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Thyroid function when looking for pregnancy

Thyroid function when looking for pregnancy

Índice1 What does the Thyroid do?2 How is the thyroid regulated?3 What is the most common cause of insufficient thyroid hormone production?4 Does the thyroid affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes?5 Presence of positive TPO antibodies6 […]

Gonadotrophins: What are they? What are their functions?

Gonadotrophins: What are they? What are their functions?

Reproductive processes are regulated by hormones called gonadotrophins. These hormones are present in both men and women. The hormones in this group are follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The […]

Endometriosis: New developments in its diagnosis (immunological and genetic markers)

Endometriosis: New developments in its diagnosis (immunological and genetic markers)

Endometriosis diagnosis represents one of the greatest challenges in medicine today. To date there’s still a diagnostic delay of 10 years from the time the patient has symptoms. This is because surgery has been considered […]

Regular VS irregular ovulation

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 […]

COVID-19 impact in fertility

COVID-19 impact in fertility

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?

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

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

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, […]

Fertility restoration surgery

Fertility restoration surgery

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

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 […]

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