Experiencing a miscarriage after IVF treatment can be deeply upsetting. It’s important to realise however that miscarriage rates after IVF are comparable to those in natural conception, and that many women who experience this go on to have healthy pregnancies in the future. Understanding why a miscarriage happens and knowing what to do next can […]
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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recently published new guidance on the investigation and care of women with recurrent miscarriage. Definitions Miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of pregnancy before the fetus reaches viability. The term therefore includes all pregnancy losses from the time of conception until 24 weeks of gestation. There
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Approximately 8%–15% of couples are unable to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse. Male factor is solely responsible in 20% of infertile couples and contributes in another 30% – 40% of couples. Male infertility factor is often defined by abnormal semen parameters but may be present even when the semen analysis is normal. What
Male factor contributes to infertility in approximately 40% of couples who fail to conceive, causing significant psychosocial and marital stress. Every subfertile couple must make sure the male partner is tested. Semen analysis is an important fertility test, and it should be done before any treatments are decided. The fertility consultant will inform you that
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If you’ve started to explore the potential for IVF treatment, then it’s likely you’ve been trying to conceive for a while without success. There could be reasons for this, so it’s important that before you embark on the assisted conception journey, you and, and possibly your partner, have some tests beforehand to establish what the
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Understanding why becoming pregnant or carrying a baby to term is difficult should be a key factor in deciding whether or not to go ahead with assisted conception, or which particular treatment a patient might need, says NOW-fertility Founder Professor Luciano Nardo. This month he joined Fertility Wellbeing Ireland’s Dara Byrne for an Instagram Live
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