Post Tagged with: "woman"

Woman Gives Birth In Her Late 50s

Recently a 58-year-old woman who has conceived with the help of IVF has given birth to a baby boy in Kerala. Both baby and mother are healthy and doing fine, still resting a hospital in Muvattupuzha. Cicily could have been a grandmother, but at 58 she has just given birth to a baby boy.

Preserving Fertility: What are the Chances for Women Diagnosed with Cancer

Women who are diagnosed with cancer have another thing to worry about: their fertility. At the Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in San Francisco, new options for preserving fertility for young women with cancer were discussed.

Quebec Offering Free In Vitro Fertilization

Quebec Offering Free In Vitro Fertilization

Canada, more precisely Quebec may be offering free in vitro fertilization (IVF). It is important to bring out that this applies to the province of Quebec only and not entire Canada and that under the Canadian constitution, health falls under provincial, and not federal jurisdiction. For this reason, medicare decisions about what is insured service [...]

The History of Menstruation

Although it might seem absurd, like who would want to read about menstruation, it got me quite interested and the facts that I’ve found out are astonishing. What did women use for menstruation in 18th century for example? Have you ever thought of that?

Spontaneous Abortion: Signs and Symptoms of Miscarriage

A medical term for miscarriage is spontaneous abortion because miscarriage refers to a pregnancy that ends without intervention. Usually miscarriage resolves without physical complications for woman (although they can happen), most often experience is on mental level. Every woman (and a couple) whose dream is giving a birth to a healthy baby, feels sadness, grief, [...]

Cysts and Trying to Conceive

Cysts and Trying to Conceive

Ovarian cyst is common problem in women between the ages of 30 and 60, and it could be one of the major causes preventing women from getting pregnant. So, if you ask can you get pregnant with an ovarian cyst, the answer is: Yes you can! An ovarian cyst does not usually affect a woman’s [...]

Household Chemicals Reduce Fertility: Use Natural Options if Trying to Conceive

Household Chemicals Reduce Fertility: Use Natural Options if Trying to Conceive

Researchers form University of California-Berkeley once again proved that household products contain chemicals that may make it harder for some women to conceive a baby. We are talking about products and chemicals that are widespread, and they include shampoos, clothes, food packaging etc.  The chemicals belong to the group called perfluorinated chemicals (also known as [...]