title: Infertility among kidney transplant recipients.
abstract: We studied 122 women with a transplanted kidney to evaluate their reproductive performance. 15 of the patients were either post-menopausal or underwent hysterectomy and 33 were unmarried. Of the 76 married reproductive age women, 10 (13.1%) were infertile. Three had male factor infertility, three had ovulatory problems and in four cases, the cause was uncertain. Six of these patients were actively treated by ovulation induction with or without IUI and two of these patients became pregnant. The remaining four patients refused treatment for infertility. We conclude that the incidence of infertility among kidney transplant recipients is similar to the general population, but they are less motivated to be treated for infertility.
authors.affiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. shirin_ghazizadeh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghazizadeh
authors.forename: Mahboob
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lessan-Pezeshki
authors.forename: Mohammd R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khatami
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahdavi-Mazdeh
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azmandian
authors.forename: Effat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Razeghi
authors.forename: Sepideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seifi
authors.forename: Farrokh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maziar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome