Infertility takes an emotional toll on couples who may repeat or change treatments before getting pregnant. IUI, a type of artificial insemination, is one of the first options you may consider, but it’s not for everyone. Here’s when to consider IUI.
Are you feeling the emotional toil of considering or going through IVF? Stress management is one of the most important things you can learn while going through this fertility procedure.
When you are planning to have a baby, you want to give your future child the best chances of a healthy and happy life. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) screens for your baby’s gender and many gene disorders. Learn more about how this works.
Wish you could ignore your biological clock and put off having a baby until you’re ready? Thanks to advances in medical technology, you probably can. Age still plays a role, however, and the best time to freeze your eggs may be sooner than you think.
Age is one of the most important factors affecting fertility, and therefore pregnancy. A female has a finite number of eggs.
Through supervised hormonal therapy, ovulation induction stimulates the development and release of healthy eggs in women who, for various reasons, do not ovulate or experience irregular menstrual cycles.
As a general rule, infertility is diagnosed after a couple has failed to naturally conceive a child after at least 12 months of regular unprotected sex. Within that generality, there are a few additional exceptions to consider.
Surgical reversal of a previous tubal ligation (also know as “untying the tubes”) is one of the most effective tubal reconstructive surgeries available.
If you’ve been experiencing difficulties with fertility or have had frequent miscarriages you may be wondering exactly what is going on.
The journey to becoming a parent has many steps. For couples struggling with fertility issues, the simple act of becoming pregnant can be a challenge.
Premenopausal women who are being treated for early-stage breast cancer may benefit from gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa).
As freezing technology progressed, egg freezing has become a very good option for fertility preservation. The eggs are frozen indefinitely, and there success rate is linked to the patient’s age at the time of freezing.
There are many causes of infertility, these include female and male factors. One of the important female factors that needs to be looked at is uterine factor.
Ovulation induction is causing ovulation to occur medically. This can be done in patients who do not ovulate regularly and thus have infertility as a result. Another reason for ovulation induction is for patients who do ovulate regularly but would like to
From the previous article fertility decreases with age the number of eggs left are decreasing and chromosomal abnormalities are increasing.