Browsing by Author "Kamali, MB"

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    A Comparison of Success Rates of Embryo Transfer on Weekdays and Weekends
    Hasdemir, PS; Kamali, MB; Calik, E; Ozcakir, HT
    Background: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the embryo transfer (ET) day on clinical pregnancy success rates in in vitro fertilization-ET (IVF-ET) cycles. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, we divided patients with infertility who underwent IVF-ET with fresh embryos into two groups depending on whether the ET was performed on weekdays or weekends. The main outcome measure was to compare the clinical pregnancy rates of patients with similar demographic and clinical characteristics who underwent ET on weekdays or weekends. Results: A total of 188 patients underwent IVF-ET on weekdays (n=156) or weekends (n=32). Both groups had similar demographic and cycle characteristics. The overall pregnancy rate was 42.8%. Among the study groups, the weekday group had a 40.2% ET success rate and the weekend group had a 54.8% success rate (P=0.517). Although no statistically significant difference existed between the two groups, we observed an absolute 14.6% increase in pregnancy rate for ETs performed during weekends compared to those performed on weekdays, with a 35% statistical power. Conclusion: ETs performed during weekends were more successful than ETs performed during weekdays with an absolute 14.6% increase in clinical pregnancy rate. This finding should be confirmed by conducting further studies with larger groups of patients.
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    Evaluation of relationship between body-mass index and spermiogram parameters in subfertile males
    Hasdemir, PS; Kamali, MB; Çalik, E; Özçakir, HT
    Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body-mass index and spermiogram parameters in subfertile maleparameters in male partner of the infertile couples. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in Infertility Research and Treatment Center of a University Hospital. Hospital records of male partner of 102 infertile couple was considered and patients who had factors possibly had a negative effect on the results of the sperm analysis as chemical agent exposure and systemic disease were excluded, and a total of 94 patients included in the study after this evaluation. These 94 patients were divided in two groups (body-mass index <= 25 and body-mass index >25) and results of the sperm analysis were compared between two groups as primary out-come of the study. These 94 patients were divided in two groups (body-mass index <= 30 and body-mass index >30) and results of the sperm analysis were compared as secondary out-come of the study. Results: The mean age (+/- standart deviation) of the 94 cases included in the study was 34.44 +/- 5.58. Distribution of the basal demographic characteristics of the cases according to the body-mass index were similar. Results of the statistical analysis based on the cut-off values of overweight (>25) and obese (>30) were similar in terms of volum, likefaction, total sperm count and total motile sperm count. Conclusion: There was no relationship between body-mass index and sperm parameters calculating by conventional sperm analysis.