million women worldwide are currently affected …

Homologous intrauterine insemination (IUI) with or without ovarian stimulation has historically been used as first-line treatment for infertility. Today, due to increasing per cycle success rates of over 30% in achieving pregnancy through in vitro …

Every year more than seven million couples seek treatment for infertility, a disease that affects around 15% of couples worldwide [ 1 ]. Unsuccessful clinical pregnancy after 12 months of regular sexual intercourse is considered infertility [ 2 , 3 …]. Nowadays, infertile couples rely on sophisticated laboratory technology to conceive, and various methods are used, from less aggressive to more aggressive, to help infertile couples. Due to the availability, cost-effectiveness, and low invasiveness of the IUI method compared to other methods such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), it is one of the first-line treatment proposals for infertile couples [