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10 things you should know if you want to freeze your eggs
Índice1 Does it hurt?2 What’s the right age for preserving my eggs?3 How long does it take? How many check-ups will I have to have?4 Will I need to take time off work?5 How often will […]
Can we have a healthy child if we have hepatitis?
Hepatitis is severe or chronic inflammation of the liver. There are several possible causes including infections (viral, bacterial or parasitic). The most common cause is a viral infection and, within these, hepatitis B (HBV) and […]
i-Port: bidding farewell to injections during ovarian stimulation
At Instituto Bernabeu, we are bidding farewell to ovarian stimulation injections during courses of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. The clinic is launching an innovative device called i-Port Advance™ for self-administration of drugs using a system that is already used […]
Haemophilia, fertility and pregnancy
Haemophilia is a genetic and congenital disorder that affects coagulation. Blood does not coagulate properly and, as a result, people with haemophilia have haemorrhage or bleeding episodes of varying severity and in different areas that can arise spontaneously […]
Effects of advanced paternal age on fertility
Owing to sociocultural and economic factors, there has been a considerable increase in recent years in the number of men over the age of 35 who wish to have children. As a couple ages, the […]
Relevance of reproductive counselling
Before seeking pregnancy, women generally plan their gestation and take nutritional supplements, such as folic acid, which is fundamental for the prevention of defects of the neural tube in the foetus. For greater assurance that […]
Embryo transfer on day 4 – why not?
In most laboratories, embryo transfer traditionally takes place on day 2 to 3 of culture, or during blastocyst stage, whilst embryo transfer on day 4 is an alternative that has not commonly been adopted into laboratory practice. When compared with […]
From the very moment when sperm fertilises an ova, a new embryo starts developing and a large number of cell divisions take place. This embryo development is observed in an in vitro fertilisation laboratory up until the […]
Índice1 Are sterility and infertility the same?2 When is there a fertility issue?3 When is there an infertility issue?4 What is the difference between primary and secondary sterility?5 What is the difference between primary and secondary […]
What does an embryo biopsy entail?
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that provides a ‘genetic understanding’ of the embryo before it is transferred to the uterus. Thanks to this technique, we are able to study the embryo’s chromosomal make-up and […]