Obesity and PCOS
Obesity is a common finding in PCOS and aggravates many of its reproductive and metabolic features. About 25% of asymptomatic women with regular menses have PCO morphology on ultrasound. Many of these women have...
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What are the tests done for infertility?
When a woman is undergoing a fertility work-up, Cycle Day 3 is the day she has blood work performed to check the levels of three important levels: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH)...
Fragmented sleep may influence fertility
Sleep is a naturally relaxing state of mind and body. Sleep occurs in repeating cycles, in which the body alternates between two distinct modes. These periods of sleep have different types of eye movements like rapid...
What are the risks of gonadotropin treatment?
During IVF treatment medications are given to stimulate the reproductive systems. As a result, women are exposed to high levels of estrogen, which the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences lists as a known...
What causes Infertility?
The cause of infertility may be difficult to determine in all cases, but certain factors can be ascertained. Infertility may be caused by many factors including problems with egg or sperm production, genetic factors,...
Fertility Facts
How much do you really know about conception and fertility? Here are some facts of fertility you must know- Women with multiple fetuses are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure of pregnancy and premature birth. There is a higher than average chance of conceiving twins with IVF treatment. Single women can go for fertility treatment to procure their biological child....
PCOS & Lifestyle
PCOS women can present with mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder. Weight loss improves menstrual irregularities, symptoms of androgen excess, and infertility in PCOD. A moderate reduction in...
Advantages of Blastocyst Transfer
How blastocyst culture helps for high success in IVF treatment? Blastocyst is an embryo which has developed to day 5 stage with different cell components and a fluid cavity. The advantage of blastocyst cultures...