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Fertility Treatment Medication
There are many drugs that are used when a couple undergoes a fertility treatment (IVF, insemination, egg donation, etc.). Some are very simple to use and have virtually no side effects and others are more […]
As is the case with all the organs in our bodies, over our lifetime, ovaries go through changes that affect not only their size but also how they perform. The ovaries are situated between the uterus […]
Poor Ovarian Response: progress in genetics
Ovarian stimulation is key in results obtained as a results of assisted reproduction techniques. Daily clinical practice shows us that ovarian response can vary substantially from one woman to another. With this in mind, we […]
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: What is it? How does it affect pregnancy?
Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system of our organism to combat possible infections of viral or bacterial origin. In some diseases, the immune system produces antibodies that, erroneously, attack the tissues of our […]
The significance of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in fertility
Sexually transmitted disease (STDs) are infections that are transmitted, on the whole, during unprotected sexual intercourse. However, they can also be transferred from mother to child during pregnancy.
Pregnancy is a physiological state that conceptually challenges the foundations of immunology. While pregnant, the mother has to coexist with a being different from herself in at least half of its genetic origin. The, so-called, […]
Bleeding with pregnancy loss in the first trimester of pregnancy
Índice1 What is the first trimester bleeding?2 Which are the causes of the first trimester bleedings that do end up in pregnancy loss?3 What are the symptoms of pregnancy loss?4 How is it different from […]
Instructions for correct collection of semen samples: abstinence, hygiene, etc.
To perform different diagnostic tests on semen, for example a seminogram, also called spermiogram, a seminal culture or spermoculture, etc., as well as for its use in the different assisted reproduction techniques (artificial insemination, in […]
Accumulation of oocytes in patients with a low response
The number of oocytes retrieved is a key prognostic factor in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments. Chances are greater the greater the number of retrieved oocytes is, until the moment when 6 to 8 oocytes […]
Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH): Know the age of your ovary
Índice1 What is Anti-Müllerian hormone?2 In women, where is it synthetized?3 What is the ovarian reserve?4 What is the most reliable AMH analysis method?5 What level of Anti-Müllerian hormone is considered normal?6 High Anti-Müllerian hormone […]