Stories about couples struggling with infertility often feature the woman as the protagonist. But men also face fertility problems. At the Shady Grove facilities, men are part of the infertility problem in 40 to 50 percent of couples who come in, says Gilbert Mottla, a reproductive endocrinologist with Shady Grove in the District of Columbia. “It’s fairly common for us to find both [partners] are contributing to [infertility],” Mottla says. Less common, however, is to find that a man is the sole cause of infertility.
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Celiac Disease Might Explain Fertility Problems
Celiac disease may be at the root of some women’s problems with infertility, Indian researchers say.
Swedish Researchers Question Treatment of Infertility with Stem Cells
New studies by Swedish researchers at institutions including the University of Gothenburg and Karolinska Institute are questioning the notion that infertility can be treated with stem cells.
New Treatment For Endometriosis Preserves Fertility
Two new drugs are the first to treat endometriosis without harming fertility. Researchers hope they will one day help the 10 per cent of women of reproductive age who suffer from the condition, which can cause infertility and chronic pain, and costs the US $20 billion dollars each year.
Parenting After Infertility — Why Am I Still Sad?
For most couples, parenting after infertility brings solace and a relationship that is long awaited. But for some, the undercurrent of feelings related to infertility continues to read its ugly head.
When Conception Is Not Reality: 1 in 8 Couples Struggles to Get and Stay Pregnant
Thirty-six years ago, Louise Brown became the first baby born from a new experimental reproductive procedure called in vitro fertilization (IVF). Her British parents had been trying to conceive for nine years, but they struggled with infertility due to the mother’s blocked fallopian tubes.IVF seemed like science fiction to many observers at the time. But the birth of a healthy “test tube baby” gave hope to millions of others around the world battling infertility. IVF launched a revolution in the field of reproductive medicine that continues today, with new advancements helping women conceive.
Woman Speaks Up About Infertility In African American Women
Many African American women don’t talk about it, but they should. It’s infertility.
Rudimentary Egg and Sperm Cells Made from Stem Cells
Israeli and UK researchers have created human sperm and egg precursor cells in a dish, starting from a person’s skin cells. The achievement is a small step towards a treatment for infertility, although one that could face significant controversy and regulatory hurdles.
Wounded Troops Battle Obstacles to Sex and Intimacy
Aaron Causey is among an unprecedented number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans — 1,291 — who received devastating injuries to their groins, genitalia, bowels, buttocks and urinary tracts and lived to endure the recovery, from ongoing struggles with the psychological impact of losing all or a portion of one’s penis or testicles to sexual dysfunction, infertility and other medical concerns.
Tel Aviv University Study Throws Spotlight on Gene Mutation Responsible for Premature Ovarian Failure
Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1% of all women worldwide. In most cases, the exact cause of the condition, which is often associated with infertility, is difficult to determine. A new Tel Aviv University study throws a spotlight on a previously-unidentified cause of POI: a unique mutation in a gene called SYCE1 that has not been previously associated with POI in humans.