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Does a Previous C-Section Scar Affect Implantation?
Researchers from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit at Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital in London recently published a study in the journal Human Reproduction on the effect of C-section scarring on future implantation.
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7 Fast Ways to Boost Your Male Fertility
Male fertility is a complex issue. There are a many factors that go into determining whether or not you'll be able to do your part in creating that bundle of joy.
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Do Abortions Cause Fertility Problems?
When facing fertility problems it is important to be completely honest
about previous pregnancies, including pregnancies that ended in
abortion. If you’ve used the Plan B pill, tell your fertility specialist
of gynecologist as well.
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The Best Morning Routine for TTC
Want to know how to increase your chances of fertility? Here is the ideal morning routine to help enhance your fertility!
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Ovarian Volume Testing
A woman has her peak number of eggs (oocytes) before she is born. All
during a woman's life, the eggs are decreasing and tens of thousands of
eggs are lost every year of a woman's life.
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New Year’s Fertility Resolutions: Leave Behind Bad Vices
It is common knowledge that drinking alcoholic beverages or those that are high in caffeine, smoking, and taking herbal remedies are frowned upon while pregnant or nursing. These substances can have a negative impact on your baby's growth and development.
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Get in Shape to Improve Your Fertility
Get into optimal shape and good health now.
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What Antimullerian Hormone Tells You About Your Fertility
If AMH levels are too low, you may have trouble.
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Getting Pregnant Fertility Guide For Women 35 and Older
As you age, your chances of getting pregnant decrease.
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babyMed Pregnancy and Fertility Guides
Let babyMed guide you through preconception, getting pregnant, pregnancy and having a healthy baby.
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Does a Woman’s Testosterone Level Affect Egg Development?
We know androgens are vital to a man’s fertility but a new steady says androgens might actually be doing something useful for a woman’s fertility, too.
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Your New Year Fertility and Pregnancy Guide
Is this the year you will get pregnant? Have your baby? Start a family?
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Vaginal Douching Decreases Fertility
Fortunately, fewer and fewer women are still in the habit of douching.
While it might make you feel cleaner in the moment, it can actually have
a negative effect on your fertility if you’re trying to conceive.
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How Does Red Clover Affect Female Fertility
Does red clover really improve your fertility?
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Subfertility: How Is it Diagnosed and Treated?
Subfertility generally describes any form of reduced fertility. If you have subfertility, it will take longer to get pregnant and you will encounter a prolonged time period of trying but not conceiving.
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Boost Fertility Naturally with These 5 Foods
Baby-making can be as delicious as it is fun. These five foods are not just yummy, they deliver nutrients that boost a woman's fertility and create optimum health during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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How Long Should I Wait To Get Pregnant After a Miscarriage?
I am often asked by my patients 'How long should I wait after experiencing an early pregnancy loss or miscarriage before getting pregnant again?'
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Treatment May Spare Fertility in Endometrial Cancer
Patients with endometrioid carcinoma (endometrial cancer) may have a treatment choice that could spare fertility.
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Postpartum Hemorrhage May Affect Future Fertility
Researchers at the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital (Scotland) recently
published a study in BJOG on a possible correlation between hemorrhage
and altered fertility. The hemorrhage does not appear to be the
contributing factor to infertility.
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How Reducing Stress Helps Improve Fertility
Stress plays a huge effect on people's overall health. Besides that, it has been proven that a woman's stress levels can play a big role in conceiving a child as well as in the development of the child if she is already pregnant.
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Uterus Mullerian Anomalies
An abnormal uterus can have different shapes like unicornuate bicornuate didelphus and septate uterus.
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Top Tips for Balancing Hormones
Find out 10 simple ways to balance your hormones!
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Saliva Ferning
What is saliva ferning?
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Talking About Infertility With the Cancer Team
When facing cancer treatment, the patient needs to being up their concerns about fertility and having children later in life early in the treatment plan. The fact that the patient wants to have children later can affect the treatment choices.
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Cancer Treatments and Fertility
Are some cancer treatments less harmful to fertility than others? Radiation is most harmful to fertility if it is directed towards the reproductive organs, but if it's outside that area then it does not have to affect fertility at all.
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Men: Encouraging Your Partner through Fertility Struggles
Trying to make a baby is an exciting time ' at first. Early on in the process, you don't necessarily expect to get it right the first time. You imagine, however, that after two or three months tops, your partner will be proudly displaying that positive pregnancy test.
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Predicting Borderline Ovarian Tumor Relapse
BOTs (Borderline Ovarian Tumors) carry a higher risk of relapse ' up to30%. Factors associated with relapse have not been accurately identified leaving doctors with incomplete prognostic information prior tosurgery.
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Fertility Concerns After an Ectopic Pregnancy
Fertility can be a complex and difficult issue for many women. After an ectopic pregnancy there are often additional concerns that have to be addressed. These are physical, but they're also mental and emotional.
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Saliva Ferning Test for Ovulation Prediction
A ferning test uses a tiny microscope to view a drop of saliva once a
day from the last day of a woman's period until a fern-like pattern
appears in the saliva.
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Acute Fever, Pregnancy and Fertility
An acute fever can be a sign of a serious complication for a pregnant woman or her baby. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that a pregnant woman call her doctor immediately if she develops a fever or chills.
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High Cholesterol Compromises Male, Female Fertility
The findings of a recent study indicate high cholesterol levels in the bloodstream compromise a couple’s risk of conceiving a child.
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What are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids, are growths that originate in or on the uterus, specifically the smooth muscle of the uterus or myometrium. Fibroids typically develop during child-bearing years.
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Cost Analysis: Tubal Reconstruction vs IVF
The cost analysis compared the cost of tubal reconstruction after tubal ligation and IVF treatments as means of conception and pregnancy. According to the analysis, tubal reconstruction is less costly than IVF treatment.
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Pregnancy Following Uterine Artery Embolization
Uterine artery embolization is commonly used to treat fibroids
and other growths on the uterus. In some cases the treatment can render
a woman infertile. This study
pertaines to the live birth rates of women who requested fertility be
spared.
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Pregnancy Outcomes Following Robot-assisted Myomectomy
Researchers have studied the outcomes of pregnancies conceived with
use of laparoscopic myomectomy, but robot-assisted technologies have not
been thoroughly tested.
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Fibroid Removal May Prevent Recurring Miscarriage
Many women with fibroids are told the small growths are harmless, butthat's not what researchers recently reported in the journal HumanReproduction. It appears fibroids growing inside the uterus can cause recurrent miscarriages.
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ER-Positive Breast Cancer and Controlled Ovarian Stimulation
Patients with ER (estrogen receptor) positive breast cancer may choose
to preserve fertility using cryopreservation. The process included COS
(controlled ovarian stimulation) to harvest eggs for cryopreservation.
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Carnitine Content in Follicular Fluid
Researchers from UNILABS in Paris, France, recently studied the role of
carnitine in oocyte competence. According to the study, carnitine is
released naturally and plays a part in the carnitine shuttle and lipid
beta oxidation.
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Fertility Unaffected by Antioxidants
Antioxidants have been touted as a save-all with claims of weight
loss, improved cellular health, reduced signs of aging and
fertility-boosting effects, but according to researchers there is no
connection between antioxidants and improved fertility.
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Sexual Motivation Linked to Estrogen Levels in Women
A new study published in Hormones and Behavior from researchersat the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in Santa Barbaraclaims elevated estrogen levels could spark increased desire for sexualbehavior ' or that feeling of wanting to get frisky.
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Antioxidant Use May Not Increase Fertility
Research has not provided any high quality evidence that using
antioxidants improves a woman's chances for becoming pregnant, according
to a new systematic review published in the The Cochrane Library.
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Preconception Counseling May Spare Time, Heartbreak
A growing trend among couples in India hoping to start a family is
preconception counseling, which helps identify any underlying concerns
that may hinder conception or the birth of a healthy baby.
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Endometriosis and Clinical Pregnancy Rates
Endometriosis can make it extremely difficult or impossible to conceive without advanced medical care and fertility treatment.
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Estimation of Ovarian Response
Researchers compared ovarian response to various factors, including anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol level (E2) and luteinizing hormone (LH).
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Woman Goes on Freezing Frenzy to Prolong Fertility
Sarah Elizabeth Richards shares how her desire to someday become a
mother led to a year-long freezing frenzy in the hope there would be
enough healthy eggs available when the right man came along.
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Women with Asthma Could Face Delay in Becoming Pregnant
A new study suggests it may take longer for women with asthma to conceive than it does women without the condition. This research adds to mounting evidence that asthma has a negative effect on fertility.
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Cinco de Mayo Foods for Pregnancy and Fertility
Common staples of Mexican cuisine include beans, tortillas and rice, all
of which can provide healthy nutrition for pregnant women.
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Effect of C-Section on Future Fertility
A study published in the journal Human Reproduction claims women who deliver via C-section may have more difficulty conceiving after delivery than women who birth vaginally.
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Spring Break May Lead to More Teen Pregnancies
Have you ever wondered what month accounts for the highest number of
pregnancies? The answer is different for adults and teens. According to
current research, teens are more apt to conceive in the month of March;
the same month as spring break trips and activities.
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Coping with Fertility Postponement
Women are choosing to put off motherhood until later in life, typically
the mid to late 30s. Researchers from Italy recently examined the coping
styles and issues these young women deal with when they postpone
fertility.
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