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..

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 ..

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..

Lifestyle choices can significantly affect female fertility. If you are hoping to get pregnant now or in the future, you may wonder about fertility and the possibility to improve it. Some factors may be beyond your control, such as medical problems that affect female fertility, but this is not the end of history. Your lifestyle can also affect your fertility. Follow the simple steps that will ..