Get a clean bill of health
Visit your doctor to make sure that you and your partner are in good health, to find out if you need any tests done and to make sure that you’ve had all your vaccinations, especially for rubella (German measles) which can cause birth defects if contracted during pregnancy. If you [...]
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Live a little, laugh a little, love a little - and get pregnant.
That could be the next wave of advice for people who want to conceive, as doctors discover more links between stress and fertility.
In studies presented at the recent annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, researchers from Magee-Womens Research Institute in Pittsburgh revealed that [...]
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By Joan Morris
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
From the moment a baby girl is born, her fertility clock begins the countdown. Though she has millions of eggs in her immature ovaries, by the time she's a woman, the viability of those eggs has already started to diminish.
By age 40, her chances of conceiving have declined, while her chances [...]
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Question:
I have heard that there are several procedures for a hysterectomy. What are they, and how do you decide which is the best procedure for the patient? — Fairview reader
Answer:
Hysterectomy (from the Greek word for womb, hustera) is the second most frequent surgery performed on women in the United States. Cesarean section for child birth [...]
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Ian McGoldrick
April 18, 2006
TODAY in Queensland, scores of couples will be told they are infertile and their best hope for having a family is IVF.
Even though many will already know there is a problem, having tried unsuccessfully to fall pregnant for months or even years, the news will come as a crushing blow.
Since the first [...]
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A hydrosalpinx is a blocked, dilated, fluid-filled fallopian tube usually caused by a previous tubal infection. The build-up of fluid is usually at the end of the tube nearest the ovary. The pelvic infections that lead to hydrosalpinx formation are usually caused by sexually transmitted diseases, namely Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseriae gonorrhea.
Diagnosis of hydrosalpinx is [...]
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In the mid-1980s, successful cryopreservation techniques were developed that allowed couples undergoing IVF-ET the option of freezing extra embryos for use at a later date, an option that most couples welcome. Approximately 400,000 embryos are cryopreserved in the United States, according to a report by the Society for Assisted Reproduction (SART) and the nonprofit research [...]
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Welcome to the new and improved Endometriosis and Fertility Resource Page! It was once known as the EndoPhil Resource Page, but we have taken steps to make it even better, now on our very own website.
This resource page has been set up to collate the latest news on endometriosis, fertility, infertility, medications and medical procedures. It is also a source of basic facts and hopes to bust myths of human reproduction.
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