Male infertility and its management by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru   Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the African Fertility Society and other...

Why recurrent implantation failure occurs by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru In this New Year, a good number of couples have as their focus the need to have a baby or add one to their family. While it is easy for some people, global statistics indicate that up to 75 percent of...

Obesity and infertility by Prof Oladapo Ashiru The World Health Organisation, convened a Global Summit on Safety and Access to Fertility Care between December 4 and 6, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. At the event, we made several recommendations on fertility that were of...

Elevated scrotal temperature as major cause of male infertility by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru The Fertility and Sterility Journal published the most current definition of infertility in its September 2017 edition. It defined infertility as a “disease characterised by the...

Infertility in women caused by endocrine systems by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru   The most common cause of infertility in women is their inability to produce eggs that are normal.  Egg production disorders are among the most common reasons why women are unable to conceive....

Failure of embryo implantation in In-vitro fertilization   The first baby from In-vitro fertilisation was born in 1978 through the research efforts of Steptoe and Edwards. Since then the process has been improved through numerous technologies, which has modified it to...

GLUTEN INTOLERANCE by Prof. Oladapo Ashiru Gluten is a protein present in many processed foods. It is found in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is present in pasta – spaghetti, noodles, bread – both wheat and white flour cakes, pastries such as meat pies, sausages,...