Heavy women often have a harder time getting pregnant than their slimmer peers, but new findings suggest weight may cease to matter when women take fertility drugs. In a report in the journal Fertility and Sterility, scientists…
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Just Because One IVF Cycle Fails, It Doesn’t Mean the Next One Will
Celine Dion is here to tell you that just because one IVF cycle fails, it doesn’t mean the next one will. read more
Lisa Ling’s Response to Miscarriage Not Uncommon
Lisa Ling returned to “The View” today to talk about miscarriage. The journalist and former View co-host suffered a miscarriage when she was seven weeks pregnant. The self-described “ambitious” and “competent” woman said she,…
Fertility Drug Side Effects Range from Mild to Serious
Fertility meds may have side effects ranging from mild discomfort to more serious conditions that could lead to hospitalization. Although many patients express concern about an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer with…
Where Can I Go to Finance Fertility Treatment?
Special fertility financing plans may be available through your fertility clinic or from an independent organization that structures financial products for the infertility market. There are often specific eligibility…
Sperm Donors Wanted…
Most people have seen ads for sperm donors at some point: in a newspaper, online, billboards, or subway ads. Did you ever wonder exactly what happens when someone is interested or how accurate the promise of compensation is for…
The Gift of 10 Terrific Coping Strategies for Infertility
a blog by Traci Shahan, RN, WHNP-BC, Doctor of Nursing, Albrecht Women’s Care: A Center for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility It seems like a split second ago, my husband and I were traversing the slippery slope of…
Environmental Risks to Female Fertility
There has been much in the male infertility news lately about environmental risks and the role they play. The world around us also plays a significant role in female fertility, and a number of environmental risk factors are…
Fertility Treatments and the Holidays
by Kristen Magnacca, December 6, 2010 – Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. Wayne Dyer So the holiday season is upon us and perhaps we feel as though we?re channeling Santa by making a list and…
Male Infertility: What Is Azoospermia?
Azoospermia is one condition that can cause male infertility. With azoospermia, a man produces no sperm, or very little sperm in his ejaculate, giving him a zero sperm count. Azoospermia can result from a problem with sperm…