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Monday, October, 19, 2009

Invitro Fertilization Process

Clinical trial: Environmental toxins' effect on fertility

October 03, 2008
This is a study to determine if the environmental toxin lead contributes to decreased sperm fertility. This national study is currently recruiting men over the age of 25 who are seeking fertility evaluation. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The link between fertility treatments and birth defects
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...increased birth defect risk were procedures like in-vitro fertilization, where the sperm and egg... Read more »

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Can Bactrim Decrease Fertility or Reproductive Performance?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola,   Is it ok to continue to try and conceive if I have a prostate infection and am... Read more »

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Cancer and Fertility: The Oncofertility Consortium
By Jeannette Vagnozzi , Health Expert

When oncologists determine a course of treatment for breast cancer patients, consideration is... Read more »

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What Other Alternatives Do I Have?
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

Even modern science can sometimes fail us.  Obviously if you and your husband are unable to get a... Read more »

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We Have Confirmed Fertility Issues - What Now???
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...several rounds before conception happens.    In Vitro Fertilization    If the cause of the... Read more »

Health Guide

Pregnancy Myths
Throughout our lives, women and girls share information on when the best time of the month is to get pregnant, and when it is safe to be intimate without worrying about getting pregnant. But many of... Read more »
Sex & Your Body
...cycle because the same hormonal and physical events occur in sequence each time to prepare an egg for fertilization. The average length of a menstrual cycle is 28 days; however, it can be up to a... Read more »
The Morning After Pill
...pill that many women take suppresses an egg from being released by an ovary. Hence, there can never be fertilization. However, there is a small risk that an ovulation could occur, and if it does,... Read more »
Infertility and Chemotherapy: Breast Cancer Treatment Concerns in Your 20s, 30s and 40s
During my first oncology consultation, my doctor was explaining the staging of my breast cancer and the best course of treatment when, seemingly out of the blue, she asked if I still wanted to have... Read more »
Chemotherapy 101 Part III: Surviving Chemotherapy
Part III: Surviving Chemotherapy The Short and Long Of It Short-term side effects will subside after the last chemo dose – your hair will grow back (although be prepared for change – I went from... Read more »

Medications

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...making it more difficult for an egg to meet sperm (fertilization) or for the fertilized egg to... Read more »

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...making it more difficult for an egg to meet sperm (fertilization) or for the fertilized egg to... Read more »

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...making it more difficult for an egg to meet sperm (fertilization) or for the fertilized egg to... Read more »

Related News

Do fertility herbs work?
October 03, 2008

Experts say the expense of fertility treatments leaves some couples reeling, and many of them turn to less expensive, alternative forms of medicine.... Read summary »

One expert urges caution for those using 'the fertility diet'
October 03, 2008

Some critics are urging couples to seek a doctor's advice about their fertility problems rather than following the much-hyped book The Fertility... Read summary »

Gene Linked to Early Menopause
June 10, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Scientists have identified genetic factors that influence the age at which a woman experiences menopause, and they said the... Read summary »

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Diabetes Linked Directly to Environment
July 14, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital found a substantial link between increased death rate from certain... Read summary »

New implantation technique improves IVF success rates
October 03, 2008

Several fertility clinics and hospitals in Los Angeles are using advanced imaging to implant embryos and increase the chances of successful in-vitro... Read summary »