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.
Azoospermia means a semen analysis finds no sperm at all; oligospermia means sperm are present but fewer than the reference range, commonly under 15…
Bed rest after embryo transfer has not been shown to improve the chance of pregnancy. Randomized trials and systematic reviews found no benefit from…
After a semen analysis, clinicians usually add male infertility hormone tests, most often follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and a morning testosterone, with prolactin or…
After pregnancy, the uterus shrinks back over roughly six weeks, estrogen and progesterone fall sharply once the placenta is delivered, and pelvic floor tissues…
A well-woman exam is a yearly preventive visit that reviews your health history, checks blood pressure and weight, and offers age-based screening such as…
Most people go home the same day after laparoscopy for infertility, feel sore and tired for several days, and return to normal routines within…
When an IVF cycle fails, the usual next step is a review appointment with your fertility team, typically a few weeks after the result,…
Ovulation induction uses medicine to help an ovary mature and release an egg in people who ovulate rarely or not at all. A monitored…
Postpartum recovery is not finished at six weeks. The six-week mark is when bleeding usually stops, the uterus has returned to roughly its pre-pregnancy…
A PGT-A report classifies each embryo's biopsied cells as euploid (the expected chromosome count), aneuploid, mosaic, or no result, while a PGT-M report states…
Tubal assessment in infertility checks whether the fallopian tubes are open so an egg and sperm can meet. It is usually done with a…
Irregular periods usually mean cycles that keep changing length, arrive fewer than 21 or more than 35 days apart, or stop for three months…
To prepare for a gynecologist appointment, note the first day of your last period and your usual cycle length, bring a list of every…
See a reproductive specialist if you have tried to conceive for 12 months without a pregnancy, or 6 months if you are 35 or…
Seed cycling (eating flax and pumpkin seeds in the first half of the menstrual cycle, then sesame and sunflower seeds in the second half)…
Light spotting after embryo transfer is common and usually not a sign that something has gone wrong. Pink or brown streaks can come from…
ICSI is usually recommended when sperm are unlikely to fertilize an egg on their own: severe male-factor infertility such as very low sperm count,…
GIFT, or gamete intrafallopian transfer, is an assisted reproduction technique in which eggs are collected after ovarian stimulation, mixed with prepared sperm, and placed…
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