Age And Fertility In Women
In recent years, more and more women are waiting until their 30s and 40s to start a family. You may find it encouraging knowing that the number of women over the age of 30 having babies has risen in recent decades. Unfortunately, fertility starts to decline for women from about the age of 30, dropping […]
Endometriosis Facts
Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of cells (endometrial cells) similar to those that form the inside of the uterus, but in a location outside of the uterus. Endometrial cells are cells that are shed each month during menstruation.The cells of endometriosis attach themselves to tissue outside the uterus and are called endometriosis implants. These implants […]
Fertility Talk With Dr Abayomi Ajayi: Egg Sharing Procedure
With simple egg sharing, the woman sharing her eggs will undergo a course of stimulation drugs, which work on the ovaries to induce a large number. Modified Egg Sharing Procedure With the modified Egg Sharing Scheme, the donor will undergo 2 cycles of stimulation. All the eggs collected from her first cycle will be donated […]
Coping With Depression In Infertility
Tip 1: Cultivate Supportive RelationshipsGetting the support you need plays a big role in lifting the fog of depression and keeping it away. On your own, it can be difficult to maintain perspective and sustain the effort required to beat depression. But the very nature of depression makes it difficult to reach out for help. […]
Fertility Talk With Dr Abayomi Ajayi: Journey Through Infertility
Infertility StatisticsWhile 85% of couples are able to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse, approximately 15% will not achieve pregnancy without some form of medical intervention. In 40% of those having difficulties with fertility, a male factor appears to be singularly responsible and in other additional 20%, both a male and female factors can […]
Male Infertility: Medical Causes
Infertility is often thought of as a woman’s disease and it is often assumed that the female partner will be the one to undergo infertility testing treatment. Studies have shown that at least 40% of infertility is male related. Medical Causes Problems with male fertility can be caused by a number of health issues and medical […]
Understanding The IVF Treatment Step By Step
Starting IVF treatment can be an exciting but nerve wracking experience. Usually, IVF treatment is pursued once other treatments have failed, following months of trying to get pregnant unsuccessfully. IVF treatment is the very first treatment tried when an egg donor is being used, there are severe cases of male infertility or a woman’s fallopian tubes are blocked. […]
Nordica Fertility Centre Introduces New IVF Treatment- PICSI
Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (PICSI) is a scientific technique used in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) – a specialized form of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) – to assist the embryologist in the selection of sperm. The PISCI sperm selection device is a polystyrene culture dish with three microdots of hyaluronan attached to the interior bottom, the dish is […]
Five Reasons You Might Not Be Getting Pregnant
If you have been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant, then you are not alone. There are five common reasons why you might not be conceiving: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)PCOS is a common affliction that disturbs hormone levels and ovulation. It is not completely understood why or how the changes in the hormone levels occur. The […]
10 Ways To Cope When Trying To Get Pregnant Overwhelms You
When trying to get pregnant takes longer than you first expected, it can quickly take over your life. Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and the fertility challenged can get sucked into a whirlpool of sadness and obsession. While we can’t change our circumstances, we can change how we face the challenge. Here are 10 ways […]
