Articles on fertility and reproductive health: cycles, fertility testing, the steps of IVF and common conditions that affect conception. General information; what is possible and lawful for you is settled in a specialist consultation.
Artificial fertilisation, better called assisted reproduction, is usually recommended only after simpler steps have been tried or ruled out. Guidelines suggest seeing a doctor…
PCOS is the most common cause of ovulation-related infertility, yet most people who have it can conceive. Excess androgens and insulin keep ovarian follicles…
Yes. In most fertility programs, egg retrieval is done under intravenous sedation or a light general anesthetic given by an anesthesia professional, so patients…
The vaginal microbiome is the community of bacteria living in the vagina. In most people of reproductive age it is dominated by Lactobacillus species,…
GIFT recovery time is usually short because the procedure is a brief laparoscopy under general anesthesia: most people go home the same day, feel…
A breastfeeding diet does not need to be special or restrictive. Most of what you eat does not pass into milk unchanged; the breast…
At a first female infertility consultation, ask what the tests are looking for, what your own results mean for age and ovarian reserve, which…
After male fertility testing, results usually steer care in one of four directions. Borderline semen findings often lead to lifestyle changes and a repeat…
A good candidate for IUI usually has at least one open fallopian tube, ovulates or can be helped to ovulate with medicine, and has…
An infertility second opinion is a fresh, independent review of your test results, diagnosis and treatment plan by a different fertility specialist. It commonly…
After ICSI egg retrieval, most people spend a day or two with period-like cramping, bloating and spotting while the ovaries settle. In the laboratory,…
CoQ10 cannot reverse age-related decline in egg quality, but small randomized trials suggest that taking it for a few months before IVF may modestly…
PCOS hair loss and acne are both driven mainly by excess androgens, the hormones that shrink scalp follicles and overstimulate oil glands, often amplified…
An endometriosis diet rich in vegetables, fruit, whole grains, legumes, fish and olive oil, with fewer trans fats, processed meats and alcohol, may ease…
An FSH test measures follicle-stimulating hormone, the pituitary signal that recruits eggs each cycle; a higher day-2-to-5 level suggests the ovaries need more prompting…
During an IUI procedure, a semen sample is washed in a laboratory to concentrate the healthiest moving sperm, then placed directly into the uterus…
Period bloating is mostly fluid shift and slower digestion driven by the rise and fall of progesterone and estrogen in the week before bleeding,…
Before IUI or IVF starts, both partners usually complete a structured workup: a semen analysis for the male partner; hormone blood tests, an ultrasound…
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