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Fertility Bits
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FERTILITY BITS IS AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION ABOUT TOPICS RELATED TO INFERTILITY.
- Added on: Mar 15th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Kathleen Truely
- Listed in: Medicine Women's Health
- Tags: medicine fertility infertility ivf donor egg givf
Recent Posts
An Often Overlooked Infertility Cause
STD's can cause fertility problems, which frequently go under or miss-diagnosed. Chlamydia is the most common STD in America, affecting more than a million people each year. Unreported cases could easily double this figure. As reported in the Wall St...
Drinking and IVF Don\'t Mix
A study presented recently at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) suggested that alcohol consumption decreases IVF success rates. The researchers questioned 2,574 couples undergoing IVF treatment. Couples who consumed over six alcoh...
Assisted Hatching Benefits in Question
Assisted Hatching, a common procedure performed during an IVF cycle in which the zona pellucida (ZP- outer layer of the egg) is thinned or breached, was the subject of a recent scientific study. 121 women were involved in the randomized, double blind...
Strict Fertility Laws Cause Flight to Other Countries
According to a recent study, thousands of British women are traveling abroad to have fertility treatments that are not available in the UK. Over 40 European clinics were surveyed about their patient demographics, including country of origin and reaso...
New Test for Endometriosis
The results of a new test to detect endometriosis were recently published in the journal Human Reproduction. Endrometriosis is a painful condition that affects up to 10% of women. This medical condition is characterized by endometrial like cells whic...
Sugary Snacks Lower Testosterone in Men
A recent study noted the dramatic effect that a dose of glucose has on testosterone in men. The findings show that there is a need for dietary guidelines when measuring blood levels of testosterone.The incidence of hypogonadism (low testosterone leve...
