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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What are the Fallopian Tubes? The Fallopian tubes are very delicate structures that connect the cavity of the uterus to the ovaries. They are essential for natural conception. Blocked fallopian tubes is one of the main causes of infertility. In the majority of the time it shows no symptoms and gets discovered during fertility investigations,
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With 1 in 6 couples facing difficulties in achieving pregnancy, patients do not realize how common their situation is. The struggle with infertility creates psychological stress, which undoubtedly increases when undergoing IVF treatment. When you seek professional help and meet with a fertility consultant, much of the anxiety you already experienced will dissipate, since you
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Fertility patients often ask about Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and whether it is something that will benefit them. Here’s a little more detail about what it is and why it might be necessary…but of course you should always speak to your fertility consultant before deciding on any additional procedures. PGT examines embryos before possible transfer
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Egg freezing, or oocyte cryopreservation, is a process in which a woman’s eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored as a method to preserve reproductive potential in women of reproductive age. Oocyte cryopreservation has advanced greatly over the past few years, since a technology called vitrification has vastly improved the success rates of egg thawing
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Several years of experience as a fertility consultant have taught me that regarding IVF, it is for the patients’ benefit if treatment is individualized. IVF monitoring allows us to evaluate every stage of the IVF procedure, so that we can ensure treatment is going as planned. Monitoring begins even before the first stage of IVF,
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Anonymous sperm donation became illegal in 2005 in the United Kingdom, and that has since contributed to the shortage of donated sperm. NOW-fertility’s CEO & Founder Professor Luciano Nardo explains that it’s equally important for anyone wanting to start a family to go through the proper channels, as it is for potential donors to approach
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Depending on the particular indication for treatment, many IVF patients will undergo ovarian stimulation – a procedure which encourages greater egg production. During the natural menstrual cycle a single egg is released from a single follicle. Ovarian stimulation is conducted from the beginning of a menstrual cycle, using medications called gonadotrophins, which help the ovaries
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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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More and more is being learned about the impact of stress on your overall health and it has been shown that it can also impact your fertility. This is because stress is associated with hormonal changes and damage to cells in the body. Professor Luciano Nardo, founder of NOW-fertility explains: “There have been many studies
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