Posts Tagged ‘male infertility’

Treatment of infertility in men

Friday, July 30th, 2010

In the treatment of infertility in men, the two primary concerns are sperm count and sperm quality. While medical intervention is sometimes necessary, there is a great deal men can do to treat infertility naturally on their own. (more…)

Sperm analysis – what you need to know about morphology

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

For couples who have been trying to get pregnant for a number of years without success, semen analysis of the male partner will certainly be among the first fertility tests that is suggested by healthcare providers. Semen analysis is a relatively non-invasive test for a couple, and it provides quick results without a high cost. A semen analysis looks at a number of factors that are relevant for male fertility. One of them is sperm morphology.

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Male secondary infertility

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Secondary infertility is when a couple have naturally conceived a child before, but subsequently fail to get pregnant again. If you think that you should have no trouble conceiving another child, because you already have a great track record, you should know that secondary infertility is on the rise, and is responsible for a large part of all cases of infertility. There can be many reasons you are not having any luck in the conception department, and one of them is male secondary infertility. (more…)

Clomid success rates with low sperm count

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Clomid is one of the easiest and least expensive treatments for female infertility. There are also men for whom Clomid is an appropriate treatment for low sperm count. Here is how to recognize which men may benefit from this oral fertility treatment.

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Male fertility testing at home

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

“Infertility” is a diagnosis that might be stuck on you if you have been trying to conceive for a year or longer, with no success. Many couples have no idea what causes their infertility, or even which partner is infertile. Male infertility testing is more straight-forward and less time consuming than female infertility testing, and 40 percent of all fertility problems are on the male’s side. (more…)

Azoospermia treatment cost

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Azoospermia is a condition of low or no sperm count. One of the most common complaints causing male infertility, azoospermia can be treated in a cost-effective way enabling many couples to conceive. (more…)

Foods to avoid while trying to conceive

Monday, June 21st, 2010

It’s not hard to identify the foods to avoid while trying to conceive. Women seeking to become mothers and men seeking to become fathers should both take care to avoid sugar. (more…)

Non-Obstructive Azoospermia with Successful Pregnancy

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Azoopermia is a condition in which no mature sperm cells appear in a man’s semen. This condition may be obstructive azoospermia, in which the absence of sperm cells is due to a problem with “plumbing,” or non-obstructive, in which the absence of sperm cells is due to one of a great number of possible conditions, with the exact causes very difficult to determine. Even infertile men who have non-obstructive azoospermia, however, sometimes are able to conceive. (more…)

Radiation Waves Improve Sperm Motility and May Boost the Results of IVF Treatments

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Israeli researchers suggested last week on annual conference held by the Israel Fertility Association that visible light waves boost sperm motility because when radiation is applied the light waves carry particles of oxygen known as reactive oxygen species and then these molecules that include oxygen ions and peroxides consequently boost sperm motility. Improved sperm motility is not the only positive outcome of the ‘radiation treatment’ because the scientists found that the had immediate effect on increase of protein kinase A (PKA), which is an enzyme responsible for a number of key sperm cell functions, and they also noticed an increase in the movement of calcium ions within the sperm cells, which is of course a good thing.

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Visible Light Waves Boost Sperm Motility

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Israeli researchers from Meir Hospital in Kfar Sava and Bar-Ilan University have announced a breakthrough discovery: they say that visible light waves boost sperm motility and may improve the results of IVF treatments. Statement such as this one could truly be a breakthrough infertility treatment and a solution to many couples’ problems and prayers. Findings that are explained in details bellow were presented last week at an annual conference held by the Israel Fertility Association.

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