Infertility
It’s Not Over Til It’s Over: Fertility Revisited
It is a well established fact that fertility is intimately related to the age of a woman. After the age of 35, fertility starts to… Continue Reading
The Ideal Medical School Graduation Gift May Be an Egg Freezing Voucher
It is quite remarkable that caregivers need care and loving compassion. While the rate of infertility is oft quoted as one in eight women; many… Continue Reading
Common Causes For Low Sperm Counts
Smoking Studies have shown that smoking can lead to DNA damage in sperm. Such damage can reduce fertility and result in higher miscarriage rates. Smoking… Continue Reading
Mental Health and Fertility
The fertility journey has been described as being extremely stressful and can provoke anxiety and depression in many patients. Infertility stress has been related or… Continue Reading
Egg Freezing – Fertility and Women
Egg freezing can be an option for women who have religious or ethical reasons for not creating supernumerary embryos (more embryos than are needed). It… Continue Reading
Chinese Acupuncture For Infertility
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), has been used therapeutically in China for thousands of years and is growing in prominence… Continue Reading
Fertility and the Multicultural Patient
Infertility and subfecundity affects 15% of the world’s population. Access to fertility treatment may be affected by several factors. In some cultures, the word infertility… Continue Reading
Cesarean Section Defects and Subsequent Fertility
Cesarean sections are usually done in over 20% of deliveries globally. In the US, nearly a third of deliveries are by cesarean (31.9% in 2018),… Continue Reading
Metformin Use In PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder caused by hormonal imbalance among women of reproductive age. Women with PCOS may have infrequent or prolonged… Continue Reading
Genetics and Reproductive Lifespan
The reproductive life span and women has been shown to be intimately associated with some genetic factors. The reproductive life span in women is defined… Continue Reading
