Women who find themselves having a hard time getting pregnant may have endometriosis to blame. The condition is one of the most common causes of infertility.
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Average Out-Of-Pocket Fertility Costs Top $5,000
Couples starting infertility treatment can expect to pay an average of more than $5,000 out of pocket for office visits, medication and related expenses, a new study of people attending San Francisco-area clinics suggests.
Health Insurers to Discuss Covering IVF Treatments
Private health insurers are to meet a national infertility support group in coming weeks to discuss the possibility of offering cover to policyholders seeking costly IVF treatments.
FDA Demands OvaScience Apply for Product Approval; Shares Slump
OvaScience Inc (OVAS.O), a developer of infertility treatments, said it plans to suspend enrollment in a U.S. study testing its lead product after regulators sought an application for the product’s approval, sending the company’s stock down 44 percent.
Baldness Drug May Depress Sperm Count
Men using finasteride to treat baldness had a dramatic increase in sperm count following discontinuation of the drug, according to a review of records at male infertility clinic.
Awareness on Infertility Still Low in Asia
Most married couples look forward to have children of their own but some are less fortunate, being childless even after years of marriage.Infertility becomes a problem for married couples in realising an important goal in their life, that is to have children of their own, and some may attribute the situation to fate, for lack of any other explanation.
New Study Suggests Timing Meals Helps Reduce Chances of Infertility
You are what you eat, and when you eat it. A recent study at Tel Aviv University has shown that infertility caused by Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (CPOS) could be prevented by adjusting meal times, with larger meals early in the day and small meals in the evening.
The Delicate Balance of Infertility Treatment and Work
by Iris Waichler, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
One of the toughest challenges women experiencing infertility have to face is how to manage treatment and not let it impact upon their work lives. Infertility treatment is …
Genital TB in Women Can Cause Devastating Damage: Experts
In contrast to pulmonary TB that affects lungs, genital TB in women is a stealthy invader and when it strikes, it apparently causes devastating damage to the reproductive organs, even before the condition is suspected. Various studies have shown that 5% to 20 % infertile couples in India have genital tuberculosis as their cause for infertility.
Fertility Crisis Myth? Rates Unchanged, Even Though More Waiting to Have Kids
Women are delaying marriage and childbirth, but infertility rates in the United States haven’t really changed in 20 years, federal researchers reported Wednesday.