Trouble conceiving can be incredibly challenging, both physically and emotionally. However, there are several steps that women can take to optimize their chances of pregnancy. Here, fertility expert Dr. Zaher Merhi, Director of Research and Development in IVF Technologies at the New York City-based New Hope Fertility Center, offers ten steps that can help in… Continue reading 10 Steps to Optimize Pregnancy
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Tips on Pregnancy Over 35
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently announced that they were expecting a child, the world offered collective congratulations to one of the United Kingdom’s most cherished royal couples. For women considering pregnancy over age 35, (Meghan is 37) the news may be even more special. Such news represents a greater trend toward later childbearing. While… Continue reading Tips on Pregnancy Over 35
This New IVF Treatment Will Blow Your Mind: Making Babies From Skin Cells?
There is a newly developed reproductive method, called “in vitro gametogenesis” or IVG, which could shake the fertility world to its core, by making it possible to bypass a person’s existing eggs – and create brand new ones, as well as sperm, by using his or her own skin cells. The eggs and sperm would… Continue reading This New IVF Treatment Will Blow Your Mind: Making Babies From Skin Cells?
A Popular Fertility Test May Not Be Accurate
A commonly used fertility test may not be an accurate predictor of future pregnancy, according to new research The findings, published in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA), bring into question the efficacy of the AMH (Anti-Mϋllerian Hormone) test, a procedure that determines a woman’s “ovarian reserve” – the number of eggs she… Continue reading A Popular Fertility Test May Not Be Accurate
Secondary Infertility Affects at Least Six Million People in U.S.A
Conceiving a child and having a successful birth without medical intervention is no guarantee that a woman can expand her family in the future without experiencing any challenges. It’s estimated more than 6 million people in the U.S. want to add a biological child to their family, but can’t. This inability to conceive or carry… Continue reading Secondary Infertility Affects at Least Six Million People in U.S.A
The Real Reason Why Female Fertility Decreases After Age 35. It’s Not What You Think.
Age is the single most important factor affecting a woman’s chances of getting pregnant and delivering a healthy child A woman’s chance of conceiving begins to wane at about age 32. For the next few years, the drop is very slight, but after age 35, the decline accelerates significantly. “The most common reason is reduced… Continue reading The Real Reason Why Female Fertility Decreases After Age 35. It’s Not What You Think.
Here’s How Doctors are Moving Beyond Traditional IVF
The first successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born almost four decades ago. Since then, IVF has become the gold standard for women trying to conceive and deliver a healthy child. GROWING PRESSURE FOR LESS INVASIVE PROCEDURES However, there is growing pressure for less invasive procedures, lower treatment costs, and better outcomes. Some frustrated patients… Continue reading Here’s How Doctors are Moving Beyond Traditional IVF
A Compound Found in Licorice Could Affect Fertility
Exposure to a compound found in licorice affects steroid sex hormone production in the ovary, according to a recent study that used mice as subjects. This is the first study to examine the effects of the compound, isoliquiritigenin, on the ovary. Exposure to high levels of the compound, which the researchers call “iso,” lowered the… Continue reading A Compound Found in Licorice Could Affect Fertility
A History of Grandmothers?
Did your grandmother ever encourage you to find a romantic partner? If so, she may be carrying out a tradition that reaches back to prehistoric times. University of Utah anthropologist Kristen Hawkes is known for the “grandmother hypothesis,” which credits prehistoric grandmothering for our long human lifespan. Now, Hawkes has used computer simulations to link… Continue reading A History of Grandmothers?