title: Infertility:  a health problem in the Muslim world.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Serour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghar
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Mansour
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001695:Biology; D001723:Birth Rate; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D003933:Diagnosis; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D004534:Egypt; D004717:Endometrium; D004724:Endoscopy; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D005299:Fertility Agents; D005835:Genitalia; D005836:Genitalia, Female; D006078:Government Programs; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007239:Infections; D007246:Infertility; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007514:Islam; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008511:Medicine; D008722:Methods; D008877:Middle East; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010060:Ovulation; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; D010808:Physical Examination; D010827:Physiology; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D017149:Private Sector; D011634:Public Health; D017150:Public Sector; D012067:Religion; D012098:Reproduction; D012102:Reproductive Control Agents; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013812:Therapeutics; D014566:Urogenital System; D014599:Uterus
chemical_list: D005299:Fertility Agents; D012102:Reproductive Control Agents
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Artificial Insemination--cost; Biology; Cervical Effects; Cervix; Clinical Research; Couples; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Egypt; Endometrial Effects; Endometrium; Endoscopy; Examinations And Diagnoses; Fallopian Tubes; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Agents; Fertility Measurements; Genitalia; Genitalia, Female; Government Sponsored Programs; Health; Health Services; In Vitro--cost; Infections; Infertility; Islam; Laparoscopy; Longitudinal Studies; Macroeconomic Factors; Medicine; Mediterranean Countries; Methodological Studies; Northern Africa; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Oviductal Effects; Ovulation; Pelvic Infections; Physical Examinations And Diagnoses; Physiology; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy Rate; Preventive Medicine; Private Sector; Programs; Public Health; Public Sector; Religion; Reproduction; Reproductive Control Agents; Reproductive Technologies; Research Methodology; Spermatogenesis; Studies; Treatment--cost; Tubal Effects; Urogenital System; Uterus