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Male Infertility Test

With so much emphasis put on the topic of female infertility, male infertility sort of takes second place.  However, most statistics point to how it is just as common for a man as it is for a woman to experience infertility issues.  Male infertility rates account for approximately 50% of all cases of a couple’s [...]

Treatment for Male Infertility

For couples that have been trying to conceive a baby, the heartbreak of infertility can be a depressing reality.  Approximately 15% of couples trying to conceive for the first time will experience failure.  A couple can be diagnosed as infertile if they have been trying to have a baby for more than a year and [...]

Male Infertility Clinic

Male infertility is as common as female infertility, though women talk about the issue far more than men.  In reality, men account for 50% of all cases of infertility between couples trying to conceive and there are many different reasons which account for the problem.  For couples considering reproduction assistance, the need to find a [...]

Risk of Miscarriage after IVF

Miscarriage is a term used to define the loss of a pregnancy within 20 weeks of conception and most often it will occur in the first trimester.  Statistically, 25% of all pregnancies will end in miscarriage due to maternal age and health, genetic defects and other organic reasons.  Generally, a first trimester miscarriage can happen [...]

Acupuncture and IVF

It is thought that acupuncture can enhance fertility and IVF treatments in many difference ways.  Acupuncture has been proven in some research studies to affect levels of the ovarian and pituitary hormones by improving blood flow to certain parts of the female body.  One particular area in which acupuncture could prove highly beneficial is in [...]

Trying to Get Pregnant for More than a Year

Trying to conceive a baby is supposed to be a natural process and for some people it is easy and happens in the traditional way.  For other couples, trying to have a baby is not as easy as that and it can take quite awhile for them to conceive, sometimes couples will need to consider [...]

Am I Fertile?

Eventually at some point in life, a woman will have the desire to become pregnant and start a family with her partner.  For a woman, knowing her body and being able to tell when ovulation occurs each month will have an impact on how quickly she can become pregnant.  A woman will save herself a [...]

Trying to Get Pregnant After Tubes Tied

A tubal ligation is a surgical procedure done on a female in order to prevent pregnancy.  While most believe the procedure is permanent, there are those women that change their mind and want to become pregnant after having it done.  While female’s chances of becoming pregnant after having her tubes tied are low, there are [...]

Could Yeast Prevent Pregnancy?

There are women that will become pregnant with relative ease and then there are those that will have a long road ahead before conception will occur.  A couple that has been trying to conceive for a long period of time will wonder if fertility impairment is due to something which requires professional help or if [...]

What Does Egg White Cervical Mucus Mean?

Cervical mucus is a fluid released from the body of a female and is fueled by the hormone estrogen.  Estrogen manufactures cervical mucus during the first part of the menstrual cycle and the fluid helps protect sperm from vaginal acidity.  Cervical fluid is also responsible for helping the sperm propel through the vaginal canal and [...]