Learn the common causes of female infertility, when you should get tested, what treatments work best, and how you can get pregnant.
Study Suggests BPA Linked to Miscarriage
Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been the subject of much study lately. This industrial compound is in the urine of almost all Americans and it's nearly impossible to avoid. It lines the cans of canned foods, is part of plastic wrap and many containers made of plastic.
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Sperm Perfusion and IUI in Non-Tubal Infertility
Researchers from The University of Auckland in New Zealand recently published a study in the journal Human Reproduction comparing pregnancy rates between sperm perfusion and intrauterine insemination in women with non-tubal infertility.
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Common Cause of Female Infertility and Ovarian Cancer
A recent study indicates there may not be a cause-and-effect association between infertility and ovarian cancer but a common cause instead that leads to both.
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Shift Work May Affect Fertility
Shift work may increase a woman's risk for fertility and menstrualproblems, according to new research. Researchers found that women who performed shift work had a 33 percenthigher risk for menstrual issues and an 80 percent higher risk forfertility problems.
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Eggs and Embryos Lost After Cleveland Fertility Clinic Mishap
Earlier this month, The University Hospitals Fertility Clinic in Ohio acknowledged that approximately 2,000 embryos and eggs had been compromised due to a malfunction causing fluctuating temperatures in the freezer.
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Hypothalamic Pituitary Failure
What is Hypothalamic Pituitary Failure? Learn about the causes here.
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Infertility and Fertility Issues - Clomid Pregnancy
babyMed provides fertility and infertility information and tips to couples trying to get pregnant. We also provide fertility tools to improve your chances of having a healthy pregnancy.
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Trying to Get Pregnant But Having Trouble
Trying to get pregnant but having trouble? When infertility problems leave a couple without the ability to conceive a child of their own, there are options for parenthood that will bring that little joy home.
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Anovulation: Not Ovulating- An Overview
Anovulation refers to a condition in women in which an egg is not released from the ovaries. It is the #1 cause of female infertility.
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Ovulation Induction Treatments and Incidence of Breast Cancer
Infertility and usage of infertility drugs in general are not associated with increased risk for breast cancer but for infertile women treated with clomiphene citrate, breast cancer risk is elevated.
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Iron Intake Diet and Risk of Ovulatory Infertility
Consumption of diet with iron supplements and nonheme iron from other sources may decrease the risk of ovulatory infertility.
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Androgen: Male Hormones
Androgen, or androgenic hormones, is normally produced in both men and women though their presence is usually much higher in men.
Increased levels of androgen may lead to fertility problems in both men and women.
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Tubal Reversal Surgery Preparation
If you want to get pregnant after a tubal ligation, you can have either a tubal reanastomosis or tubal reversal surgery or get pregnant with IVF in-vitro fertilization.
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Ovulation Induction Management of PCOS
Among PCOS patients who are overweight or obese, weight loss is the most physiologic method of inducing ovulation.
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Protein Intake and Ovulatory Infertility
Replacing animal sources of protein with vegetable sources of protein may reduce ovulatory infertility risk.
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The Lining Of My Uterus Is Thin: What Can I Do?
The endometrium, the lining of the uterus, is needed for implantation of the embryo. Lining problems are usually not a major cause of infertility, but what can be done about thin uterine lining?
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Postcoital Test - Abnormal
What could be the cause of an abnormal postcoital test?
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What Is LUF Syndrome?
38 hours after the urinary LH surge, the follicle ruptures and releases the egg. Sometimes, because of abnormal development or pelvic adhesions, the ovary fails to actually release the egg.
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Will My Infertility Be Cured?
The answer to this question is one every man and woman facing
infertility must deal with at some point or another. For me it happened
the minute I walked out of the doctor's office. He had just told me that
I was infertile at the age of 20.
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Women Are Meant to Have Children
There is no doubt about the mental stress caused by infertility. Women
who try to conceive and hit the brick wall of infertility face stress,
depression, anxiety and other mental side effects – this is something
researchers already know.
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Egg Donation After Tubal Ligation
The other day I was reading a story about a woman who wanted to help her
sister have children. The sister was unable to conceive after five long
years. There was some medical explanation regarding her infertility,
but all that really matters is the fact that her eggs were affected.
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