No Period After the Pill (Post-Pill Amenorrhea)
It is called post-pill amenorrhea when you did not get your period after you have stopped taking the pill.
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Good Eggs and Bad Eggs: Ovarian Reserve Testing
Ovarian reserve testing is the most important fertility test.
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Ovarian Volume Testing
A woman has her peak number of eggs (oocytes) before she is born. All
during a woman's life, the eggs are decreasing and tens of thousands of
eggs are lost every year of a woman's life.
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Childhood Cancer Can Increase Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy in childhood cancer survivors could be riskier than previously thought. Chances of premature labor, early delivery and hemorrhage are higher in certain cancer cases.
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Sperm Banking Freezing Frozen Sperm
Freezing sperm is an option for men who are not yet ready or able to have a child but who want to give themselves the option of doing so in the future.
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Study Explains How Egg Captures Sperm
Scientists have discovered precisely how the human egg cells capture sperm to start the process of fertilization.
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Questions About Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
When women are trying to conceive, they often have questions regarding their chances of getting pregnant. There are several factors that come into play when it comes to getting pregnant.
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Antral Follicle Count - Ovarian Reserve Testing
The antral follicle count is a method for ovarian reserve testing using transvaginal ultrasound.
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Ectopic Pregnancy: Symptoms, Risks, Causes
An ectopic pregnancy can become fatal to the mother because of potentially excessive bleeding.
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First Trimester of Pregnancy Guide
Many changes taking place and some may not be quite what you expected!
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Capacitation
Capacitation is an important part of fertility, and is partially responsible for the sperm entering the egg.
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Egg Fertilization by the Sperm
The sperm fertilizes the egg which then moves down the fallopian tube into the uterus.
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Blighted Ovum
A blighted ovum is another word for a miscarriage or missed abortion. It is a pregnancy where the egg is fertilized and implants itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo doesn't develop.
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Cancer and Fertility in Women
Cancer can be a heart breaking thought for the woman who has yet to start a family. With the help of the cancer treatment team and advanced fertility options, motherhood is not out of the question in all cancer cases.
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ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
ART stands for Assisted Reproductive Technology which includes all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled.
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How many Couples have Infertility?
More than 7 million couples are troubled with infertility at some point in their lives. This accounts for 12% of all couples.
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How Do I Know When to Get Pregnant?
Women often want to know when to get pregnant, but the answer is not as clear cut as some would like.
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Am I Able to Get Pregnant After…
In many cases, illness, disease and injury will not affect the ability to become pregnant, but that is not always the case.
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Why Does Implantation Bleeding Happen?
If a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, implantation bleeding may show up, but why does implantation bleeding happen?
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6 Stages During Pregnancy: The Changing Female Body
Stages during pregnancy are often divided up into weeks or trimesters. Within these common stages in pregnancy are six major times of change.
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How do Cells Divide?
There are two types of cell division: mitosis and meiosis. Most of thetime when people refer to 'cell division,' they mean mitosis, theprocess of making new body cells. Meiosis is the type of cell divisionthat creates egg and sperm cells.
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Scientists Create Building Block of Human Egg and Sperm
Researchers from University of Cambridge have successfully created a building block that must be present so a stem cell can become a human egg or sperm.
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When Egg Meets Sperm: Let the Fireworks Begin!
A new study discovered a sparkling fireworks show that ignites when egg meets sperm and they’ve got the video to prove it.
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Human Somatic Cells and Oocytes Age Differently - Study
Human somatic cells and reproductive cells use distinctive organic
mechanisms that exhibit a thin line of similarities between the kinds of
genes needed to keep oocytes strong and fertile and the genes that
extend life expectancy.
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Chemotherapy Has Bigger Impact on Fertility
New research indicates that chemotherapy has a bigger impact on female fertility than many reports reveal. The new research results could give doctors and patients more
appropriate and realistic information on the long-term effects of
chemotherapy on fertility.
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Findings on Egg-Sperm Recognition May Help Infertility
Researchers at Cambridge University in England have unlocked the secret of attraction between sperm and egg at the exact moment of conception.
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Infertility is When You Have Problems Getting Pregnant
A couple is considered to be infertile if they have not conceived after 12 consecutive months of unprotected intercourse (6 months if the woman is over 35 years old) or earlier if there are known issues. If pregnancy does not happen as expected, or there are are infertility issues, both male and female partners need to get tested for fertility. ... read more »
Polar Body Analysis Increases Fertility
Researchers have found a means of detecting an egg's ability to produce a fetus in women with monogenic diseases.
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Worms May Hold Key to Fertility
Worms (nematodes) had a surprising gift to reproduce sex cells and viable eggs.
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Periconception Health Affects Child's Disease Risk
A mother's health and diet just before and after conception could have an impact on a child's health in the long run, researchers say.
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Can Female Orgasm Cause Ovulation?
The process that leads to ovulation happens over a time period of 10-12 days and includes the gradual increase of estrogen over a period of several days.
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Egg Survival
Sperm usually reach the fallopian tube and the egg within minutes after intercourse. But the first sperm reaching the egg cannot fertilize the egg because they are not ready yet.
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How Long Does An Egg Live?
After ovulation, the egg lives for about 12-24 hours. Fertilization can take place only during this time period, but the sperm needs at least 9-12 hours inside the woman's body to get ready.
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One Fallopian Tube
I am trying to get pregnant but have a unique issue. I don't have both of my fallopian tubes. How can I get pregnant with one fallopian tube? How much harder will it be to get pregnant?
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