Archive for October, 2010
Who benefits from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Assisted fertility techniques can be extremely confusing for laypeople. If you know what IVF is, but have not heard of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) before, you are one of many. What does intracytoplasmic sperm injection involve, how does it differ from invitro fertilization, and most of all, who benefits from this treatment? If you have [...]
Extreme fatigue, and low energy
Extreme fatigue and low energy is almost inescapable during the first trimester of pregnancy. If you are hardly able to get through the day and would like going to bed at 4 pm best of all, you are certainly not the only one. Hormones in your body, progesterone most notably, are hard at work and [...]
Should you still buy ovulation tests if you are charting to conceive?
Charting to conceive is a fertility-monitoring method that involves taking your own temperature at the same time each day. The subtle changes in your temperature provide fairly accurate insights into your cycle, and when you are ovulating. Charting to conceive is gaining in popularity as the method is made easy with online fertility charting services. [...]
Blood test for ectopic pregnancy coming soon?
Ectopic pregnancies, which develop outside the uterus, can go undiagnosed until they turn into a grave emergency relatively easily, because they don’t always have clear symptoms. Ectopic pregnancies, also sometimes known as tubal pregnancies, can cause a woman’s fallopian tubes to rupture and are life-threatening. Ectopic pregnancies are not viable, sadly. What’s more, it is [...]
Multiple births statistics: what are the odds of having twins
Are you hoping to have twins, and wondering what it takes? Or do you have some twins or multiples on your family, and are curious what the odds are that it will happen to you, too? Multiple births are on the rise, and fertility treatments like IVF, and medications such as Clomid, take a lot [...]
Risks of prenatal testing
Many families want to know as much as possible about the health of their baby before they are born. With modern technology, this is now possible. Prenatal testing is made available to anyone who wants it, and particularly to groups that are deemed to be at higher risk of certain conditions than others. Testing that [...]
Aversion to certain foods, drinks, or smells
Aversion to certain, specific foods, drinks, or smells something that comes with the job when you are pregnant. In a sense, this is simply an extension of pregnancy nausea and vomiting. But these aversions do not always make you feel sick, or cause you to vomit. Sometimes, newly pregnant women simply find that things that [...]
Obama offers sex education to American teenagers
The teenage pregnancy rate has been on the increase recently, and despite continuous efforts to encourage teenagers to delay having sex, teen pregnancy appears to be more socially acceptable now then even before. Whether this is because of celebrity teen pregnancies, as many speculate, is not clear and not really relevant either. The Obama administration [...]
Bulk buying ovulation tests online
If you are really into ovulation tests and convinced that they are an essential tool that helps you determine your most fertile days, and get pregnant sooner than you otherwise might, it can be tempting to consider bulk buying ovulation tests online. What are the pros and cons of buying lots of ovulation tests? What [...]
Placenta accreta – what it is and how it is diagnosed
There are a few placental anomalies that are very serious. They can pose threats to your fetus during pregnancy, and can create a true emergency during birth. While these problems are quite rare, they are very dangerous and often require a c-section. Placenta accreta is a condition where the placenta does not merely implant in [...]
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