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Jun05
When a woman finds out that she is pregnant, it can be the start of a remarkable, life-changing experience. The first changes a woman is most likely to experience when she is pregnant are a missed period followed by a positive pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests, whether done at home or at a doctor's office, measure the amount of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in a woman's urine or blood. This..


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Jun04
Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors of the uterus (womb). Fibroids grow out of the cells that make up your uterus. Uterine fibroids (also called myomas or leiomyomas) are benign (noncancerous) tumors of muscle tissue that can change the shape or size of the uterus and sometimes the cervix. They start in the smooth muscle cells inside the wall of the uterus (myometrium). Fibroids usually occur in..


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Jun04
Tubal Disease is a disorder in which the fallopian tubes are blocked or damaged. One of the many causes of infertility is tubal disease, in which your fallopian tubes become blocked or damaged. About 15 percent of women who haven’t been able to get pregnant have damaged or blocked fallopian tubes. These are the tubes that connect your ovaries to your womb. Eggs are released from the ovar..


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Jun04
A couple consults Infertility Specialist when they are unable to get pregnant without use of any contraceptives for one year. To be pregnant sperm and egg of human being are required. Sperm and egg should meet to form embryo and that embryo should stick to the uterus wall and should not miscarry (miscarriage). If conception is not taking place because of any of this reasons, it is the time to ..


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Jun04
It is always said that you should have proper nutritious diet when you are carrying a child because ultimately your child gets nutrition from your food. What you eat during those nine months can have long-term effects on your child's health. Normally this tip is given by mothers and grandmother and all other experienced females. Hence diet plays an important role for healthy pregnancy and heal..


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Jun04
Human oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) is a novel technology in which a woman’s eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored. Later, when she is ready to become pregnant, the eggs can be thawed, fertilized, and transferred to the uterus as embryos. One of the newest advances in fertility treatment — retrieving and freezing eggs — can give a woman better odds for star..


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Jun04
If you are trying to get pregnant now, or thinking about it in the future, there are some key things to be aware of and keep in mind when trying. The time it takes to conceive varies a great deal and your age, health and lifestyle affects this. It's normal to fear that there must be "something wrong" with you or your partner. Because infertility is a shared experience. Infertility can be due ..


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Jun04
Assisted Reproductive Technology is evolving every day. The area of human assisted reproductive technology advances at an astonishing rate. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) includes in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), and frozen embryo transfer (FET). These techniques also apply to oocyte donation ..


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Jun04
It is the dream of most couples to have their own children as part of their relationship. Many couples are not fortunate enough to attain pregnancy. After one year of trying to conceive without the use of birth control, if a woman is unable to get pregnant, infertility is suspected. For the women aged 35 or over waiting period should not be for more than six months. Then it’s the time fo..


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Jun04
Deciding to try for a brother or sister to your first child is an exciting step. You have already experienced the journey of parenthood once and hence are ready to welcome second baby in the family easily. Secondary infertility is the inability to get pregnant despite frequent, unprotected sex for at least a year in women under age 35 or six months in women age 35 and older, by a couple who ha..


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