When you want to get pregnant, it’s all you think about. For couples in fertility treatment, it can be all you think about for a long time, making it an emotional roller coaster. It is normal in these cases to protect yourself from disappointment by not expecting a positive result. But thinking positive has some...
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The Many Causes of Early Miscarriage
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...
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Facts About Chromosome Errors in Women’s Eggs
Egg quality is such a huge part of a woman’s fertility. Regular ovulation of a healthy egg is one of the biggest factors involved in getting pregnant. Many women, however, learn that their eggs have chromosome errors. But why do these errors occur, and is there anything women can do about it? Here are four...
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Why Isn’t Fertility Treatment Covered by the Affordable Care Act?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed the way many Americans receive healthcare. Many were hopeful that it would provide coverage for infertility and the related fertility treatments. Unfortunately, as it stands now, that is not the case. Patients who are considering assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI), will still...
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What You Should and Shouldn’t Eat When Trying to Conceive
Couples who are in fertility treatments typically are doing everything they can to promote reproductive health and facilitate success for their assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. One of many things to consider when you are trying to conceive is what foods you should eat and which foods to avoid. With that end in mind, let’s...
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Dispelling Common Myths About PCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder for women in the child-bearing years. By disrupting regular ovulation of a healthy egg, PCOS can be a factor in infertility for many women. The condition is characterized by the presence of a series of small benign cysts on the ovaries, often in a formation similar to...
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The Facts About Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a side effect that causes complications for some women using fertility drugs for fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) or other assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments. Many women are not familiar with the condition. Here are some facts about OHSS that women should know: OHSS is caused by too...
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Men’s Biological Clock and IUI Success Rates Are Related
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a common assisted reproductive technology (ART) used to help couples struggling with infertility to achieve conception. The findings of a new study, however, show that an advanced paternal age may be an indicator as to whether the procedure will be successful. The Study Results According to data released earlier this year...