An early miscarriage is a common occurrence, more common than many people think. Some estimates say 20 to 30 percent of pregnancies end in pregnancy loss, and the majority of these losses occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The causes of early miscarriage are numerous. Many women who suffer an early miscarriage are...
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First Infertility, Now Depression?
Infertility affects as many as one in eight women. Dr. Alice Domar of Harvard Medical School and the Mind Body Institute estimates that these women are twice as likely to suffer depression. With numbers like these, it’s important to pay attention to the state of your mental health when you are in fertility treatments. Depression...
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What Does a Success Rate Mean to You?
Most fertility clinics include their success rates in their information about the clinic. A success rate is the percentage of successes in relation to the number of attempts. But what do those numbers mean? What does a success rate mean to you? First and foremost, it means different things depending on what the numbers are...