Explaining “Unexplained Infertility”
For most couples struggling with infertility, the cause can be quickly identified: endometriosis, blocked fallopian tubes, defective ovulation, poor sperm quantity or quality, and so forth. However, for many patients, standard diagnostic testing fails to identify a specific cause. This is generally referred to as “unexplained infertility” and accounts for roughly 25% of couples seeking help from a reproductive physician. Infertility testing for unexplained infertility…
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Are you hoping to get pregnant in the New Year? If so, now is a great time to optimize your fertility and take steps to make sure you’re in the best shape possible to help you conceive. It’s not unusual for couples to avoid getting pregnant while they’re still in school, advancing their careers, enjoying the early years of marriage, and so forth. However, once…
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The Importance of Prenatal Vitamins If you’re trying to have a baby, you probably already know you should be eating a healthy diet to get the nutrients you need. But did you know it’s also important to take prenatal vitamins before you get pregnant? About Prenatal Vitamins Prenatal vitamins contain many of the same vitamins and minerals found in a daily multivitamin, but they usually…
Comments Off on Prenatal Vitamins Before You’re Pregnant: Why it MattersStopping the Clock with Elective Fertility Preservation
Elective Fertility Preservation Oocyte cryopreservation, or egg “freezing,” is now available to help preserve fertility. Once considered experimental, this procedure is now approved as a standardized treatment of care for fertility preservation in women who have delayed having children. (In another blog, we discuss fertility preservation for newly diagnosed cancer patients.) About Female Fertility The female body works very differently from the male reproductive system. …
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When considering fertility treatments with your doctor, intrauterine insemination (IUI) is often times the first stop for many couples. It’s easier to go through than assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization, and it costs considerably less. In natural intercourse, the egg is released from the ovary and picked up by the fallopian tubes. Sperm (about 10% of the total volume) swims into the…
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