Usually it seems that European countries were a little ahead of the curve when it came to certain topics. Yet it took until 2013 for France to get with the times just to legalize same sex marriage and adoption. Prior…
Have you ever given much thought to how embryos are chosen when it comes to IVF? Traditionally, a highly experienced fertility specialist would examine the fertilized egg cells by eye in order to determine which embryos are the most viable,…
Traditionally embryos used in IVF have been grown in lab conditions in specialized equipment designed just for that purpose. The equipment and lab staff, of course, is not cheap. It is quite expensive actually, and this is part of the…
Studies have shown that women with high progesterone levels at the time of egg cell retrieval have a higher rate of success for pregnancy if the embryos resulting from fertilization are frozen and implanted during a later cycle. The study…
When most people think of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and fertility treatments, they typically think about frozen eggs from egg donors being fertilized by fresh sperm and implanted into the hopeful mother’s uterus to grow into a fetus and finally…
Hurricanes in Relation to Labor: Does Barometric Pressure Induce Labor? You may have noticed before that birds roost before bad weather. If you have pets you may have noticed them acting strangely and then it thunderstorms. Animals have this sort…
NK cells (Natural Killer cells) are specialized immune cells within the uterus. The purpose of these cells is to detect and destroy foreign cells in the uterus, like infections or cancer cells. Women with a higher level of these natural…
Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is a fertility treatment that utilizes synthetic hormones that are biologically identical to the natural hormones produced in the human body. This is a relatively new therapy that replaces the old method of using hormones…
Can stem cells aid in helping a couple conceive a child? The short answer is yes, they can. We recently posted an article that told you about the first child born using only some skin cells from the parents. This…
FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) plays a vital role in fertility in both genders. FSH stimulates both the male and female reproductive organs to produce the necessary components for reproduction. Produced within the pituitary gland in both men and women, FSH…