by Melodie Shank, Consultant, Fertility SOURCE Companies, January 11, 2011 – Infertility treatment possesses its own vernacular, and the same is true of third-party reproduction. After what is typically an emotionally challenging…
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Getting Pregnant: When Should You Have Sex?
When you are trying to conceive, there are certain times in your menstrual cycle when you are more fertile than others. Fertile days occur around the time of ovulation, when your ovaries release a mature egg for fertilization….
Infertility Causes: Hypospadia Can Cause Male Factor Infertility
Hypospadia is a birth defect in which the opening of the urethra, which is normally found on the tip of the penis, is located instead on its underside. This is important when trying to conceive, since the urethra carries semen…
Drugs May Level Fertility Playing Field for the Obese
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…
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…