fertility
Alternative menopause relief
The menopause is a natural transition from one phase of a woman’s life to another. However, recent attitudes have leaned more towards medicating the menopause and treating it as a ‘deficiency disease’. Because of this, hormone replacement t...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 per ml of semen may have been seen because it is extremely unlikely ...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 with low sperm counts will still prove fertile whi...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 powerful emotions that can surface during this time but also the additiona...read more
Dietary deficiencies: causes and conventional treatment
Dietary deficiencies and their affect on health and fertility A lack of the vitamins and minerals found in food can be the cause of many of the PMS symptoms and can be corrected if recognised. It is important to eat a balanced diet, including a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, if opti...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 test for the ability of the endometrium to respond to oestr...read more
Female fertility treatments
Anti-oestrogen drugs such as clomiphene are designed to stop the negative feedback effect of oestrogen on the hypothalamus and it doing so cause an increase in hormone production by the hypothalamus which in turn causes an increase in the production of LH and FSH. The ...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, or produce an ovum (egg), is a common cause of female inf...read more
Fertility background
One of the difficult things you may face is all the questions the doctor may ask you when you present yourself for medical investigation. The information here may help you prepare for the questions your doctor may ask.If you find that you have a low sperm count you will need...read more
History of kallman's syndrome
Kallmann's syndrome is named after the New York geneticist and psychiatrist Franz J. Kallmann, who, in 1944, was the first to offer a genetic explanation for a medical condition he observed in some of his patients who happened to be both sexually immature and anosmic. Althou...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 couple away if they have been trying for less than one year and tell the...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 actually be fertile or not. So, unless you have almost zero sperm coun...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 using several drugs has been very successful.On the other hand, these <...read more
Information for parents of girls
As caring parents you know that the changes that your daughter is going through are part of her journey towards womanhood. Whilst you see her as a child, her body is making changes inside her body and out. Everyone goes through these changes at different age...read more
Living with kallmann's syndrome
As you may have already experienced, there are several ways in which Kallmann's syndrome could affect your lifestyle. Perhaps you can relate to the following points. Looking younger than your age... This can be a major psychological challenge for untreated Kallmann's syndr...read more
Male fertility testing
Cryptorchidism Cryptorchidism, is the medical term for un-descended testes. The testes lie at the base of the abdominal cavity before birth and should drop into the scrotum shortly before or just after birth.If they do not descended properly a short dose of medication or a ...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 Hormone (FSH) are known as gonadotrophins because they act on the gonad...read more
Male 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 (ability to swim), and ability to penetrate the ovum....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 importance since they govern birth, growth, reproduction and develo...read more
Menstruation, better known as periods
Menstruation, better known as a Period, is the final proof that a girl is becoming a woman. You may have already started having your periods. If you have, you could be a great “buddy” for a friend who has not yet started, by discussing what happens to you each mo...read more
PMS explained
What is Pre-menstrual Syndrome or PMS? Pre-menstrual Syndrome is a condition where a series of symptoms occur on a regular and routine basis during the pre-menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle. For some women it can be very debilitating. The symptoms These begin, for th...read more
Puberty - a time of change?
Growing up is about many things and involves changes from the way you choose to spend your free time to the shape of your body. Growing up doesn’t happen all at once, and some changes you will hardly notice at all because they take time to develop. Thi...read more
Reproduction and fertilisation
The organs of sexual reproduction are the gonads , which are the ovaries in females and the testes in males. Females produce female gametes, (eggs); males produce male gametes, (sperm). Fertilisation When a female is born, each of her ovaries has hundreds of thousands of e...read more
Risks associated with fertility treatments
Like all medical treatments, IVF carries some risks and your clinic should discuss these with you before you go ahead with treatment. Risks can include reactions to fertility drugs that may be prescribed, and also the risks associated with any pregnancy. D...read more
Semen annalysis: what is it?
Semen analysis is always done when assessing male fertility. The man has to provide a fresh sample of semen and then take it or send it to the laboratory where it is analysed. The semen sample is usually be tested by a specialist laboratory and be evaluated for; Semen...read more
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