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Regular VS irregular ovulation
A woman’s cycle can be regular – lasting between 21 and 25 days – or irregular. Here we explain why. From birth, the ovary harbours all the oocytes (eggs) a woman will ovulate, 400 to […]
Since December 2019, the world’s focus has been on the appearance of a new Coronavirus causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). This virus is responsible for the pandemic that is currently affecting us globally and […]
Uterine fibroids: how do they affect fertility and pregnancy?
Embryo nesting in the mother’s uterus can be affected by many factors. Among them, the existence of fibroids. Fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are benign tumours of the uterine wall smooth muscle, which can appear […]
Fertigenetics; Genetic tests to improve reproductive prognosis
It is estimated that around 15% of couples are infertile, that is, they are unable to complete a pregnancy and carry it to term. The origin of infertility is very varied and includes, among others, […]
Scientific Women who changed the Human Fertility history
As denounced by the United Nations General Assembly for Human Rights, there’re still numerous discriminatory laws around the world that leave girls and women in a second-class position with limitations in areas such as health, […]
There are multiple pathologies and/or anatomical alterations in the female reproductive system that can be the cause of not obtaining a pregnancy and that on many occasions require surgery, the most frequent are: Uterine fibroids […]
Getting pregnant with an irregular cycle
One of the main questions we see on a daily basis in gynaecological consultations is associated with irregular menstrual cycles. We must bear in mind that regular cycles are those occuring every 28 days in […]
How does pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) affect when I want to get pregnant?
What is the pelvic inflamatory disease (PID)? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a gynaecological problem, which consists of an infection development affecting the female internal genital tract (uterus, tubes and ovaries), sometimes extending to the …
Open testicular biopsy or TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction) is a simple surgical procedure performed in the operating theatre by a specialised urologist under local anaesthesia or sedation.
The assisted reproduction in humans that we are familiar with today would not have been possible without the discoveries made over 70 years ago.