Infertility is not something you can prepare yourself for.
Month: April 2014
Failing at Fertility: New ‘Report Card’ Grades States on How They Help–or Don’t
A new report card from the National Infertility Association grades each state on its “fertility friendliness.”
11 Myths Fertility Doctors Hear
Many couples spend years trying not to get pregnant, so it’s only understandable that they may have a few issues when it comes to trying to have a child.
Later, Baby: Will Freezing Your Eggs Free Your Career?
There comes a point in every childless woman’s life, usually around 35, when the larger world becomes very interested in her womb. Friends and family inquire about its health, asking why it’s not being utilized, when it will be, and then: Will it even work? For those who do want children, the pressure can be crushing and counterproductive.
Infertility: Not Just a Problem for Women
Are you having problems getting pregnant? You may be doing all you can to increase your odds, but part – or all – of your struggle with infertility might be to blame on your guy. In approximately 40 percent of couples, the male partner is either the sole cause or a contributing cause to infertility, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Sperm Meets Egg: Protein Essential for Fertilization Discovered
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered interacting proteins on the surface of the sperm and the egg essential to begin mammalian life. These proteins, which allow the sperm and egg to recognize one another, offer new paths towards improved fertility treatments and the development of new contraceptives.
Multiple Births Don’t Have To Be An Inevitable Result of Fertility Treatments
While fertility treatments have helped many people become parents, they commonly result in multiple births, increasing the risk of prematurity, and leading to lifelong complications. But this doesn’t have to be the case, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues, who recommend sweeping changes to policy and clinical practice in a study published in the April issue of Fertility & Sterility.
Weight Loss to Improve Fertility Outcomes: How Far Should We Go?
Obesity is now a pandemic and undoubtedly the greatest burden facing health services worldwide. Twenty percent of women of childbearing age are thought to be obese. It is well-established that, in women, obesity is associated with reduced rates of ovulation, increased miscarriage rates and poor response to ovarian stimulation during assisted conception. Male fertility also appears to be similarly adversely affected with evidence of a reduced ejaculate volume, reduced sperm count and increased sperm DNA damage in obese men.
Funding One IVF Treatment Is Not The Answer For Infertility
The announcement that Ontario will provide new funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF) was met with praise from advocates of Ontarians seeking infertility treatment. The expanded funding will cover one cycle of IVF, and will be tied to the transfer of one embryo at a time to reduce the number of high-risk multiple births in the province.
Irregular Menses Linked to High Risk of Ovarian Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Barbara A. Cohn, Ph.D. Women with irregular menses had a statistically significant 2.4 fold increase in risk of death due to any form ovarian cancer, and a statistically significant 3-fold increase in risk of death due to late stage serous disease.