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Are u pregnant?
If you are trying for a baby, the first thing that you want to know is how long will it take to become pregnant. Unfortunately there is no answer to that question. It depends on a number of factors Age...read more
Azoospermia-what is it?
Azoospermia is the complete absence of sperm in the semen and as such means that a man will be completely infertile. The diagnosis of azoospermia is sometimes still made even though as many as 500,000 sperm p...read more
Causes of male infertility
A man will be considered at risk of being infertile if his sperm count is less than 20 million/mL of semen. This level is defined by the World Health Organisation but it is important to realise that some men ...read more
Coping with fertility problems
Obviously no-one wants to have a fertility problem but there is no doubt that taking some time to find out more about the things that control your fertility can help. Not only will the information help you control the powerfu...read more
Female fertility testing
Before commencing any fertility treatments doctors at specialist reproductive will probably need to run a series of tests to discover the chances of the fertility treatment being able to work.Doctors need to ...read more
Female infertility
Infertility in the female is related to many factors. Mainly, the faulty production of ova, or the interference with their union with spermatozoa.Failure to ovulate<...read more
How do doctors treat infertility?
Infertility can be treated with medicine, surgery, artificial insemination or assisted reproductive technology. Many times these treatments are combined. About two-thirds of couples who are treated for infert...read more
How is male infertility defined?
Infertility itself is generally defined as the inability to achieve a pregnancy after one year of regular intercourse without contraception. This means that a doctor will usually send a coupl...read more
Infertility for men and women
What is infertility? Most experts define infertility as not being able to get pregnant after at least one year of trying. Women who are able to get pregnant but then have repeat miscarriages are also said to...read more
Infertility treatments for men
If you are reading this page you have probably been told that you have a low sperm count. If so the first thing you must remember is that sperm count is a poor test in terms of predicting whether you will act...read more
Infertility: treatment methods
Treatment methods depend largely on the cause of infertility.A blockage of the sperm passages in both, male or female can be treated by surgery.Treating hormonal imbalance in the female usin...read more
Male fertility treatments
Hypothalamic hormones The anterior pituitary gland releases a range of hormones with various functions around the body.Luteinising hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormoneread moreMale infertility
Male infertility can be the cause of 40 percent of all infertility problems.It can be due to impotence or to defects in the male's sperm specifically their concentration, shape, motility (ab...read more
Male infertility: can acupuncture help?
There are many causes of male infertility. Within the theory of Chinese medicine, male infertility is most often associated with dysfunction within the Kidney, Liver and Spleen organs. The Kidneys have prime ...read more
Pregnancy after age 35
In today’s society, it has become more commonplace for women to consider pregnancy at age 35 or older for a variety of reasons. Some have pursued education, careers, or...read more
Some infertility statistics
Reproduction is a normal human event that is absolutely necessary for the survival of the human race. Infertility is therefore not meant to be the normal course of events and will have a cause even though we ...read more
Some information about infertility
It can take couples a long time to conceive. Even if the egg and sperm are in the right place at the right time, conception may not happen. There are a lot of factors which influence how fertile you or your s...read more
What fertility treatments are available?
Most people have heard of IVF (in vitro fertilisation). But there are several treatment options for people who are having difficulty conceiving naturally. Every case is different, and your GP and fertility ...read more
What is involved in IVF?
There are various stages involved in IVF treatment: Boosting the woman’s egg supply You will be prescribed drugs that will help to control when your eggs are produced. You will also take drugs to inc...read more
What is kallmann's syndrome?
Kallmann's syndrome is a rare disorder which, according to a recent estimate, affects around 1 in 10,000 men and 1 in 70,000 women. People with Kallmann's have an hormonal deficiency which, unless you seek ap...read more
When you have problems conceiving...
Why am I not getting pregnant naturally? For a woman to conceive, certain things have to happen: intercourse must take place around the time when an egg is released from your ovary; the systems that produce ...read more
