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ReviewMateria socio-medica2025

Infertility - a Great Challenge of the Past, Present, and Future.

Ivana Erceg Ivkosic, Jana Mesic, Rajko Fures, Zlatko Hrgovic, Luka Bulic, Eva Brenner, Vesna Cosic, Blazenka Miskic, Dinko Kolaric

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Review in Materia socio-medica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ivana Erceg IvkosicSt. Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Jana MesicSt. Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Rajko FuresFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Zlatko HrgovicJohann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Luka BulicSt. Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Eva BrennerSt. Catherine Specialty Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Vesna CosicFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Blazenka MiskicFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Dinko KolaricSpecial Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Daruvarske Toplice, Croatia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Infertility refers to the inability of couples to conceive after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. The incidence of infertility is increasing and is estimated to be 8-12%, or even up to 20%. Primarily, it involves organic causes, but the psychological aspect is not excluded. Objective: The aim of this article was to discrabe the observing of various causes of infertility. Methods: Authors used, as sources, published relevant facts in the articles deposited in important scientific indexed databases Medline, Scopus, PubMed Central, Hinari, etc. to write this review. Results and Discussion: The diagnosis of female infertility involves a detailed medical history, laboratory tests, hormonal evaluation, and imaging studies such as ultrasound and eventually hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. Advances in genetic testing have deepened our understanding of infertility origins in both genders. Sperm analysis is pivotal for diagnosing male infertility. Infertility treatment includes identifying causes and applying various therapies, including conservative surgical, and assisted reproductive technology (ART). Conclusion: The currently used ART methods include ovulation tracking with planned intercourse, insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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assisted reproductive technologygenetic testinginfertility

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PMID40098760
PMCPMC11910897

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